21.   At the town hall, a bus load of curious senior citizens inspect the month-long exhibition of precious Persian carpets and handicrafts.

22.   Export of Persian carpets and gold is banned by Iraq.

23.   He once hauled home a million dollars worth of the Persian carpets after a visit to Iran.

24.   Iraq on Friday accused a U.N. employee of trying to smuggle Persian carpets out of the country.

25.   On Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Washington was lifting an import ban on Persian carpets, caviar and pistachios.

26.   One of the homeless, Mahmoudzadeh, sat cross-legged on Persian carpets that covered the marble floor of the mausoleum, where hundreds of religious pilgrims often camp.

27.   She sat cross-legged on Persian carpets that covered the marble floor of the mausoleum, where hundreds of religious pilgrims often camp.

28.   The regulations have cut exports of precious Persian carpets to a trickle, the newspaper said.

29.   U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright announced the end of the import ban on Persian carpets, caviar and pistachios on Friday.

30.   Women in identical robes imprinted with his visage greeted a foreign journalist and led the way to a cavernous salon with Persian carpets and plump couches.