INTERVIEW: Hollywood Soundtrack Composer, Niyaz Founder Loga Ramin Torkian
By Fred Parvaneh
Loga Ramin Torkian is an Iranian-born instrumentalist and composer and co-founder of the electronic-acoustic World Music groups Niyaz and Axiom of Choice.
Niyaz blends medieval Sufi poetry and folk songs from Iran, India...
Trump MidEast Policy: Less “Revolutionary” Than Anticipated
February 13, 2017
By Peyman Pejman
On the campaign trail, then-candidate Donald Trump was as much bullish on foreign policy issues as he was on his grandiose domestic prescriptions. From building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico...
Iran Tells IAEA it Plans to Ship Heavy Water Abroad, Officials Say
June 6, 2107
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran told the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Tuesday it would ship 20 tonnes of heavy water abroad to avoid breaching a limit on its stock of that...
Tehran Residents Voice Expectations Ahead of Presidential Elections
May 17, 2017
TEHRAN, IRAN (Reuters) - With three days to go to the voting day on May 19, Tehran residents expected that the new president could improve employment, livelihood, Iran-U.S. relations, and economic situation.
"Our...
U.S. Pushes U.N. Security Council to Focus on Iran not Israel
April 21, 2017
United Nations - Reuters
The United States pushed the United Nations Security Council on Thursday to focus on "illegal and dangerous behavior" by Iran and Lebanese group Hezbollah in the Middle East, an...
Bouygues Deal to Build Tehran Airport Terminal Canceled
May 06, 2017
A preliminary deal signed by Bouygues (BOUY.PA) last year to build and run a new terminal at Tehran's Khomeini airport has been canceled, a spokesman for the French construction group said on...
Children Living off Trash Bins
Monday, October 9, 2016
On 19 December 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 66/170, declaring 11 October as the International Day of the Girl Child. The main objective of this resolution was to...
Marjane Satrapi Releases ‘Radioactive,’ Biopic of Marie Curie
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-born, Oscar-nominated director Marjane Satrapi has a new movie out. “Radioactive” is the story of the scientist Marie Curie, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the only woman...
Trump Says Ties With Bahrain Won’t Be Strained Anymore
May 21, 2017
RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday Washington's relations with Bahrain were set to improve, after meeting with the king of the Gulf Arab state during a visit to...
Documenting Contributions of Iranian-Americans
Friday, March 10, 2017
By Peyman Pejman
A non-profit organization has embarked on a data-centric project, believed to be the first of its kind among any minority community in the United States, to showcase the contributions...
