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...
Regime Secrets Exposed: Rivalry Between IRGC and Intelligence Ministry Resignation of Ali Jannati, former...
November 04, 2016
Soon after Ali Jannati resigned his post as minister of culture and Islamic guidance, rumours about the cause of his sudden departure began to circulate.
The Friday prayer Imam of Jiroft in Kerman...
Majlis Seeks to Ease Travel Restrictions on Married Women
October 22, 2017 The Cultural Committee of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) has passed an amendment bill which, if ratified, will enable married women to participate in sporting competitions, religious pilgrimages, seminars and conferences held outside...
Iraq’s Kurds Say “No Turning Back” on Independence Vote
June 9, 2017
By Maher Chmaytelli
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's Kurds said on Friday a referendum on independence will go ahead despite warnings internationally that a vote in favour of secession could trigger conflict with...
Mass Grave Discovered in Tabriz
December 18, 2016
A mass grave was discovered by wastewater workers in Tabriz in northwest Iran. On December 10, 2016, Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) uploaded a series of photographs and a video clip capturing...
Iran’s Aseman signs final deal for 30 Boeing 737s – IRNA
June 10, 2017
LONDON (Reuters) - Aseman Airlines has signed a final deal to buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets in Iran's first new business with the U.S. planemaker since President Donald Trump took office vowing...
Saudi Ally Bahrain Demands Qatar Distance Itself from Iran
June 8, 2017
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's foreign minister, keeping up the pressure on Qatar in a deepening Arab row, reiterated on Thursday a demand that Doha distance itself from Iran and stop support for "terrorist organisations".
Bahrain,...
ANALYSIS: What Is Iran’s Role in the Future of Lebanon?
By Ahmad Rafat
The head of Lebanon’s Maronite Church, Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, has warned against the perils facing the country and has called for early parliamentary elections.
“Lebanon is facing its biggest danger,” Patriarch al-Rahi...
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...
Iraqi Shi’ite Paramilitaries Take Baaj Town West of Mosul from Islamic State -army
June 4, 2017
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Shi'ite paramilitaries have captured the Iraqi town of Baaj from Islamic State, further shrinking the northern region under jihadist control as part of a U.S.-backed campaign to retake the...
