A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits the Iranian city of Malard in Tehran province. According to the Seismological Center of the Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University, the quake hit on Wednesday at 23:27 local time (1957 GMT) at a depth of seven kilometers on the border of Tehran and Alborz provinces. The epicenter of the tremor […]

Often symbolised as pitting the pride of Catalonia against Spain’s capital, the ‘El Clasico’ between Barcelona and Real Madrid is a match laced with political and social as much as sporting tension. Even more so this week when the sides face off in Madrid on Saturday lunchtime just over 36 hours after polls will close […]

Children exposed to coarse particulate matter may be more likely to develop asthma and to be treated in an ER or be hospitalized for the condition, according to new research. Children exposed to coarse particulate matter may be more likely to develop asthma and to be treated in an ER or be hospitalized for the […]

At the height of the migration crisis which hit Europe in 2015, a photograph circulated in social media showing a lone policeman standing arms across trying to block a country-road near the Austrian border while hundreds of migrants passed by him on both sides of the road. For me this picture was paradigmatic of the […]

TEHRAN – Riyadh’s decision to decrease oil production may alienate Saudi Arabia from its traditional Western allies and pose a serious threat to the House of Saud. Mainstream media outlets in the US and UK unleashed a barrage of criticism upon Saudi Arabia, blasting the country for signing an oil deal with Russia. The Guardian […]

TEHRAN– Iran’s Envoy to London Baeidinejad, referring to murder case of an Iranian killed in the UK in 2013 for racist reasons, stressed the need to confront racist behaviors. In a message published on his official Telegram channel, Iranian Ambassador to Britain, Hamid Baeidinejad, recalled the murder of an Iranian national residing in the UK […]

Iran’s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alawi underlined that his ministry attaches great significance to efforts to boost security investment in the Islamic Republic. “Economic prosperity hinges on sustainable security and if security and health exist in the society, we will witness the promotion of economic growth,” Alawi said in a speech in the northern city of […]

TEHRAN – The United Nations monitor on poverty and human rights has issued a devastating report on the condition of America, accusing Donald Trump and the Republican leadership in Congress of attempting to turn the country into the “world champion of extreme inequality”. Philip Alston, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, […]

Iran’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has dispatched medical teams to administer on-the-post treatment to Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled Myanmar to escape military crackdown and ethnic violence, an official said. A group of emergency treatment teams from Iran’s Red Crescent Society were dispatched to the Rohingya camps on Wednesday morning to help the refugees, […]

On December 7, a solemn event dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan was held at the Palace of International Forums “Uzbekiston”. It was attended by the state and public figures, representatives of science, culture, art, sport and public, embassies of foreign countries and representative offices […]