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A journey of resilience: finding safety at Hanifa 16 Aug 2023

A journey of resilience: finding safety at Hanifa

Roya is a young girl whose radiant smile and sparkling eyes illuminate any room. Her face, with its soft, round features, bears the sun-kissed marks from her tireless work at brickworks. Despite being only nine years old, Roya has endured more challenges than many adults in her outlying town.

ECOWAS authorizes military intervention in Niger 14 Aug 2023

ECOWAS authorizes military intervention in Niger

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered the activation of a standby force for possible use against the new military rulers in Niger.

Tehran Intl. Short Film Festival receives submissions from 131 countries 13 Aug 2023

Tehran Intl. Short Film Festival receives submissions from 131 countries

The 40th edition of the Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) has received 7,216 submissions from 131 countries.

Allowing Quran burning is motivated by political goals 09 Aug 2023

Allowing Quran burning is motivated by political goals

It is not the case that they wish to uphold ‘freedom of expression’ or any supposed Western value for that matter, since it is forbidden to carry Nazi symbols in Sweden.

Some 1,200 knowledge-based firms operating in healthcare sector 07 Aug 2023

Some 1,200 knowledge-based firms operating in healthcare sector

There are around 10,000 knowledge-based companies operating in the country, of which some 1,200 companies are working in the healthcare sector, Younes Panahi, the deputy health minister, has said.

Iran goalball learn rivals at 2023 IBSA World Games 06 Aug 2023

Iran goalball learn rivals at 2023 IBSA World Games

Iran’s men goalball team learned their rivals at the 2023 International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA) World Games.

“Worst day in the Zionist entity’s history” 26 Jul 2023

“Worst day in the Zionist entity’s history”

Israel's parliament has signed off a key part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial plan to reshape the judiciary, setting off violent clashes in the occupied Palestinian territories. 

Ashura: How a movement changed course of history 26 Jul 2023

Ashura: How a movement changed course of history

For a tourist visiting Iran during the first ten days of the month of Muharram, these days might feel like an immersive cultural experience.

Portrayal of Ashura through the lens of Iranian cinema 20 Jul 2023

Portrayal of Ashura through the lens of Iranian cinema

“The Fateful Day” by Shahram Asadi: “The Fateful Day” was directed by Shahram Asadi in 1995 based on a play on the Karbala tragedy written by celebrated Iranian director and playwright Bahram Beizai.

World Population Day: unleashing the power of gender equality 11 Jul 2023

World Population Day: unleashing the power of gender equality

World Population Day, which seeks to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, was established by the then-Governing Council of the United Nations Development Program in 1989, an outgrowth of the interest generated by the Day of Five Billion, which was observed on July 11, 1987.