TEHRAN – As Esteghlal and Persepolis gear up for Friday’s Tehran derby, both giants arrive in a condition few could have predicted after their shaky starts. A month ago, optimism was scarce.
Today, form, confidence, and momentum have returned…

TEHRAN – As Esteghlal and Persepolis gear up for Friday’s Tehran derby, both giants arrive in a condition few could have predicted after their shaky starts. A month ago, optimism was scarce.
Today, form, confidence, and momentum have returned…

Prada announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Versace, bringing two major Italian luxury fashion houses under one roof.
The $1.38bn (£1.04bn) deal is well below the roughly $2bn that Versace’s former parent company, Capri Holdings, paid for the…

An Algerian thinker says defending Islamic Iran is a “religious obligation and strategic necessity” for the Islamic community.

Getty ImagesMore than 200,000 cases of acute respiratory illnesses were recorded in six state-run hospitals in Delhi between 2022 and 2024 as the Indian capital…

The EU is still clinging to the “fantasy” of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia, President Vladimir Putin has stated. He warned that while Moscow has no intention of warring with the bloc, the consequences would be dire if it attacked…

He made the appeal on his third day in the country at the end of his first trip abroad as pontiff, after arriving on Sunday from Turkey.
Pope Leo said he wanted “to come as a pilgrim of hope to the Middle East, imploring God for the gift of…

Why it matters
Resolution 2231 endorsed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement.
It suspended nuclear-related sanctions on Iran in exchange for limits on its nuclear program.
The…

A New Zealand man has been charged for theft after he allegedly stole a diamond-studded locket in a rather unusual way – by swallowing it.
The ingested loot – a Fabergé egg locket valued at NZ$33,585 ($19,300; £14,600) – has not yet been…

One year ago, on December 3, 2024, South Korea was thrust into a political crisis after then-President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, citing rising unrest and an alleged threat to national security.
Troops were deployed, Yoon ordered the…
