Workers in Baghdad are working to restore an ancient rabbi’s shrine as part of an initiative to preserve the dwindling cultural legacy of Iraq’s Jewish community.
Months ago, Rabbi Isaac Gaon’s tomb lay in…

Workers in Baghdad are working to restore an ancient rabbi’s shrine as part of an initiative to preserve the dwindling cultural legacy of Iraq’s Jewish community.
Months ago, Rabbi Isaac Gaon’s tomb lay in…

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The families are pushing for the return of prisoners captured on October 7 and held in Gaza, but the biggest obstacle to their release, according to the families, is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The…

Harvard students protested US President Donald Trump’s decision to cut all remaining federal contracts with the Ivy league university. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has ordered a halt to all international student visa processing,…

TEHRAN – Supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), key representatives from the health ministry, medical faculties, non-governmental organizations, and palliative care providers have met to develop a technical paper on palliative care…

Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday raided several currency exchange shops in the cities of Jenin, Tulkarm, Nablus, Qalqilya, and Tubas, Ramallah, Hebron, and Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
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The UN Human Rights Office has said it believes 47 people were injured in Gaza on Tuesday when crowds overwhelmed an aid distribution centre run by a controversial new group backed by the US and Israel.
A senior official said the UN was still…

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient fishing tools dating back 10,000 years along the coast of Iran, shedding new light on early maritime activities in the region.
Morteza Hessari, head of the excavation team at the Koopal archaeological site,…

A recent geospatial assessment by two United Nations bodies has shed light on the impact of Israel’s war on agriculture and food security in Gaza.
The assessment by the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO,…

TEHRAN – Amid a rapidly transforming technological landscape, the Iranian capital played host to a pivotal event this week: the 2nd Ministerial Meeting of the OIC-15 Dialogue Platform.
The meeting, held on May 19-20, 2025, brought together key…

In a subtle but pointed response to the controversy surrounding Iranian cleric Gholamreza Qasemian, who was arrested during Hajj pilgrimage following criticism of Saudi Arabia, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi emphasized Iran’s…