Why it matters:
The festival, one of Iran’s major cultural showcases, is being reshaped in response to tightened cultural sanctions, regional diplomacy with Turkey, and a strategic shift to decentralize cultural events…

Why it matters:
The festival, one of Iran’s major cultural showcases, is being reshaped in response to tightened cultural sanctions, regional diplomacy with Turkey, and a strategic shift to decentralize cultural events…

Russian forces continue to report advances in eastern Ukraine while the United States ramps up intensive diplomatic pressure on Kyiv and its European allies to accede to its proposed 28-point plan, which heavily leans towards the Kremlin’s…

Wang Congchun, vice president of Shanghai University and head of Shanghai Institute of Urban Regeneration and Sustainability, made the remarks in the latest episode of China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News…

Global Affairs Canada said Friday it is reviewing a report revealing Canada’s continued shipment of military equipment to Israel via U.S. weapons factories, despite Ottawa’s freeze on permits that could be used against the Gaza Strip, according…

Speaking to journalists in Geneva, spokesperson Ricardo Pires said: “Since 11th of October, while the ceasefire has been in effect, at least 67 children have been killed in conflict-related incidents in the Gaza Strip, dozens more have been…

Building on in-depth preliminary investigations, Shanghai has adopted a household-specific urban renewal strategy, under which each household receives a customized renewal plan, according to Pan Wei, an official with the Ministry of Housing and…

To address the housing difficulties of the people, renovation of shanty towns, dilapidated houses, old urban residential communities and urban villages has been carried out across the country over the past years, said Pan Wei, an official with…

Officials and experts discussed in the latest episode of China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency, how China has continuously improved living conditions and the residential environment for its people through…

Ms. Farah Abu Ayyash, a Palestinian reporter for the Tehran-based Tasnim News Agency in the city of Al-Khalil (Hebron), located in the southern West Bank, was arrested in a night raid on her home in the village of Beit Amr, located north of…

Iran’s intelligence minister says Israel is facing “an epidemic of infiltration and espionage for Iran within its own institutions,” citing the recent arrest of an Israeli Air Force officer accused of spying for…