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…
Category: 6. Culture
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OIC-15: Islamic policymakers ready for AI-dominated industrial revolution
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…
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Tehran cultural center to review “The Last Samurai”
TEHRAN – American filmmaker Edward Zwick’s movie “The Last Samurai” will be screened during a session at the Arasbaran Cultural Center in Tehran on Wednesday evening.
Iranian film critic Kurosh Jahed will attend a screening of the film…
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Iran, Russia to expand artistic cooperation
TEHRAN – The Iranian ambassador to the Russian Federation Kazem Jalali met with Vasily Tsereteli, the President of the Russian Academy of Arts and grandson of the renowned Russian artist Zurab Tsereteli, in Moscow on Monday to discuss and…
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Salam Cultural Artistic Festival to promote peace, humanity
TEHRAN – The Islamic World Peace Forum is set to launch the Salam Cultural Artistic Festival, an international initiative aimed at fostering universal peace, understanding, and cultural solidarity, the organizers have announced.
The festival,…
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Saudi Arabia announces Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha dates
The Supreme Court confirmed that Dhul Hijjah moon cresent has been sighted in Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, will be 1 Dhul Hijjah 1446 AH, signaling the start of the most sacred month in the Islamic calendar.
Millions of pilgrims are…
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Political Cannes awards target propaganda, not art
TEHRAN – Following the pattern of politicizing art and cinema, this year’s Cannes film festival again proved the way in which artistic merit has been sacrificed for political agendas.
Jafar Panahi’s new film took the Palme d’Or award despite…
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Trump orders agencies to cut all federal ties with Harvard
A planned directive first seen by the New York Times set to circulate to agencies on Tuesday instructs officials to terminate existing deals and seek new suppliers, marking what the White House describes as a total break with Harvard after…
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Beyond the archlights, Cannes’ murky political play over Iranian cinema
By Fateme Torkashvand
While the Cannes Film Festival, held earlier this week, has reinvigorated the narrative against the Islamic Republic of Iran by awarding its top prize to Jafar Panahi, public opinion, both globally and within Iran, is…
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Supervisor of Iranian Hajj Pilgrims Reacts to Arrest of Cleric in Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The representative of Wali al-Faqih in Hajj and pilgrimage affairs and the supervisor of Iranian Hajj pilgrims made comments about the arrest of an Iranian cleric in Saudi Arabia.
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