Category: 1. Iran

Arash Darbandi, a photographer from Ahvaz in southwestern Iran, told the Ukrainian outlet that he arrived in St. Petersburg on a tourist visa and supported himself by taking photographs of passersby.

“I took photos of anyone who was dressed in…

TEHRAN – Iran and Azerbaijan have agreed to increase daily truck movements at the Astara border crossing to between 350 and 400 vehicles, aiming to ease congestion and facilitate exports and transit flows, Iranian officials said.

Javad Hedayati,…

Although Armenian Christians in Iran celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on January 6 according to their religious calendar, parts of Tehran take on a festive Christmas atmosphere each year around December 25, in line with global celebrations.

He made the comments on Sunday in a meeting with Representative of Christian Armenians of Tehran and Northern Iran in the Parliament Ara Shaverdian and Christian conscripts of the Army Air Force on the occasion of birth anniversary of the Jesus…

Israel’s Channel 12 quoted senior White House officials as saying the US hopes to announce the establishment of a Palestinian technocratic government to run day-to-day affairs in Gaza in early January, a key provision of phase two of the plan…

The first video, circulated widely on social media, featured a police officer in the southwestern province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad. The officer, identified as Staff Sergeant Mohammad-Amin Ardeshir-Moghaddam, serves in the provincial capital…

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The protests underscore how the…