Category: 1. Iran

TEHRAN – Lufthansa said it is set to resume flights to Iran on Jan. 16, 2026, following security and operational assessments carried out in coordination with Iranian aviation authorities.

Preparations for the German carrier’s return began…

The restrictive measures extend beyond censorship and judicial action to include barriers to income, careers, and public influence. Social media accounts may be deactivated, and work removed from distribution.

The latest example is Reza…

On this day, diverse works such as “Basima’s Mercy”, “Pavane for an Infant”, “Beyond the Railway Lines”, “Border Deal”, and “Cause of Death Unknown” are presented to audiences.

Hall 1 (Purple): Screenings…

A new study published in the journal IRAQ has cast doubt on the long-accepted completeness of the Babylonian version of the famous Bisotun (Behistun) Inscription, one of the most important trilingual records of the ancient world.

The research, led…

BRIDGEPORT — A Bridgeport man who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing three children for more than a decade will spend 25 years in prison after taking a plea deal Tuesday.

The defendant, 39-year-old Omar Gomez-Zarate, pleaded guilty before…

A Bridgeport gangster known for his interstate car-theft organization who was serving a life sentence for the murder of a 15-year-old has died. 

Thomas “Tommy” Marra died on Nov. 6 at the age of 72, according to the state Department of…

BRIDGEPORT — A Bridgeport police officer had sex multiple times with a local woman he met as a domestic violence victim “while on duty and in uniform,” according to a federal lawsuit that cited audio recordings of one of the encounters it said…

Margaret Joyce, 46, faces a single count of illegal possession of an absentee ballot in the case, her second arrest in connection with absentee ballot fraud in Bridgeport. Joyce surrendered to police Thursday and was released on a written promise…

The defendant, 31-year-old Luis Ramos-Santos, faces charges of first-degree aggravated sexual assault of a minor, risk of injury to a minor, third-degree strangulation, and first-degree unlawful restraint. A judge on Monday ordered him held in…