TEHRAN- In a press conference held in Tehran on Tuesday, the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Abbas Salehi highlighted key achievements over the past year.
Marking the first anniversary of his tenure in the realm of culture and…
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Photojournalist resigns from Reuters over its ‘betrayal of journalists’ in Gaza – Middle East Monitor
Canadian photojournalist Valerie Zink has resigned after eight years with Reuters, criticizing the news agency’s stance on Gaza as a “betrayal of journalists” and accusing it of “justifying and enabling” the…
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UN inquiry on Israeli violence hampered by funding shortfall, document shows
By Emma Farge
GENEVA (Reuters) -A team of U.N. investigators tasked with researching cases of violence by Israeli settlers and the transfer of arms to Israel for use in the Gaza war cannot complete their work because of financial constraints, a…
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Israel raid wounds 14 in West Bank’s Ramallah: Red Crescent
The Israeli army raided the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday, leaving 14 people wounded as troops fanned out across the city centre, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.
Tensions have remained high in the occupied West Bank since Hamas’s…
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Living in ‘sin’? Ronaldo, Rodriguez highlight Saudi double standard
When Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez announced their engagement this month, two things stood out: the outsized diamond ring, and their unmarried cohabitation in conservative Saudi Arabia.
The celebrity couple and their blended brood of…
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Over 250 natural resources projects to be launched during Government Week
TEHRAN – The head of the Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization has announced the inauguration of more than 250 natural resources projects on the occasion of the Government Week (August 24-30).
More than 5,847 billion rials…
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More than 2,700 women appointed to managerial positions in a year: VP
TEHRAN – More than 2,700 female managers have been appointed in the country as deputy ministers, director generals, deputy director generals, governors, district governors, and heads of research institutes since the current administration took…
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Russia could back delay to ‘snapback’ of nuclear sanctions against Iran | Iran’s nuclear programme
Russia and Iran could back an extended six-month deadline before European powers reimpose sweeping United Nations sanctions on Iran over its refusal to allow UN inspectors back into nuclear sites after the Israeli-US assault in June.
France,…
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China ‘shocked’ over Israeli killing of journalists in Gaza – Middle East Monitor
China on Tuesday expressed “shock” over the killing of journalists by Israel in Gaza, urging an end to the war in the besieged Palestinian enclave, Anadolu reports.
“We are shocked by the tragic death of medical…
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DOE, ICCIMA hold coordination meeting in preparation for COP30
TEHRAN –The head of the Department of Environment, Shina Ansari, and the members of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) have discussed ways to strengthen the country’s participation in the 2025 United Nations…
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