“My Swedish colleague sent me the video on Friday. My first reaction was that it was amusing. But I immediately added, ‘sad too’,” Valtonen told Helsingin Sanomat, Finland’s largest daily newspaper.
She added that she does not change her…
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Gaza civilian injuries mirror war zones
TEHRAN – The U.S.-backed Israeli genocidal war on Gaza has inflicted war-zone level injuries on civilians, research finds.
A new study has revealed that civilians in Gaza are suffering injuries that mirror, and in some cases exceed, those…
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How did Nawaf Salam’s government relinquish Lebanon’s maritime rights?
BEIRUT — With every step Lebanon takes to demarcate its borders in an effort to assert its rights, the outcome seems to be yet another loss. This was the case in 2007, again in 2022, and it is unfolding once more today.
Lebanon’s…
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Hamas rejects reports of new ceasefire plan as Trump pushes Gaza blueprint
Hamas has dismissed reports of fresh ceasefire proposals, saying negotiations have been suspended since an alleged assassination attempt against its leadership in Doha earlier this month.
The movement stressed on Friday it remains open to…
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Iran javelin thrower Papi takes bronze at New Delhi 2025
TEHRAN – Iranian javelin thrower Amanolah Papi won a bronze medal at the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships underway at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in New Delhi, India on Sunday.
Papi seized a bronze at the Men’s Javelin Throw…
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Netanyahu’s framing of social media as ‘weapon’ triggers outrage
“Weapons change over time; the most important one is social media,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. podcasters and TikTok creators at Israel’s New York consulate on Friday, adding that TikTok is “the most important…
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Tehran inaugurating 40 tourism facilities
TEHRAN-Concurrent with Tourism Week (September 27-October 3), 43 tourism facilities including traditional hotels, hotel apartments, traditional restaurants, recreational and entertainment centers and travel agencies will be inaugurated, Ali…
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Sistan-Baluchestan handicrafts houses to be launched across Iranian metropolises
TEHRAN—Handicrafts houses of Sistan-Baluchestan Cultural Heritage Department are to be launched in Tehran and several other Iranian metropolises, said Deputy Minister of Handicrafts Maryam Jalali-Dehkordi.
Speaking at inauguration ceremony of…
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West Azarbaijan tourism industry to boom
TEHRAN—Tourism industry in West Azarbaijan province will be overhauled in near future through boosting the infrastructures and exploiting the projects, said Morteza Safari, the head of West Azarbaijan Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts…
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Re-imposition of UN sanctions on Iran ‘not end of diplomacy’
In a statement, Kallas stressed that Iranian nuclear file remains a fundamental challenge to regional and international security, noting that “a sustainable solution to this issue can only be achieved through negotiation and diplomacy”.
The…
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