TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said that no positive ground currently exists for interaction with the United States, citing deep distrust after years of negative experiences with Washington, Iranian…
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Trump thanks Qatar for mediation efforts as talks on Gaza plan continue | News
US president holds talks with Qatari leaders on Air Force One as Washington pushes to reach second phase of Gaza plan.
US President Donald Trump has thanked Qatar for its efforts to reach a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, as the United States…
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‘Leave us alone’: Jemima Pierre on Haiti’s struggle for sovereignty | Politics
Marc Lamont Hill speaks with scholar Jemima Pierre on Haiti’s crisis, foreign occupation and fight for sovereignty.
As foreign troops, private contractors and international powers tighten their grip on Haiti, the country is facing one of the…
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Catherine Connolly elected as president of Ireland
Catherine Connolly has been elected as the president of Ireland after a landslide victory.
She has become the 10th president of the Republic of Ireland after defeating Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys, who had already conceded to her rival.
The…
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What’s in Tehran art galleries
A collection of paintings by Mehdi Nabavi is on view in an exhibition at Iranshahr Gallery.
The exhibit named “Thingness” will run until November 4 at the gallery that can be found at 69 Sepand St., off Karim Khan Ave.
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Iran sentences 67-year-old female political prisoner to death
Authorities have accused her of links to the exiled opposition group Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK), a charge the family denies, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
The ruling was issued last week by Judge Ahmad…
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Audiobook of Vahid Yaminpour’s travelogue to Japan released
TEHRAN- The audio version of the Iranian writer Vahid Yaminpour’s travelogue to Japan, “The Kannushi of the Jinja Temple,” has been released in Tehran.
Narrated by Yaminpour, the audiobook has been produced by Samava, an Iranian institute…
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Musical play “Oliver Twist” back on stage in Tehran after 8 years
TEHRAN – The musical play “Oliver Twist,” directed by Hossein Parsaei, has returned on stage in Tehran after eight years.
The well-received show, first performed in 2017 with 120 performances at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall, is now being performed…
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Iranian 3D animated feature film “Yooz” to go on screen in Canada
TEHRAN – The Iranian 3D animated feature film “Yooz” written and directed by Reza Arzhangi will be screened in York Cinema in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, on November 2.
A production of Soureh Cinema Organization, the animation will have…
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Slim prospects for a breakthrough in Iran–Europe relations
TEHRAN – In an interview with Ham Mihan, European affairs expert Morteza Makki assesses the outlook for Iran’s engagement with the European troika as not promising.
Makki says: Europe currently lacks the strategic capacity to assert an…
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