Zimbabwe’s opposition coalition has filed a legal challenge to results of the country’s recent election, in a move that delays the inauguration of Emmerson Mnangagwa as president of Zimbabwe.
UN experts say “predatory behavior” by armed groups in Libya is posing a direct threat to forming a national government and ending lawlessness that has fueled militancy, human trafficking and…
Tens of thousands of protesters rallied against the ruling Social Democrat (PSD) government on Friday in cities across Romania and the capital Bucharest where riot police fired tear gas into the…
Musicians Mehrdad Mehdi and Asou Kohzadi will hold two duet performances on August 15 at the Persian Gulf Complex in Shiraz. Mehdi on accordion and Kohzadi on violin will play pieces from their…
Artist Ali Nedaei’s exhibit at the Contemporary and Modern Art Gallery (CAMA) in London is titled “Silent Myths,” but the 23 pieces on display are anything but quiet.
An adaptation of a play by Swiss author and dramatist Friedrich Durrenmatt is on stage at the House of Performance at Theater Department, affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Islamic…
A drama play about the time Iran got involved in World War II is on stage at Mehregan Theater until September 11.
The play “The 21st Day” written and directed by actor and playwright…
A complete archive of Azarabadegan, a Turkic newspaper published in Tabriz from 1949 to 1978, was gifted by Abdollah Zehtabi, chief editor and managing director of the daily, to the Central…
Veteran theater director Ali Rafiee will be honored at the 18th Hafez Celebration in Tehran on August 13.
According to the public relations office of the ceremony, the Hafez Statuette…
The 3rd edition of Health Film Festival is to be held in Tehran on August 23-27.
Organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, the event promotes films on…
The upcoming weekly meeting of Book City Institute will deal with some of the fundamental questions related to humankind.
“Science, Philosophy and Theology: Eternal Questions” is the…
Iranian short animations and films are competing in the 14th Jecheon International Music and Film Festival in South Korea on August 9-14.
Short animation “Butterfly” directed by Maryam…
Canada’s jobless rate returned to four-decade lows in July on stronger-than-expected employment gains, adding to evidence the nation’s economy continues to power ahead, Bloomberg reported. The…
Hong Kong’s economic growth slowed in the second quarter after a strong start to the year and is expected to cool further as escalating trade tensions between Beijing and Washington and higher…
The federal government racked up a $76.9 billion deficit in July, with increased government spending and tax cuts keeping the country on track to record its biggest annual deficit in six years…
A financial shockwave ripped through Turkey on Friday, when its currency nosedived on concerns about its economic policies and a dispute with the US, which President Donald Trump stoked further…
Among troubled economies of the world today, Venezuela holds a special place. Disastrous economic policies coupled with a slide in the price of oil have produced rampant inflation in the country…
Global trade is under threat. Whether or not you call the current situation a trade war, certainly the first shots have been fired. This calls for World Trade Organization’s attention, and most…
More efforts are needed to protect a key wildlife habitat in Miandasht, South Khorasan Province, for Asiatic cheetahs, a critically endangered species, said the top official at the provincial…
The Department of Environment and the High Council of Provinces signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to enhance the protection of natural resources in line with the Article 50 of the…
A court in Hurand, East Azarbaijan Province, has sentenced two animal abusers to 500 hours of community service. "The two were convicted of animal cruelty and sentenced to do 500 hours of unpaid…
Iran's Red Crescent Society has started a scheme to support the residents of the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan whose livelihood has been severely affected by a lingering drought.…
Iran's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution on reducing greenhouse gas emissions will soon be submitted to the Parliament for ratification before making its way to the Guardians Council…
A rodent thought to be extinct in Abu Dhabi is among two animals that have been caught on camera, bringing hope that other endangered critters may also be living in the emirate, however…
Iranian parliament members in step with the government are moving ahead with a proposed plan to relax state sway on the country's auto market, a move aimed at removing the car price caps that…
