TEHRAN-Iranian shorts “Ava’s Silence” and “Recreation” will compete at the 54th edition of the Humboldt International Film Festival, which will open today in the U.S. county. Directed by Gholamreza Nematpur, “Ava’s Silence” is about a young girl Ava, who has to work in her father’s auto shop as a mechanic because of her father’s illness. […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani sent a message to his Zimbabwean counterpart to offer him and the people of the country congratulations on the Independence Day of the Republic of Zimbabwe, according to the Iranian presidency. “I would like to offer my sincerest congratulations to Your Excellency and the hero people of your country […]

TEHRAN – Iran and the remaining parties to a 2015 nuclear deal agreed to continue nuclear deal talks as a top Iranian nuclear negotiator announced that the talks are leading to a new understanding. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, who is leading Iran’s negotiating team in the Vienna nuclear deal talks, said on […]

TEHRAN – The Cuba-Iran Soberana-02 COVID-19 vaccine received a code of ethics to start the third phase of the clinical trial in Iran, according to the Ministry of Health. Manufactured by Cuba’s Finlay Vaccine Institute and Pasteur Institute of Iran, the vaccine is a conjugate vaccine with two injectable doses. It consists of the receptor-binding […]

TEHRAN – An informed official close to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said on Sunday that Ukraine has tried to politicize the January 2020 accidental downing of its passenger plane near Tehran in an attempt to intensify pressure on Russia amid tensions between the two neighboring countries. The official, who spoke on condition of […]

TEHRAN – Exploring the 800-year-old relations between Iran and France, the book authored by Safoura Tork Ladani has recently been published by Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO). Authored by Ms. Safoura Tork Ladani, a faculty member of the department of France at Isfahan University, the book which is titled “History of Iran-France Relations […]

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) has said an exclusive exhibition of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states’ economic capabilities is planned to be held in Tehran on May 17. According to Hamid Zadboum, the mentioned exhibition will be held if the coronavirus pandemic conditions get better in the country, the TPO […]

TEHRAN – As the United States accelerates efforts to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan, Iran stands ready to draw on its relations with the Afghan government and the Taliban to help the war-torn country establish peace and security. Over the last few days, exchanges of views between Iranian and Afghan officials have increased amid reports […]

Hundreds of people marched through the Logan Square neighborhood in Chicago calling for overhauls to the city’s police department after the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo by a police officer in March. Holding signs reading “Justicia Para Adam” and “We are Adam, defund the police,” a large crowd listened as speakers denounced the Chicago […]

Russia asked 10 U.S. diplomats to leave the country in retaliation for Washington’s expulsion of the same number of Russian diplomats over alleged malign activity and suggested the U.S. ambassador return home for consultations. The measures, part of a broader retaliatory package, were approved by President Vladimir Putin, as a response to an array of […]

Raul Castro has confirmed that he is resigning as head of Cuba’s Communist party, ending an era of formal leadership by him and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution. The 89-year-old Castro made the announcement on Friday in a speech at the opening of the eighth congress of the ruling party. […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has criticized the UN Security Council for being silent on the abuse of non-proliferation and disarmament regimes pertaining to weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Majid Takht Ravanchi made the remarks in a Friday meeting of the UN body. He described the WMDs as “the most immoral and […]