Pilgrims circle Kaaba to mark final days of Hajj - Tehran Times
Pilgrims circle Kaaba to mark final days of Hajj
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Russian gas maintenance puts EU on edgeRussian gas maintenance puts EU on edge

The European Union, which itself imposed a draft of sanctions against Russia and the country’s energy exports, has been left anxious after Moscow began annual maintenance work on its biggest gas pipeline to Germany. 

There are fears in Europe that Russia will prolong the scheduled maintenance beyond what usually takes around ten days, which would

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&The Gardens of Consolation& growing at Iranian bookstores“The Gardens of Consolation” growing at Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – Parisa Reza’s debut novel “The Gardens of Consolation” by has been published in Persian by Borj.

First published in French in 2015, the novel has been translated into Persian by Abolfazl Allahdadi. 

An English translation by Adriana Hunter became a Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of 2016.

In the early 1920s, in the remote village of Ghamsar,

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&Drowning in Holy Water& receives three nominations at Malaysia Golden Global Awards 2022 “Drowning in Holy Water” receives three nominations at Malaysia Golden Global Awards 2022 

TEHRAN – The Iran-Afghanistan co-production “Drowning in Holy Water” has received nominations in three categories including best film at the 5th Malaysia Golden Global Awards, which are presented at the closing ceremony of the Malaysia International Film Festival.

The drama on Afghan migrants in Iran by Tehran-based Afghan director Navid Mahmudi is

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Ex-forward Bayatinia hits out at Iran federation over sacking SkocicEx-forward Bayatinia hits out at Iran federation over sacking Skocic

TEHRAN - Former Iran national football team player, Mohsen Bayatinia, hit out at Iran football federation officials for sacking Iran head coach Dragan Skocic.

The Iranian national team are experiencing sporting problems less than five months before the start of the World Cup in Qatar after the federation announced the dismissal of the Croatian

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Tehran photo exhibit explores Bosnian people&s grief over Srebrenica GenocideTehran photo exhibit explores Bosnian people’s grief over Srebrenica Genocide

TEHRAN – An exhibition of photos displaying Bosnian people mourning for the victims of the Srebrenica Genocide was organized at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center.

The two-day exhibition entitled “White Stones and Broken Hearts” opened on Monday to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the massacre of over 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men in what was Europe’s

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