(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Kadeliye Halaiti of China reacts after the beach volleyball women's preliminary pool C match between Kadeliye Halaiti/Zhou Mingli of China and Shin Jieun/Kim Jeonga of South Korea at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026.
(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Players compete during the beach soccer men's group A match between Palestine and China at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026.
(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Md Mijanur Rahman (L) of Bangladesh competes during the beach kabaddi men's team group A match between Iran and Bangladesh at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026.
(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ng U Hei (L) of China's Macao breaks through during the 3x3 basketball men's group A match between Iran and China's Macao at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026.
(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Mohammadmahdi Rahimi (bottom) of Iran competes during the 3x3 basketball men's group A match between China and Iran at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026.
The country’s propaganda apparatus has harnessed artificial intelligence tools to reach a global online audience primed for irony, irreverence and trolling.
(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Mahdi Shirmohammadi (R) of Iran vies for the ball during the Beach Soccer Men's First Round Group B match between Iran and Thailand at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian official said the dispatch of pilgrims for this year’s Hajj has been carried out under the command, approval, and discretion of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Saudi Arabia has announced that it is fully prepared for the Hajj season and is eagerly awaiting the arrival of Iranian pilgrims, having made all necessary arrangements to ensure their safe and comfortable performance of the rituals.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Ethnography Museum of Astan Quds Razavi (aka Mahdi-Qoli Beik Bathhouse) has reopened in Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad near the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) during the Ten-Day Karamat event.
The European Union has stripped the Venice Biennale of a 2 million-euro ($2. 3 million) grant after organizers of the prestigious contemporary art exhibition allowed Russia to participate in this years event. The European Commission, the blocs executive arm, had threatened to pull the funds if Russia took part in the exhibition which opens next month in the Italian city.
In these books, an emperor, an officer and an orphan look for anything that resembles a clear victory in the fog of war.
SANYA, China, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Despite the impact of war, Iran's delegation arrived in Sanya on schedule to compete in the 6th Asian Beach Games, demonstrating resilience and a commitment to peace through sport, a senior Iranian sports official said on Thursday. "A war broke out and disrupted all our plans, but we had to come to China.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The chief custodian of the Astan Quds Razavi paid tribute to martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, highlighting the late Leader’s comprehensive knowledge beyond religious fields and his deep understanding of cultural affairs.
(260423) -- SANYA, April 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Players of Iran pose before the beach soccer men's first round group B match between Iran and the United Arab Emirates at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 23, 2026.
(260423) -- SANYA, April 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jurme Rangdal of Bhutan competes during the beach volleyball men's preliminary pool G match between Jurme Rangdal/Tshering Dorji of Bhutan and Orwa Alsakka/Kutiba Albirini of Syria at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 23, 2026.
(Photo credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images) Despite the ongoing conflict at home, the Iran men's national soccer team is 'fully prepared' to participate in the World Cup this summer, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported. The team's involvement was called into question after the United States and Israel began air attacks on Iran in February.
'Character arc': Syrian leader watching dance performance to Missy Elliott song goes viral Submitted by Pauline Ertel on Wed, 04/22/2026 - 15:17 Seeing the militant-turned-president watch a choreographed dance in Damascus to 'Work It' caught the internet by surprise Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during a session at Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, on 17 April 2026 (Umit Bektas/Reuters) Off A video of interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa watching a dance performance to Missy Elliott's Work It has gone viral, sparking a mix of amusement and confusion on social media. The performance took place on Monday at the recently reopened al-Feyhaa Sports Hall in Damascus, which Sharaa had inaugurated earlier that day before a Syria-Lebanon basketball match later that evening. The game marks the first time Syria and Lebanon have played against each other since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.
Up Against It and The Worm That Turned | War-readiness v human survival | White liberal response | A northern insult The Two Ronnies weren’t the first to write about a dystopian world run by women when they came up with the sketch series The Worm That Turned ( Is Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike’s new gender swap comedy inspired by The Two Ronnies? , 20 April ). This was all covered much earlier by Joe Orton’s screenplay Up Against It, written for the Beatles in 1967, but rejected by them before the playwright’s death later that year.
Iran says it is ready for 2026 World Cup despite security concerns Iran said it is fully prepared for its national team to take part in the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the US. Government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said the sports ministry has completed all necessary arrangements for participation. FIFA President Gianni Infantino has said Iran is expected to compete in the tournament, scheduled from June 11 to July 19.
