An Iranian film made in defiance of the censors reached YouTube last week, and the argument it started was not the one its makers might have expected: many viewers are asking not whether Bidad goes too far, but whether it goes far enough for the country it depicts.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian and Indonesian officials discussed ways to expand bilateral environmental cooperation, exchange technical knowledge and experiences, and develop specialized collaboration between the two countries.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian agricultural scientist has taken a senior editorial position at an international academic journal in Brazil, strengthening scientific links between Iranian researchers and global communities working on agriculture, climate change, water management and food security.
In the Persian classic Shahnameh, Ferdowsi tells the story of Zahhak, the usurper king who is kissed on each shoulder by Ahriman, the spirit of evil, and finds two black snakes growing from the wounds.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s museums will remain closed until the country’s senior security authorities determine that conditions are safe following the US-Israeli war of aggression, Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Reza Salehi Amiri said.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The book “Dawn of a New World Order” was unveiled during the conference “The New World Order in the Thought of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Khamenei,” held at the Intisar Hall in Baghdad on August 15.
Azad, a popular online debate program, has tackled topics that push the limits of Iran’s authoritarian system. Some wonder how it has remained on air.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian congratulated the country’s girls’ weightlifting team on securing a historic runner-up finish at the Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships in Uzbekistan.
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): As India marks its 80th Independence Anniversary, Indian embassies, high commissions, and international partner nations across the globe have rolled out vibrant celebrations, cultural showcases, and high-profile diplomatic gestures.
'Mayfair means money': A walk through the Gulf elite's favourite part of London Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 13:01 In Mayfair, wealthy tourists from the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and elsewhere in the Gulf visit restaurants and department stores as London bakes in the heat Selfridges department store in central London is pictured in 2022 (AFP) Off It is 10am on Thursday, but the temperature on the streets of central London is already pushing beyond 30C, in what is set to be the UK ’s hottest summer on record. Outside Oxford Street’s Selfridges, the sun beats down on the pavement, a homeless man asks for change and a discarded free newspaper tells of yet more wildfires across the country. Inside, the air conditioning runs smoothly and a concession selling Arabic coffee promotes Saudi Arabia , whose Public Investment Fund now owns 40 percent of the famous department store.
Christopher Nolan remakes 'The Odyssey' as an Anglo-American imperial fantasy Submitted by Hamid Dabashi on Mon, 08/10/2026 - 05:40 Homer's epic emerged from the eastern Mediterranean, but Hollywood's latest adaptation continues a long tradition of appropriating ancient Greece for an invented western identity Matt Damon, Christopher Nolan and Anne Hathaway attend the New York premiere of 'The Odyssey' at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on 14 July 2026 (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images via AFP) On By sheer serendipity, I watched Christopher Nolan's new film, The Odyssey , far from the madding crowd of Hollywood hype, in a small Greek town called Markopoulo Mesogaias. A historic little municipality in the East Attica region of Greece, it is a 15-minute ride from the temple ruins of the fifth-century BCE Sanctuary of Artemis at Vravrona (ancient Brauron), dedicated to the goddess of wild nature and childbirth. Artemis is also the name of the cinema where we sat to see Sir Christopher Nolan's new film, located right behind the splendid Saint John Orthodox Church of Markopoulo, built in 1904.
Iran International's Negar Mojtahedi has won Canada's 2026 Bill Good Award, part of the Jack Webster honors regarded as western Canada's preeminent journalism awards, cited for reporting that bridged the gulf between the West and Iran, often at risk to her own safety.
The child understands every word her grandmother says in Persian. She answers in English. She can ask what's for dinner in her parents' language, but not describe her anxiety, her love or her future in it.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 4 million pilgrims have gathered in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad to take part in mourning ceremonies marking the final days of Safar, with more than 700,000 people making their way to the city on foot, an official said.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranians across the country held mourning ceremonies on Wednesday, August 12, to mark the passing anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hassan (AS), the second Imam of Shiite Muslims.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The “Iran-Pakistan Razavi Culture Event” and a poetry night were held at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad for Urdu-speaking pilgrims.
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Veteran defender Fazel Atrachali and all-rounder Mohammadreza Shadloui will headline Iran's 12-member men's kabaddi squad for the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Atrachali, 34, will captain Iran at the continental showpiece and is set to make his fifth Asian Games appearance.
Persian-language reality shows filmed outside Iran are giving young Iranians freedoms that would be impossible on television under the Islamic Republic, while revealing another side of life abroad: uncertainty over work, residency, identity and where ultimately to belong.
More than 2,500 years after Homer’s epic was first told, Christopher Nolan's blockbuster retelling of The Odyssey has brought the journey back to big screens worldwide. But, behind the sweeping plot is another character facing an odyssey of its own: the Mediterranean Sea.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ministers from Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan agreed to strengthen cooperation in sports and youth affairs, including joint training camps, competitions, exchanges of athletes and coaches, and talent development programs.
