(Photo credit: REUTERS via West Asia News Agency) Striker Sardar Azmoun was omitted from Iran's 26-man World Cup roster announced on Monday. Azmoun has scored 57 goals in 91 national team appearances, but the 31-year-old was dropped from the squad in March.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Pakistan’s new ambassador to Iran, Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, met with the deputy custodian of Astan Quds Razavi in Mashhad, where the two sides discussed healthcare and insurance services for Pakistani pilgrims as well as prospects for artistic cooperation.
Egypt's Farida Khalil beat competitors twice her age to become world champion in modern pentathlon at the age of 14 after the sport was revamped.
Welcome to the age of state-sponsored s**tposting, where culture wars are no longer won by tanks, speeches, or movie studios Culture wars will never be the same again. Military narratives are often promoted through entertainment and popular culture.
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 31 (ANI): The Ambassador of Iran to India, Mohammad Fathali, met with the country's women volleyball team and congratulated them for clinching the 2026 Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) Championship in Kathmandu. Notably, the win marked Iran women team's second consecutive title victory.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Muslim pilgrims from around the world gathered in the holy city of Mecca to perform the rituals of Hajj 2026, concluding one of the largest annual religious gatherings. The pilgrimage saw millions of worshippers take part in sacred rites.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian congratulated the country’s cadet Greco-Roman wrestling team on its dominant championship victory at the Asian Championships in Vietnam, praising the athletes for demonstrating the determination of Iran’s youth.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s president congratulated the country’s women’s national volleyball team on winning the Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) Championship for the second consecutive time, praising the athletes for showcasing the capabilities and determination of Iranian women.
On the Greek island of Rhodes, I skipped the beach to visit a pasha's library Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 05/12/2026 - 10:09 Nestled in the back streets of Rhodes is an Ottoman library administered by the same family for seven generations The book room of the Hafiz Ahmed Agha Library on the island of Rhodes, Greece, is pictured on 4 April 2026 (Sean Mathews/MEE) Off "I'd be doing this even if you weren't here," Tarik Tuten, a local resident, tells me. "I walk for hours on Rhodes. It's my habit," he adds, as his polite, Turkish-accented English cuts through the quiet alley paved in sea pebbles.
VMPL New Delhi [India], May 22: Buying khajoor online sounds simple. Type a name, pick the cheapest option, add to cart. The problem shows up after delivery: sticky-sweet dates coated in glucose syrup, rock-hard pieces from last season's stock, or a variety labelled premium that tastes nothing like it.
VMPL New Delhi [India], May 22: Buying khajoor online sounds simple. Type a name, pick the cheapest option, add to cart. The problem shows up after delivery: sticky-sweet dates coated in glucose syrup, rock-hard pieces from last season's stock, or a variety labelled premium that tastes nothing like it.
PRNewswire Hong Kong, March 25: Art Central, together with Lead Partner UOB, previews today for the eleventh edition of the Fair. A cornerstone event of Hong Kong Art Month, Art Central 2026 will open from 25 to 29 March at its iconic Central Harbourfront location, presenting its largest edition to date with 117 galleries and more than 500 artists from Hong Kong, Asia, and around the world.
PRNewswire Hong Kong, March 25: Art Central, together with Lead Partner UOB, previews today for the eleventh edition of the Fair. A cornerstone event of Hong Kong Art Month, Art Central 2026 will open from 25 to 29 March at its iconic Central Harbourfront location, presenting its largest edition to date with 117 galleries and more than 500 artists from Hong Kong, Asia, and around the world.
VMPL Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 16: At a time when studies estimate that 70 to 80 percent of saffron sold globally is adulterated -- mixed with dyed corn silk, coconut fibers, or synthetic coloring -- a young Kashmiri entrepreneur is building what may be India's most transparent supply chain for authentic Kashmiri products. Kaunain Kaisar Wani, Founder and CEO of <a href="https://kashmiril.
VMPL Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 16: At a time when studies estimate that 70 to 80 percent of saffron sold globally is adulterated -- mixed with dyed corn silk, coconut fibers, or synthetic coloring -- a young Kashmiri entrepreneur is building what may be India's most transparent supply chain for authentic Kashmiri products. Kaunain Kaisar Wani, Founder and CEO of <a href="https://kashmiril.
PNN New Delhi [India], February 6: Mewar University has taken a unique initiative, organizing a national seminar 'Efforts to Eradicate Religious Doubts'at the India Islamic Culture Centre in Delhi. The event brought together religious leaders and politicians from various parties, including Congress's Salman Khurshid, RSS's senior propagandist Indresh Kumar, and Islamic scholar Dr. Maulana Kalbe Rushaid Rizvi.
PNN New Delhi [India], February 6: Mewar University has taken a unique initiative, organizing a national seminar 'Efforts to Eradicate Religious Doubts'at the India Islamic Culture Centre in Delhi. The event brought together religious leaders and politicians from various parties, including Congress's Salman Khurshid, RSS's senior propagandist Indresh Kumar, and Islamic scholar Dr. Maulana Kalbe Rushaid Rizvi.
Over 250 artists urge UK theatres to end Bloomberg Philanthropies over ties to Israel More than 250 cultural figures, including Caryl Churchill, Alex Lawther and Miriam Margolyes are calling on five leading British theatres to end their partnerships with Bloomberg Philanthropies over its ties to Israel. In an open letter published on Thursday by group Artists for Palestine UK, the figures accuse the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court, the Young Vic and the Almeida of “actively undermining” their own ethical commitments in the partnership. Bloomberg Philanthropies funds the Bloomberg-Sagol Center for City Leadership at Tel Aviv University, providing leadership training to those governing illegal Israeli settlements of the occupied West Bank.
Iran expects Fifa to get players multiple-entry US visas for World Cup Iran’s football federation said that it expects Fifa to help provide its players with multiple-entry visas for the US during the 2026 World Cup. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stepped in to host Iran’s World Cup team in Mexico after the US refused to do so, meaning the team will play group stage matches in the US but will be based in Tijuana, Mexico. “Fifa is expected to deliver a multiple-entry visa so that the players can enter and return” from Mexico to the US, President of the Football Federation Mehdi Taj said on Thursday.
Hit Iranian horror Under the Shadow conjured scares from the aftermath of the 1979 revolution. With Tehran once again under siege, a new theatrical version makes that story feel more relevant than ever Nadia Latif’s grandmother warned her about djinn. “If angels are good and devils are evil,” the theatre and film director remembers learning, “then the djinn is something in between.
