Chovgan added as Iran’s intangible cultural heritage to UNESCO lists
PayvandNews - The sporting team game of chovgan, which is played on horseback and recognized as a version of the…
Month: December 2017
In break with decades of U.S. policy, Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Reuters - President Donald Trump will announce on Wednesday that the United States recognises Jerusalem as the capital of Israel…
Erdogan Says U.S. Trying To ‘Blackmail’ Turkey With Iran Sanctions Case
RFL/RE - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called the New York trial of a Turkish banker accused of conspiring…
Turkmenistan, Iran To Seek Mediation Of $1.8 Billion Gas Dispute
RFL/RE - Turkmenistan has agreed to seek international arbitration of a dispute with Iran over $1.8 billion Ashbagat says Tehran…
Lavrov Says ‘Key Issues’ Regarding Caspian Legal Status Solved
RFL/RE - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said the five Caspian states have agreed on "all the outstanding key…
Israeli tech puts Iranian ride-hailing startups in bind
Al-Monitor - Iran’s recent decision to once again block Waze, a mobile navigation app developed in Israel, has created a…
Iranian media: Yemen ex-president’s death result of his ‘betrayal’
Al-Monitor - The death of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has received extensive coverage in Iran, with media outlets…
Ali Hashemi wins another gold for Iran at World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, California
PayvandNews - Ali Hashemi bagged another gold for Iran at the 2017 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships at the…
Behind the Scenes of Dr. Mohammad Ali Taheri’s Case
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Judicial System has become the greatest opposition of Sharia and the Law, to such extent…
Tallinn Film Review: ‘Asphyxia’
variety - Fereydoun Jeyrani's elegant black-and-white thriller refracts Iranian gender politics through the prism of a twisty Hitchcockian noir. By…