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Mehr News Agency – The 2019 Fajr International Film Festival has announced the lineup for International Competition (Cinema Salvation) section. www.fajriff.com The event, known as Iran’s most anticipated international cinematic event, includes 109 titles from 75 countries in its screening program. Of which, 30 foreign and Iranian feature and short films are vying for the top prize. The program includes 24 foreign …

theguardian -For nearly 40 years, Iranian women have been banned from watching stadium football matches. The photographer Forough Alaei, a World Press Photo winner in the sports category for her Crying for Freedom series, describes following the story of Zeinab, one of the first women to disguise herself as a man to watch matches by Forough Alaei Mon 15 Apr 2019 07.35 BSTShares2,191 It takes …

Radiofarda – Contrary to expectations, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has deferred allocating funds from reserves to deal with unprecedented flood damage in Iran. The head of Iran’s Central Bank had said April 8 that it will be impossible to deal with the disaster relying on the current budget and money must be withdrawn from the National Development Fund (NDF). …

Radiofarda – An outspoken Tehran lawmaker, Mahmoud Sadeghi has lambasted the Islamic Republic’s powerful Expediency Discernment Council (EDC) for its “boundless” expansion. Members of the Iranian parliament talking during a session in August 2017. Mahmoud Sadeghi is seen on the right. Speaking to pro-reform daily E’temad, Sadeghi said, “EDC was supposed to just hold meetings, but it has turned into …

Radiofarda – Western sanctions on Damascus and U.S. sanctions on Tehran have led to serious fuel shortages in Syria, which announced measures April 14 to deal with long lines at the pumps. Syrian authorities are seeking to “regulate the distribution at gas stations” and to ensure even deliveries across to country while “preventing waste and smuggling”, the official SANA news …