The 10th edition of the Fajr International Festival of Visual Arts opened in Iranian Academy of the Arts.

Attended by Iranian and foreign cultural figures, 11th Tehran International Tourism Exhibition opened in the Iranian capital of Tehran. The event was attended by Ali Rabie, Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare, and Ali Asqar Mounesan, head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization.

Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi Top Military Aide to the Iranian Leader says that US and Turkish military operations in Syria are not legal and lawful.

Korean and Farsi are two new language classes that will be taught as electives in high schools in Turkey by 2019, according to a new regulation reported on Jan. 23.

The administration of former U.S. President Barack Obama “failed to keep its promises” to Turkey in Syria, not following up with its claim to “leave Manbij to its rightful owners,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Jan. 24.

The metro of Moscow is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful in the world. In 1933, the greatest architects of the Soviet era left their mark on the cityscape by creating one of the most important cultural heritage sites in Russia. When Stalin and the Communist Party’s Central Committee, the Bolsheviks, launched the development, it became a symbol ...

Iran's gold production this year is to hit record 6 tonnes - a “valuable achievement” in the words of Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Jafar Sarqini.

Young American Jews are increasingly turning away from Israel, the Jewish Agency CEO has warned, viewing “the Jewish state as antithetical to their liberal values”, reported Haaretz.

US Vice President, Mike Pence, visits Jerusalem al-Quds amid tensions over Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as Israeli capital.

For Iranian parachuting enthusiast Bahareh Sassani, skydiving is “a way to prove that women are just as capable as men” -- a small step from a big height for women’s equality in her country.

The head of the British army warned on Jan. 22 that Russia poses the “most complex and capable” security challenge since the end of the Cold War, warning against complacency in a high-profile intervention.

The South African government has described Israel as the only apartheid state in the world, in remarks made at a session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva.

Hamas leader, Ismail Hanieh, has denounced the decision made by the US and Israeli on al-Quds calling that a historic threat against Palestine.

Aid groups have warned that moves by Saudi Arabia to ease a blockade on Yemen are not enough to end the humanitarian crisis in the country.

Diplomats from 29 countries including U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met in Paris on Jan. 23 pushing for sanctions and criminal charges against the perpetrators of chemical attacks in Syria.

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Jan. 23 that the plight of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar was even worse than media portrayals.

Turkish military has announced a number of 260 Kurdish militants and Daesh terrorists killed since Ankara began its offensive into the northern Syrian city of Afrin four days ago.

The United States has rejected a UNSC draft resolution to establish new investigation on alleged chemical attacks in Syria while both sides discredit each other’s data on the issue.

High-ranking U.S. government figures have sent mixed signals on their stance on Turkey’s ongoing operation against the People’s Protection Units (YPG), Washington’s partner in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria.