Sussan Deyhim still worries that saber-rattling rhetoric could escalate into war between Iran and Israel or the United States. "There are enough crazy people out there ... that this actually could happen," said the Tehran-born singer-composer, whose film music credits include "The Kite Runner" ...
In a humble speech amid tense times, Asghar Farhadi accepted Iran's first Oscar for best foreign film as a chance to celebrate a culture "hidden under the heavy dust of politics." It was a stirring reminder, instantly hailed at the Los Angeles ceremony and around the globe, of the human side ...
Asghar Farhadi, director of Iranian film ''A Separation'' accepts the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, February 26, 2012./ (Reuters) - "A Separation" won the Oscar for best foreign language film on Sunday, becoming the first Iranian movie to win the ...
TEHRAN (AFP) — "A Separation", the Iranian film that Sunday picked up the Oscar for best foreign language film, hides a deep social expose of the Islamic republic of today behind the veneer of a taut family drama. The multi-layered formula is not only rewarding for astute audiences -- it was a ...
Iranian "A Separation" won Academy Award for the best foreign language film. "At this time, many Iranians all over the world are watching us and I imagine them to be very happy," director of the film, Asghar Farhadi said while recieving the Oscar. "At a time of talk of war, intimidation and ...
An Iranian filmmaker has won the country's first Oscar, taking the prize for the best foreign-language film at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, and Tehran has celebrated by touting it as a victory over its archenemy./ Iranian director Asghar Farhadi received the Academy Award for best ...
Director for Iran's Foreign Language entry "A Separation," Asghar Farhadi addresses the audience onstage at the 84th Annual Academy Awards on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California./ The director of Iran's Foreign Language entry "A Separation," Asghar Farhadi addresses the audience onstage ...
The Israeli military says it has partially withdrawn troops from parts of Gaza after a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas came into effect on Friday morning. Israeli forces said they had pulled back to an agreed position within the territory - though troops still occupy half of the ...
A ceasefire deal has taken effect in Gaza that should see Hamas release all the 48 Israeli and foreign hostages it is still holding after two years of war, 20 of whom are assumed to be alive. All but one were among the 251 people abducted during the Palestinian group's attack on southern Israel ...
Even for Donald Trump, a president who revels in his place at the centre of world events, it was a dramatic moment. The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio interrupted a televised meeting Trump was chairing in Washington DC on Wednesday. He handed over a message that the President needed to tell ...
Palestinians react to Gaza peace deal announcement/ The ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, announced after intense negotiations in Egypt, is a long-awaited breakthrough that brings them closer to ending the two-year-old war in Gaza. But, despite the momentum, there is no ...
The Skeik building, in a quiet road off Omar al-Mukhtar Street in western Gaza City, was a familiar sight to Gaza's lovers. The tree-lined street that ran beside it was once a favourite place for courting couples, eager to avoid Gaza's socially conservative gaze. But the road nicknamed "Lovers' ...
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled an Israeli offensive in Gaza City in recent months/ "In these two years, I lost so much," says Emaan al-Wahidi. She is living in a rented garage, struggling each day to find food and clean water, and has been displaced multiple times. Her ...
Israel's devastating military response to the 7 October attacks has destroyed most of Gaza/ After two years of war, there is a chance of a deal that will end the killing and destruction in Gaza and return the Israeli hostages, living and dead, to their families. It is an opportunity, but it is ...
Israel's foreign ministry posted a photo of Thunberg walking through Ben Gurion airport/ Israel has deported Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and 170 other pro-Palestinian activists who were detained when Israeli forces intercepted a flotilla trying to breach its naval blockade of Gaza ...
Negotiators from Israel and Hamas are heading to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to start indirect talks over an end to the Israel-Gaza war. It is the closest both sides have come to a deal since the war began two years ago - which Israel has agreed to and Hamas has partly agreed to - is really just a ...
Smoke rises following explosions in Gaza City on Sunday/ All eyes are on Egypt as indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel on the war in Gaza are set to begin on Monday, with the US and Israel pushing for the swift release of hostages. The talks come after Hamas agreed to some parts of a ...