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 ...
Yemen's government says it has launched an offensive aimed at retaking all territory held by the Houthis/ Yemeni pro-government forces backed by Saudi Arabia say they have retaken control of the Red Sea port city of Mokha and "secured" the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the start of a major offensive ...
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser./ Nada Tawfik in New York explains what happened when Netanyahu spoke/ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fiercely defended his country's military campaigns in Iran, Gaza and elsewhere in the Middle East in a speech to ...
Reconstruction has yet to begin in Gaza almost a year after a ceasefire came into force/ US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace has announced a $2.45bn (£1.85bn) Gaza recovery plan at a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The funding will be spread across 66 programmes over ...
President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Iran will never "bend the knee" after almost seven months of war with the US and Israel, but is ready for a diplomatic solution to the conflict. Responding to US President Donald Trump's threat to "annihilate" the Islamic Republic if a deal is not reached ...
Iran must "end its arming of and support" for the Houthis in Yemen, the foreign ministers of G7 nations have said in a joint statement. The G7 also condemned "in the strongest terms" Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, adding that the recent escalation in fighting against Saudi-backed pro-government ...
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser./ Watch: Thick black plumes of smoke rise from near Riyadh's international airport/ Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen say they carried out drone and ballistic missile attacks on the Saudi capital Riyadh, as well as energy sites ...
Locals said 10 families had been living in the building despite warnings that it was unsafe/ At least 12 people have been killed, including children, and dozens are missing after a war-damaged building collapsed in the Gaza Strip, according to local rescue teams. Video footage shows the search ...
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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google./ President Donald Trump greets Lee Greenwood at the Republican convention, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)/ on Monday nominated the wife of "God Bless the USA" singer Lee Greenwood to ...
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor were given the Special Jury Award at the Venice International Film Festival/ Israel's culture minister has called for the Oscar-winning Israeli co-directors of Naza, a documentary that accuses the Israeli army of mass civilian killings in Gaza, to be stripped of ...