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 ...
A top Democratic senator has blamed a crackdown on independent journalism in Egypt on a decision by the Trump administration to waive human rights conditions on US military funding to the country. Chris Murphy, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, accused the US government of ...
Many Syrians say their economic situation has worsened in the last two years amid a cost-of-living crisis/ Last month, protests erupted in squares and streets across Syria. People burned tyres, blocked roads and chanted slogans, angry at the government's decision to raise fuel prices again. It ...
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser./ Partial results from Israel's general election show veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu marginally ahead of his rival, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, but still short of a majority in parliament. With 99% of ballots ...
Neither Gadi Eisenkot (left) or Benjamin Netanyahu (right) are projected to win enough seats for a majority/ With 85% of votes counted after Tuesday's election, neither the incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition, nor the bloc of his key challenger Gadi Eisenkot look set to have ...
Between 150 and 200 people were in the church at the time of the shooting, according to one witness/ Seven people have been killed in an attack on a funeral in central Jordan, officials have said. At least 34 others were injured as gunmen opened fire on a church in Hmoud, in the Karak ...
At rush hour in Nazareth, the largest Arab-majority city in Israel, students are handing out leaflets by the roadside urging motorists to vote in next week's closely fought, general election. Polls indicate that Arab parties could be left holding a critical balance of power. Disaffection has ...
right minister Ben Gvir (left) has significant support among Israeli youth/ When Israel's far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, reached voting age, he was rejected from Israel's army for being too politically extreme. His views have not changed much in the 30 years since then - ...
Photojournalist Heidi Levine was knocked to the ground by a group of settlers and kicked repeatedly/ Israeli police say they have arrested 10 suspects in the occupied West Bank after attacks by settlers on an American journalist and European diplomats last week. The unnamed suspects were ...
One of the main suppliers of food aid to the Gaza Strip, the World Food Programme (WFP), says that it is being forced to "drastically reduce lifesaving assistance" to the Palestinian territory due to funding shortages. Overall, the number of people helped by the UN agency will drop by about a ...
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser./ Watch: Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in West Bank during olive harvest/ Dozens of masked settlers have attacked Palestinians and set fire to cars and olive trees during the annual olive harvest in the occupied West Bank. A ...