Iranian wrestler Habibi banned for doping
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Iranian wrestler Habibi banned for doping
TEHRAN - Salar Saeid Habibi Ehsani has been suspended after failing a doping test for the banned substance.
Americans have no romance left for Israel
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‘Americans have no romance left for Israel’
TEHRAN- Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter, who spent time with Israelis in the occupied territories during his career, believes the romanticized and heroic image Americans once held of Israel is permanently tarnished. He argues that Israel's numerous transgressions have stripped it of its perceived moral high ground and that Americans have gradually come to this realization over the past year.
Younger American generations gazing deeper into Palestinian issue
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‘Younger American generations gazing deeper into Palestinian issue’
TEHRAN- Samir Abu-Rumman, a visiting researcher scholar at Princeton University, has dedicated years to studying American public opinion on the Israeli-Arab conflict. His 2013 book, "Arab-Israeli Conflict in American Opinion Polls," concluded that Americans were remarkably pro-Israel. However, Abu-Rumman believes that sentiment is shifting in 2024.
Empathy not hate fuels proPalestine demonstrations
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‘Empathy, not hate, fuels pro-Palestine demonstrations’
TEHRAN- In his interview with the Tehran Times, Robert L. Reece, an Austin-based sociologist and researcher, discusses the growing pro-Palestine demonstrations on U.S. university campuses, responding to allegations that these protests are rooted in antisemitism.
Hezbollah hits Israels Haifa with biggest rocket attack
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Hezbollah hits Israel’s Haifa with ‘biggest’ rocket attack
Hezbollah has fired its biggest-yet rocket barrage at Israel’s Haifa as the group’s remaining leadership promises more attacks.
Restoration of Sadi tomb complex begins in Shiraz
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Restoration of Sadi tomb complex begins in Shiraz
TEHRAN - A restoration and development project for the Sadi cultural-historical complex in Shiraz has commenced.
Sad alSaltaneh UNESCOlisted caravanserai still under restoration
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Sa’d al-Saltaneh: UNESCO-listed caravanserai still under restoration
TEHRAN - The second phase of a restoration project on the centuries-old Sa’d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai in Qazvin has officially begun, according to the province’s tourism chief.
Culture a unifying force tourism a key to soft power minister
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Culture a unifying force, tourism a key to soft power: minister
TEHRAN – On Tuesday, the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri put the spotlight on what he called the “cohesive power of Iranian culture”.
President unveils Achaemenid clay tablets recently returned from US
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President unveils Achaemenid clay tablets recently returned from U.S.
TEHRAN – On Tuesday, President Masoud Pezeshkian, accompanied by his Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts unveiled 30 Achaemenid clay tablets at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran.
Israels war on Gaza
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Israel's war on Gaza
Gaza, home to some 2.3 million people, bears little resemblance to what it was a year ago.
