
Israeli restrictions this year have been perhaps the toughest, says Mitri Raheb, Palestinian pastor and theologian, and founder and president of Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem. “I myself, as a pastor, don’t have a permit to go for the holy week, which is the most important week for Christians throughout the year because Jesus was

A Boeing jet intended for use by a Chinese airline landed back at the planemaker’s U.S. production hub on Saturday, a victim of the tit-for-tat bilateral tariffs launched by President Donald Trump in his global trade offensive. The 737 MAX, which was meant for China’s Xiamen Airlines, landed at Seattle’s Boeing Field at 6:11 p.m., according to a

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says he will not be rushed to disarm Hezbollah under unfavorable circumstances as the Israeli military continues to launch deadly air strikes on the country in violation of a November ceasefire, Al Jazeera reported. In comments to reporters after a meeting with a Maronite patriarch to mark Easter on Sunday, the former army

Between the arms of his father and the family who cared for him during his disappearance, little Mohammed plays happily. About 16 months ago, a 13-month-old Mohammed sat crying beside his mother’s lifeless body, surrounded by the dead and wounded, after an attack on the school the family was sheltering in. That day, amid the

TEHRAN – In a commentary on April 18, The Times newspaper likened Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on countries, especially on China, as devastating as the COVID-19 pandemic that greatly harmed the global economy. “Trump is the biggest source of uncertainty since COVID-19,” the newspaper said. Following is an excerpt of the article: It is five

TEHRAN- On Wednesday, the Palestinian artistic community mourned the tragic loss of Fatima Hassouna, a 25-year-old photojournalist and artist, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza. Reports indicate that she died alongside ten family members, including her pregnant sister, when their home was struck in what can only be described as

TEHRAN-The documentary “The Professional” directed and produced by Masoud Taheri will be screened at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) in Paris, France, on April 28. It is a film about the life and works of professor Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi, a French-Iranian scholar of Shi’ism, Honaronline reported. The EPHE is a public higher education

TEHRAN- A total of 91 publishers from 34 countries have registered to participate in the first edition of Tehran Publishing Fellowship Program, which will be held in the Iranian capital from May 12 to 15, coinciding with the 36th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF). The call for publishers to register for the event has attracted

TEHRAN-The 2020 animation “Demon Slayer: Mugen Train” directed by Haruo Sotozaki will be screened at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran on Tuesday. A Japanese animated dark fantasy action film, it is based on the “Mugen Train” arc of the 2016–20 manga series “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” by Koyoharu Gotouge. The screening, set