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  • Achievements of the Gaza ceasefire Yesterday 19:26

    By Mohammad Mehdi Imanipour

    A ceasefire and ten achievements

    TEHRAN -The temporary end of an all-out war through a ceasefire provides an opportunity to assess its deeper consequences—particularly in the realms of culture and discourse formation. The recent war in Gaza, despite its horrific human devastation and the martyrdom of tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians, produced significant outcomes in terms of global narrative-building and strengthening the discourse of resistance against occupation and the policies of the Zionist regime. 

  • dadjoo 2025-04-11 21:23

    By Sahar Dadjoo

    Netanyahu’s crackdown on reservists risks deepening division in Israeli society

    TEHRAN - The Gaza war has not only drawn international attention to Israel's military actions but also sparked a rare internal opposition from one of the nation's most elite institutions: the military reservists.

  • The train was on its way from Quetta in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa when it was fired on, railway officials said. (Source: Wikimedia Commons/ Represe 2025-03-11 20:15

    Pakistan police say gunmen took 35 hostages in attack on train

    Militants have taken 35 passengers hostage after attacking a train in southwestern Pakistan, and nearly 350 other passengers are believed to be safe, local police said on Tuesday.

  • Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary, and Expatriate Affairs, Vahid Jalalzadeh 2024-12-23 22:29

    U.S. hostage-taking of nationals breach of intl. law: Iran deputy FM

    TEHRAN – Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary, and Expatriate Affairs, Vahid Jalalzadeh, has vehemently denounced the recent arrests of Iranian nationals by the United States, accusing the U.S. of engaging in "hostage-taking" and violating international law.

  • Massive protests againt Netanyahu in Israel 2024-04-01 16:17

    Tens of thousands in Israel call for removal of Netanyahu

    Tens of thousands of demonstrators flooded Israel’s streets for a second straight night Sunday, calling for immediate elections and for the government to urgently negotiate the release of more than 100 hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza, the Washington Post reported.

  • شورای امنیت 2024-03-25 22:25

    UN Security Council adopts resolution demanding ‘immediate’ Gaza truce

    The UN Security Council on Monday passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan, the immediate and unconditional release of hostages and "the urgent need to expand the flow" of aid into Gaza, UN News reported.

  • Israel is a divided society 2024-03-22 14:42

    Israel a ‘very divided society’ as war drags on

    The way Israelis view the war in Gaza really depends on who you speak to. Israel is an incredibly divided society. It has been for a very long time, but these fissures have come to the fore much more in recent weeks, particularly as the death toll in Gaza rises.

  • Relatives of people held captive by Hamas storm Knesset 2024-01-22 21:21

    Relatives of Gaza hostages storm Knesset

    Relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza stepped up their protest Monday by disrupting a parliament committee meeting, yelling “Get up from your chairs!” and chanting “All of them - now!”.