What's behind the recent events in Lebanon?What's behind the recent events in Lebanon?

TEHRAN - Lebanon has witnessed a number of incidents over the past week that have made the headlines. 

Armed clashes broke out at Ain al-Hilweh, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Southern Lebanon, between the Fatah faction and extremist militants, which Prime Minister Najib Mikati blamed on outside forces and their "repeated attempts to use

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Calligraphy exhibition to open in Tehran&s Niavaran Cultural CenterCalligraphy exhibition to open in Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center

TEHRAN – A calligraphy exhibition will be opened at Niavaran Cultural Center in Tehran.

The exhibition titled ‘Khal o Khate Shekaste’ will be inaugurated on Friday and will continue until August 20.

Some 80 exquisite Nastaliq calligraphy works from prominent calligrapher Sayed Ali Fakhari aimed at showing the calligraphy art’s great influence in the

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American-Zionist powers have adopted massive racism in Europe since WWIIAmerican-Zionist powers have adopted massive racism in Europe since WWII

TEHRAN - The fatal shooting of Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old boy of Moroccan and Algerian descent, in a suburb of Paris on June 27 by a policeman prompted protests in France with many accusing the government of allowing a culture of institutional racism in the police force to fester. 

Elie Hatem, a Franco-Lebanese professor of law and international

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Iran envoy meets Kuwait deputy FM Iran envoy meets Kuwait deputy FM 

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Kuwait Mohammad Toutounchi has met with Kuwaiti Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs, Ambassador Aziz Al-Daihani.

The meeting took place on Wednesday, according to the Iranian embassy in Kuwait. 

In this meeting, a number of topics and issues, including problems related to Iranian residents in Kuwait, were

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Sri Lanka releases nine Iranian sailorsSri Lanka releases nine Iranian sailors

TEHRAN- Nine Iranian sailors have been released from jails in Sri Lanka following an agreement between the foreign ministries of the two nations and in accordance with bilateral humanitarian cooperation.

For the first time in consular relations between the two countries, the Iranian inmates from Chabahar city in the southeastern region of

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South African leader says Pretoria fully backs Iran's inclusion in BRICSSouth African leader says Pretoria fully backs Iran's inclusion in BRICS

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian arrived in Tehran on Friday morning, concluding a visit to South Africa where he met the country’s high-level officials in Pretoria.

Amir Abdollahian and Naledi Pandor, the South African Minister of Cooperation and International Relations, signed a memorandum of understanding at the end of

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