While Isfahan and Bandar Abbas are considered the centers of folk arts and crafts in Iran, and Tehran is seen as the heart of contemporary Iranian art, creative spaces abound in smaller cities in Iran, too. SARAI Gallery, a contemporary art gallery based in Mahshahr that represents up-and-coming Iranian artists, places an emphasis on creative
Leading classification society DNV has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to Hudong-Zhonghua’s new design of a 271,000cbm LNG carrier, making it the largest vessel of its kind in the world.On the inaugural day of Gastech 2023, held in Singapore, DNV’s global Business Director Gas Carriers & FSRU, Martin Cartwright, presented the AiP certificate
Mohammad Khatami, who served as Iran’s president from 1997 to 2005, was mockingly called “Ayatollah Gorbachev” by regime hard-liners, a reference to the Soviet leader whose reforms accelerated public demands for change and led to the undoing of the Soviet Union. Breaking almost two decades of political silence, Khatami is once again urging Iran to
The U.S. is using sanctions more than ever before to further peace and security goals. But these tools are not cost-free. Sanctions sometimes hinder violence prevention and conflict resolution. Published September 2023 Sanctions have become a key U.S. foreign policy tool Statecraft in the 20th century periodically featured economic coercion, but the use of economic
[1/3]Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani officially inaugurate the Israeli Embassy in Manama, Bahrain, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed Acquire Licensing RightsMANAMA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Israel officially opened its embassy in Bahrain on Monday, three years after both sides normalised ties and as Washington presses Riyadh
The Modal Shift Programme, which is being trialled at DP World’s Southampton Logistics Hub, offers customers a financial incentive to move their imported goods off the road and onto rail, cutting carbon emissions and air pollutants – the programme could prevent as much as 30,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide being emitted per year. The
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Soccer Football - Saudi Super Cup - Semi Final - Al Ittihad v Al Nassr - King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia - January 26, 2023 Al Nassr fans before the match REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 4 (Reuters) - Saudi Pro League clubs will travel to Iran to feature in the Asian
STOCKHOLM, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Sweden and the European Union Commission on Monday said a Swedish national is being detained in Iran - the latest known case of a foreign national being held in Iran amid political tensions with the West.The New York Times earlier on Monday reported that a Swedish citizen, who according to
The Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) organisation's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOpen questions on uranium traces remain, reports showIran has refused to allow installation of more camerasStock of uranium enriched to up to 60% keeps growingRate of 60% production has