Like everything else in Norway, the two-hour drive southeast from Oslo seemed impossibly civilized. The highways were perfectly maintained and painted, the signs clear and informative and the speed-monitoring cameras primly intolerant. My destination was the town of Halden, which is on the border with Sweden, straddling a narrow fjord guarded by a 17th-century fortress. Read More »
Angelina Jolie made her fourth visit to the refugee camps in Jordan since the conflict in Syria began, and as she spoke about the displaced young people, she couldn’t help but think of her own children. Read More »
Shahrdad Rouhani (born 27 May 1954) is an composer, violinist/pianist, and conductor. His style is contemporary and he is well known for composing and conducting classical, instrumental, adult contemporary/new age, film soundtrack as well as pop music. Read More »
During their boat trip on Lake Ilmen, both politicians met with fishermen who were sitting at a fire and making soup.The leaders stayed for dinner, chatting with the fishermen for over one and a half hours. Read More »
Capital, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Khaneh Cinema’s annual ceremony to honor the best productions of Iran’s cinema was held on the occasion of National Day of Cinema on Monday evening. Read More »
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, China, Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. Read More »
Farhang Sharif (1931 – 7 September 2016) was an musician and renowned tar player. He learned music under the mentorship of his father starting at a young age. As a result, he performed his first radio solo at the age of 12. Sharif has collaborated with notable musicians such as Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Akbar Golpaigani, Gholam Hossein Banan, Iraj and Mahmoud ... Read More »
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919-80), king of homeland (1941-1979), was born in capital on October 26, 1919, the eldest son of Reza Shah. He completed his primary school in Switzerland. He returned to homelandin 1935, and enrolled in a capital military school, from which he graduated in 1938. In 1939 he married a sister of Faroq I, king of Egypt. Read More »
Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones are being recalled because the batteries in some devices have caught fire.The company announced the global recall for all Note7 devices on September 2. The reason: Some devices have exploded. According to BBC, 2.5 million of the devices – which launched in August, had already been shipped. Read More »
President of French National Assembly Claude Bartolone will pay an official visit to capital Monday to hold talks with senior homeland officials.The official visit comes at the invitation of homeland Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani. Read More »