Drivers are spooked by police increased enforcement of traffic laws that began this week. Police say cruising the streets in luxury cars is not all harmless fun. Some drivers bring race cars to spin out wheels and speed into donuts and fishtails. Officers stopped each car and entered the driver’s name and license and issued any necessary citations. Police said ... Read More »
Entertainment
Guess Who is Changing Diapers
Queen Elizabeth II who has 4 children of her own, 8 grandchildren and 5 Great grandchildren was pictured changing Princess Charlotte’s diapers, making her milk, testing its warmth and feeding her. But look closely and you’ll see this isn’t a rare insight into the life of the royal new parents. It’s the work of artist Alison Jackson, who is renowned ... Read More »
Negar’s Role, The return of a acting Icon
Negar’s Role (2014) “Naghsh e Negar” is Nasser Malakmotiee’s return to acting after 35 years. The movie also starts Bahram Radan. The story is about Farzad who wants to marry Negar without his father permission complications arise when his father finds out and the truth about Farzads past catches up with him. One of the posters for the movie Read More »
Travel: Beauties of the South
Khuzestan Province is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq’s Basra Province and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahvaz. Other major cities include Behbahan, Abadan, Andimeshk, Khorramshahr, Bandar Imam, Dezful, Shushtar, Omidiyeh, Izeh, Baq-e-Malek, Mah Shahr, Susangerd, Ramhormoz, Shadegan, Susa, Masjed Soleiman, Minoo Island and Hoveizeh. As the most ancient Iranian province, it is often referred to as ... Read More »
Pictorial: first day of the new year
1394 Started, a couple of days ago, unlike most other countries our new year shutdown is around 2 to 3 weeks for most people, the capital city it much quieter they air is cleaner, no noise pollution. Most of the capitals 10+ million population take vacation trips either to the mountains close by or a little further places like “Shomal”, ... Read More »
Many of the cities Taxi fleet is in need of upgrade
Taxicab drivers have always been barometers of political trends in the capital among the middle class. It is said that taxi drivers love to discuss politics, lest it draw them into trouble. To avoid the risks, they dangled small signs from their rearview mirrors that read, “Political debate not permitted.” Today, those same taxis — in some cases the same ... Read More »
The fashion designer princess
Deena Abdulaziz, a Saudi princess and boutique owner from Riyadh, is hitting the pavement of Fashion Weeks and blending seamlessly into the fashionable crowd. Deena isn’t just sitting in the front row to look pretty: She owns her own upscale boutique, D’NA, and stocks labels like Miu Miu, Marni, Alexander Wang and Haider Ackermann. With her own Saudi background as ... Read More »
Airline passengers do a protest sit in
Enraged at unremitting flight delays, frustrated Iranian airline passengers have adopted a novel form of protest: spontaneous sit-ins staged inside idle aircraft. Passengers on board an Ata Airlines flight at the end of February faced a 12-hour delay on a flight from Mashhad, in eastern Iran, to the capital, Tehran, reported the LA Times. The route should take less than ... Read More »
Instagram Portraits from the 2015 Oscar Party
After the noise from the 87 Academy Award had began to subside, Mark Seliger, the famous photographer, got almost all participants of the “Oscar” in a row and had a stellar photo shoot. Then he had the photos published on his Instagram account. The list was very diverse: Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Aniston and many others. [See the full pictorial] Read More »
Patient forcibly removed by police from hospital
Man, known as Mr Chen, first went to the Beijing hospital in August 2011Was treated for injuries sustained in a road traffic accident and left. Returned to the hospital two months later suffering from thrombosis. Received more treatment and after three months told that could go home. But he refused to leave saying he was ill and needed to ... Read More »