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UNESCO plays key role in protecting cultural heritage in crises: director-general
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (276+ words) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) plays a vital role in preserving cultural heritage around the world, especially amid a tumultuous global landscape, said UNESCO director-general Khaled El-Enany in Beijing. El-Enany visited east China's Hangzhou, Beijing and…...
Pakistan's army chief arrives in Tehran
9+ hour, 55+ min ago (509+ words) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff and a key mediator in U. S. -Iran talks, arrived in Tehran in an attempt to broker a peace deal between the two sides, the Pakistani military said on Friday. The visit…...
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill 10, including paramedics and a child, officials say
21+ hour, 42+ min ago (1020+ words) The first strike hit the village of Hanouiyeh, killing four paramedics working for Hezbollah's Islamic Health Association and wounding two others including one paramedic, the ministry said. Another strike Friday morning on the village of Deir Qanoun al Nahr in…...
Photos of live music stirring back to life in Tehran as a ceasefire offers a fragile respite
22+ hour, 30+ min ago (1333+ words) The tenuous ceasefire in effect since April 8 has given Iranians a chance to attend concerts and other social gatherings. On Thursday, more than 300 people turned out for a concert at the Tehran Contemporary Art Museum dubbed "Sounds of the South,…...
Lebanese death toll from Israeli strikes exceeds 3, 100 since March 2
1+ day, 35+ min ago (294+ words) Lebanon's health authorities said Friday that the death toll from Israeli attacks since March 2 has climbed to 3, 111, with 9, 432 others wounded. Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon from late Thursday into Friday killed at least 11 people, including paramedics, rescuers, and a child,…...
Int'l community continues to slam Israel for maltreating Gaza aid flotilla members
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (545+ words) The international community on Thursday continued to lash out at Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir for releasing a video which mocks the participants of the Global Sumud Flotilla. On Thursday local time, the Israeli Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying…...
Chinese envoy calls for comprehensive, just, lasting settlement of Palestinian question
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (551+ words) China's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) on Thursday called for global efforts to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement of the Palestinian question. China is willing to work with the international community to push for a comprehensive…...
Israeli strikes kill 8 in south Lebanon, Hezbollah launches retaliatory attacks
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (549+ words) Israeli airstrikes and shelling on several towns in southern Lebanon killed at least eight people and wounded several others on Thursday, while Hezbollah announced retaliatory attacks against Israeli military positions. An Israeli airstrike on the town of Doueir killed five…...
Iranian president expresses full support to armed forces
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (411+ words) Iranian government fully supports the country's armed forces in thwarting the enemy's malicious intentions toward Iran, said Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday. Iranian military has demonstrated the nation's defensive capabilities through a high level of combat readiness which foiled…...
Tehran orchestra holds first wartime concert to show unity, hope for peace
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (355+ words) The Tehran Symphony Orchestra gave its first official concert in downtown Tehran on Thursday evening after hostilities broke out involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, as a show of unity and in hopes of peace. The concert hall, which…...