Tijuana [Mexico], May 24 (ANI): Iran will base their squad in the Mexican border city of Tijuana during the 2026 FIFA World Cup 2026 after the apex governing body approved a request to relocate the team's training camp from Arizona, the head of Iran's football federation said on Saturday.
(Photo credit: Yukihito Taguchi-Imagn Images) Iran's World Cup training base has been moved from the United States to Mexico with the approval of FIFA, the president of the governing body of Iranian soccer said Saturday. FIFA has not yet confirmed the move, which was announced by Mehdi Taj, president of the Iran Football Federation.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 24 (ANI): Producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah expressed his excitement for his upcoming film Governor, which stars Manoj Bajpayee in the lead role. He compared the film's subject to the present oil crisis due to the West Asia conflict. At the sidelines of an event organised by RSS, Vipul Shah shared the details of his movie.
The Renewal of Islam: An Oxford academic's antidote to bigoted narratives Submitted by Imran Mulla on Thu, 05/21/2026 - 15:42 Fitzroy Morrissey's new book is an honest and scrupulous history of modern Islamic thought The Sher-Dor Madrassah in Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan (AFP) Off Last weekend the far-right agitator Tommy Robinson led a rally in central London to claim that white Britons are under threat. Robinson has long maintained that Muslims are invading Europe, that Islam is incompatible with the west and that any attempt to challenge talk of a Muslim takeover is an attack on freedom of speech. Many agree with him.
Fifa World Cup 2026: Is this the most exclusionary tournament in history? Submitted by Azad Essa on Tue, 05/19/2026 - 23:31 Eye-watering costs, visa restrictions and long travel distances mean this World Cup edition may not 'unite the world' the way Fifa claims A view of signage ahead of the 2026 World Cup at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on 19 May 2026 (Dustin Satloff/AFP) Off The Fifa World Cup represents the pinnacle of the world’s most popular game. For decades, the tournament has been marketed as a month-long spectacle in which borders dissolve and billions of people gather - be it in front of the television set, or a cafe, pub, or at the stadium itself - to witness who will lift its most coveted prize.
(260522) -- ULAN BATOR, May 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Amir Sina Bakhtiari (2nd L) of Iran, silver medalist Cai Zhaoxun (1st L) of China, bronze medalists Naimiddin Kosimkhojiev (2nd R) of Uzbekistan and Eldar Birimbay of Kazakhstan pose during the awarding ceremony after the men's -74kg final of the 27th Asian Taekwondo Championships in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, May 22, 2026.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi paid a pilgrimage visit to the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad and praised the services provided to Pakistani pilgrims.
Iranian authorities and pro-government activists are promoting marriage through matchmaking stalls at nightly rallies, even as many young people delay starting families because of deepening economic hardship and rising living costs.
Iran International’s documentary A Friendship: From Mashhad’s Vakilabad Prison to San Diego, directed by Ardavan Roozbeh, has won a Silver Telly Award in the General Political & Commentary category for television productions.
Shida Bazyar’s “The Nights Are Quiet In Tehran,” a novel tracing one Iranian family across four decades of revolution, exile and resistance, is among six books shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize.
Videos show birds, turtles and crabs trapped inside mounds of tar around Shidvar island, a protected wildlife sanctuary with turquoise waters and white sand beaches.
Videos show birds, turtles and crabs trapped inside mounds of tar around Shidvar island, a protected wildlife sanctuary with turquoise waters and white sand beaches.
More than 149 historical landmarks and museums have been damaged in the strikes, Tehran has said Tehran will take the US and Israel to court over attacks on Iranian cultural sites, the Islamic Republic's deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, has said.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian highlighted the ancient Abarkuh cypress tree as a symbol of Iran’s deep historical and civilizational roots, saying the land was already known as Iran when the tree first took root thousands of years ago.
Eurovision abandoned its values over Gaza, and lost me as a lifelong fan I have watched Eurovision every year for nearly 20 years. This year was supposed to be my 15th anniversary of hosting a party. I genuinely, unironically loved it.
Iran’s deepening economic crisis is pushing cafés and coffee culture toward collapse, as soaring prices and falling incomes force both businesses and customers to cut back.
Iran’s Education Ministry said Quran-related activities and prayer programs are continuing online as schools remain virtual, with 200 school for memorising Qur'an set to open this year.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei praised the Persian language and literature as a major capacity for promoting the rich culture and civilization of Islamic Iran across the world.
Cannes film festival: Iranian auteur Asghar Farhadi returns to France with this intriguing middleweight meta-drama featuring a cameo from Catherine Deneuve Asghar Farhadi is the Iranian auteur whose film-making style has always shown the high European influences of Antonioni and Haneke. He has in fact made two films in Europe: The Past in France and Everybody Knows in Spain. Now he returns to France and the French language for this diverting, middleweight meta-drama about betrayal and about a supposed link between voyeurism and creativity: do writers spy on the characters they have brought to life?
Eurovision: The song contest that broke the continent Submitted by (not verified) on Wed, 05/13/2026 - 21:05 Organisers have yet to provide a credible answer as to why Israel is still included, while Russia remains banned Activists hold a banner to protest against the participation of Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna, Austria, on 12 May 2026 (Radek Mica/AFP) On I have watched Eurovision every year for nearly 20 years. This year was supposed to be my 15th anniversary of hosting a party. I genuinely, unironically loved it.
