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The intense mutual admiration of Martin Scorsese and Jafar Panahi was evident today as the American and Iranian directors embraced at length. Panahi bowed to “a god of cinema.” Scorsese challenged ...

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DUBAI, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Iran has gained parliamentary approval for a monetary overhaul to remove four zeros from its national currency over the next few years to simplify transactions after years of ...

Running time: 105 minutes. Rated PG-13 (violence, smoking, strong language). In Persian with subtitles. In theaters Oct. 15. There is nothing accidental about the way Jafar Panahi makes movies. The ...

Iranian director Jafar Panahi, whose latest film won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, told AFP he would continue to defy his country's censors and ignore the risk of returning to prison. His ...

Iranian director Jafar Panahi told AFP he would continue to defy his country's censors and ignore the risk of returning to prison — Bertrand GUAY Iranian director Jafar Panahi, whose latest film won ...

Iraq is entering "a new phase" of stability and growth, President Abdullatif Jamal Rashid said in an interview, declaring the country "100% safe" as U.S. troops prepare to draw down after more than ...

Iranian activist Somayeh Rashidi, labeled as a political prisoner by multiple groups, has died 10 days after suffering seizures in a prison south of Tehran, leading cellmates and rights organizations ...

LOS ANGELES — Empower Women Media proudly announces the release of Who Moved the Jews?, a powerful 13-minute documentary tracing 4,000 years of Jewish presence and resilience in the Middle East.