The European Union foreign policy chief has said Iran should gain the economic benefits of the 2015 nuclear deal in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear work.

Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Vladimirovich Syromolotov discussed cooperation between the two countries in the fight against terrorism and extremism.

Peruvian lawmaker Francisco Sagasti was sworn in as interim president on Tuesday, voted for by Congress in an effort to return stability to a country that has seen deadly protests and the departure of two presidents over the last week.

German police unleashed water cannon on Wednesday in an effort to scatter thousands of protesters angry over plans to empower Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government to enforce restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Syrian director Najdat Anzour hails Iran’s Resistance International Film Festival (RIFF) as a unique opportunity for films with resistance themes.

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired top cybersecurity official Chris Krebs in a message on Twitter, accusing him without evidence of making a “highly inaccurate” statement affirming the November 3 election was secure and rejecting claims of fraud.

The Oscar-winning director Quentin Tarantino has a two-book deal with Harper, beginning with a novelization of ‘Once Upon a Time … In Hollywood’ that is scheduled for next summer. ‘Once Upon a Time’ will be a true Tarantino production: The book will come out first as a mass market paperback, like the old pulp novels the filmmaker loves, and will offer “a fresh, playful and shocking departure from the film,” according to Harper.

For the first time in history, Sudan selected the country’s first Oscars submission.

By Hossein Ziaee*‎