In the age of information explosion, distressing news descends upon the collective psyche like a lash, sowing the seeds of ...

In an era when the roar of cannons and the pressure of sanctions target people's livelihood, "contentment" (قناعت, qana'ah) ...

Most people have a best platonic friend who shares their gender. Overall, a recent study found that 89% of volunteers in the analyzed dataset reported that their best friend had the same gender as ...

Correspondence to Dr Yvonne Denier, Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Yvonne.Denier{at}kuleuven.be ...

France’s Association for the Diffusion of Independent Cinema (ACID) has selected nine world premieres for its 2026 edition, which will run from May 13-22. The nine films include six debut features.

Friendships offer so much more than just having a good time. Discover nine ways your friends can bolster your health. Maintaining positive relationships should rank up there with healthy eating and ...

When Iran’s Assembly of Experts selected Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader, some observers held out hope that a generational transition might open a path to diplomacy. That hope is ...

Discover how Mojtaba Khamenei bypassed constitutional rules to become Iran's new Supreme Leader. A deep dive into the IRGC-backed power play and the end of anti-dynastic tradition. Tehran: The son of ...

The name of Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has emerged prominently as a potential successor to his father, Ali Khamenei, in the post of Supreme Leader of Iran, the country’s highest religious and political ...

Correspondence to Dr Hojjat Salmasian, Department of Quality and Safety, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; hsalmasian{at}BWH.HARVARD.EDU The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in ...

Iran is entering a historic and uncertain political transition following the reported death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei, who led the country since 1989, was the longest-serving ...

Tehran: Iran’s political future hangs in the balance after the sudden death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the Islamic Republic with near-absolute authority for nearly four ...