At the moment. From lebanon two bombs exploded in beirut. Detonated within metres of each other in a southern suburb close to the Iranian Cultural Center and embassy. The red cross say two have been killed. 35 have been wounded. Stefanie dekker joins me now from beirut. Stefanie dekker, tell us what more do we know about the explosions. What we see is tense. There are conflicting reports. It was a car and a motorcycle, and also two car becomes. This news is coming in. We see wreckage of a car, in tront, as you said, of the Iranian Cultural Center. There is a flag on top. Building. This is a densely populated area. Its an apartment. I can see a shop and jackets. This is very much heavily populated and leaves people concerned. There has been around seven explosions since hezbollah said it was fighting. These scenes showing the implications its having in the country. Stephy, tell us more about where the bombs went off. In other words, tell us about the neighbourhood. Well, this is a shia
In singapore. We look at the way workers are treated there. But, first, there has been an explosion in the lebanese capital beirut. It happened near the capital, near the Iranian Culture Center and embassy. Zeina khodr joins us live from beirut. Can you tell us what happened . Theres chaotic scenes outside the iranian cultural center. We understand initial reports, two dead, several people wounded. Security sources these are initial reports because it happened within the past half hour. The explosion. Some Security Forces are talking about two explosions, and they are also talking about two suicide bombers who were onmotorcycles. Then again i have to stress these are initial reports. These attacks are becoming more frequent. Up until now we had no claim of responsibility. In the past there are groups linked to alqaeda. Groups that upgrade in syria claimed responsibility for the attacks. They have threatened similar attacks and more attacks in the future because of hezbollahs role in sy
Ukraine the french german and Finnish Foreign ministers are to travel to kiev tomorrow will be meeting with the governments and ukrainian opposition. Beirut is rocked by more violence in the country to syria continues to spill over the border. Four People Killed today as a double suicide car bombing expected at the Iranian Culture Center in cambridge. I knew. Ll the Interest Rates to kiev tonight to where the violence continues the live pictures coming to us from at Independence Square says that for this flaming barricades for the protesters are trying to protect what has been the heart of their protest Movement Since last november when they began recording for the resignation of the countrys president Viktor Yanukovich their fears inside the square. Tonights that the government did to they seem to separate the Security Forces rather are preparing a new assault on the square the police had been trying to wrest control of Independence Square now since yesterday morning leading to that t
Iran to organize webinar on Persian poet Ferdowsi in Lahore Tehran Times
TEHRAN – The Iranian Culture Center in Lahore, Pakistan, plans to hold the webinar “Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh and the Secret of Persian Language Eternality” on Sunday.
The webinar, which will commence at 11 a.m., will be held one day after the nationwide celebration of Ferdowsi Day in Iran.
Experts on Ferdowsi from Iran, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, England, Uzbekistan and Pakistan will share the latest studies during the online colloquium.
Nimet Yildirim of Ataturk University in Turkey, Elham Haddadi of Sadi Foundation in Iran, Muhammad Nasir of the University of the Punjab in Pakistan and Jaimee Comstock-Skipp of Leiden University in the Netherlands are among the scholars.
and repurchase bish the former iranian embassy. according to article on state department website i want to read it to you. this embassy is one of one of 11 properties owned by the iranian government across the united states all of which are now in u.s. government custody. some of iran s property stands empty, others are rented. rental income from the property helps pay for the maintenance of others. so helps pay is really the key word there we don t know if that covers all of the cost to maintain these buildings but it certainly possible that your tax dollars help foot the bill. and tucker, what i want to know is what would you turn it into? if that whole vienna convention wasn t there? honestly i would turn it into a museum of feminism. i m not for that or rent it to the pork producers. rent to t. to the museum of feminism. iranian culture center, perhaps? i would. some said basketball court. you are a nicer person. a lot of ton of nice persons. i don t know if i m that