Yalda’s splendor, when love and light ‎converge in the longest night As the curtains of autumn draw to a close and winter begins its ceremonial entrance, ‎Iranians worldwide, alongside aficionados of Persian culture, prepare in anticipation ‎for the year’s Yalda night.‎ Known nationally as Shab-e Yalda or Shab-e-Chelleh, signifying the night of the forty, ‎this occasion commemorates the initial forty days of winter, often considered the ‎harshest and coldest period to endure.‎ On this graceful night, the wintry chill dissipates, yielding to an embrace of familial ‎warmth that blankets every home. It’s a time for heartwarming family reunions, ‎where laughter, jubilation, and a contagious sense of camaraderie abound. In the ‎midst of Yalda, hearts draw closer, intertwining in the love and presence of cherished ‎kinfolk.

Last week, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked Article 99, a rarely used maneuver, in order to force the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on a vote for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

BEGINNING CLASS FOR PERSIAN LANGUAGE

Welcome to our weekly program "Path towards Enlightenment" in which we present you a fluent and easy-to-understand explanation of the ayahs of the holy Quran. First we start with ayahs 22 and 23 of Surah Saba:

Gaza remains the specter of death and destruction wrought by Israeli colonial tyranny, reflecting how Zionism has germinated from utopian adventurism into the most destabilizing force of contemporary world order

Israel’s constant actions in Gaza provide enough evidence to conclude that the Zionist regime is committing atrocities intended to kill innocent civilians.

QS Asia University Rankings (QS) has included 31 Iranian universities in the list of top universities in 2024, compared with 16 and 13 universities in 2023 and 2022, respectively.

After more than a month of relentless bombardment and ruthless massacre, the Israeli regime has miserably failed to displace the people of Gaza.

the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (WUR) 2024 has placed 73 Iranian universities among the top universities in the world in 10 out of 11 subject areas.