In these simple, minimally equipped tents, nomadic children continue their studies despite the challenges of life on the move.
In Iran’s North Khorasan Province these schools shift locations during the tribes’ autumn migration. This ensures that the education of nomadic children continues uninterrupted, even in the midst of migration and the demanding conditions of nomadic life.
Maadi will join Anya Taylor-Joy, Jenna Ortega, Celine Song, Julia Ducournau, Karim Aïnouz, and Hakim Belabbes as jury members for the festival’s main competition section, with Bong Joon-ho leading the panel.
The jury will evaluate 14 debut and sophomore films in the official competition, aiming to discover emerging global cinematic talents.
Peyman Maadi gained international acclaim for his role in Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation, which won the Berlin Golden Bear and the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, earning him the Silver Bear for Best Actor.
Maadi has previously served on juries at festivals including Shanghai and Sundance. The Marrakech Film Festival will take place from November 28 to December 6.
There will be a “need to stabilise Gaza with an important police force” if the current ceasefire endures, said the official, who was granted anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter.
The UN Security Council voted Monday in favour of a US-drafted resolution bolstering President Donald Trump’s plan for the Gaza Strip — which has allowed a fragile ceasefire to hold between Israel and Hamas since October 10.
The peace plan notably authorises the creation of an international force that would work with Israel and Egypt and newly-trained Palestinian police to help secure border areas and demilitarise Gaza.
The EU has struggled to exert influence during the two-year war in Gaza due to splits within the bloc between countries supporting Israel and those closer to the Palestinians.
Keen to reclaim a role in the region, the EU will propose training Palestinian police officers — who are not affiliated with Gaza’s Hamas rulers — as part of efforts to restore long-term security in the territory.
Around 7,000 police in Gaza are still on the payroll of the Palestinian Authority (PA), which governs the West Bank, the official said. Many have retired or are unable to work, but about 3,000 could be trained, he added.
The training would take place outside of the Gaza Strip, he stated.
The EU has financed a police training mission in the West Bank since 2006, with a budget of around 13 million euros ($15 million).
EU foreign ministers are due to discuss the training proposal during talks Thursday in Brussels. The bloc will also host a Palestinian donor conference the same day, bringing together around 60 delegations, including Arab states — but not Israel.
The conference will notably allow participants to “take stock” of progress on reforms by the Palestinian Authority, the official said.
The EU is the PA’s main financial backer but has made future aid conditional on reforms, which it considers essential for the Authority to play its part in a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which Europe has long advocated.
Speaking in a televised interview on Tuesday night, Kazem Qaribabadi said that Iran maintains an official channel of communication with the Agency and therefore has no need for clandestine talks.
Responding to a question about alleged secret discussions between Iran and the IAEA in Egypt, he strongly denied the reports.
Elsewhere in the interview, Qaribabadi warned that the recent anti-Iran initiative pursued by the three European countries and the United States at the IAEA Board of Governors could jeopardize the “Cairo understanding.”
His comment referred to the recent arrangement reached between Iran and the Agency in the Egyptian capital, under which bilateral cooperation was to continue within a defined framework.
Reports indicate that the UK, France and Germany, together with the United States, have drafted a resolution against Iran for adoption at the Agency’s upcoming meeting in Vienna.
Iran has previously stated that if such a resolution is passed, it will fundamentally reconsider its cooperation under the Cairo understanding as well as its approach toward the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Wednesday’s cabinet session, Momeni said that border security is adequate and that, across all indicators, the country’s security has generally improved.
He addressed the issue of foreign nationals in Iran, noting that 1.5 million have left the country so far, while approximately six million remain.
Momeni added, “We are not hostile to migrants, but resources and capacities cannot accommodate more”.
According to a statement on Kazem Seddiqi’s official channel, Mohammad-Mehdi had been suffering from a severe liver condition in recent years and died at dawn on Wednesday.
Born in 1977 in Qom, he studied in the Qom seminary and later served as an administrative deputy at the Imam Khomeini Seminary.
Seddiqi’s name had previously circulated widely in Iranian media during the controversy over the high-value “Ozgol Garden,” in northern Tehran, after documents were published alleging the unlawful transfer of the property to him, his father, and his brother.
Reports at the time stated that he held a 25 percent share of the property.
Following public scrutiny, Kazem Seddiqi said he had been unaware of the transfer and claimed his signature had been forged, later returning the property to the seminary under his supervision.
Media outlets, including Tasnim News, also reported that Mohammad-Mehdi Seddiqi had faced financial accusations and had been detained for a period, though he was at home at the time of his death.
A cleric close to the family wrote that Mohammad-Mehdi had recently expressed severe distress over the controversies.
Ahmadreza Lahijanzadeh, Deputy for Marine and Wetland Affairs, issued the warning during an environmental panel at a meeting of governors from Caspian littoral provinces.
Calling the Caspian the world’s largest lake and a shared heritage of the five coastal states, he said the sea supports millions of people and contains more than 2,800 plant and animal species.
Lahijanzadeh noted that the continued decline in water levels over the past decade has already resulted in drying wetlands, habitat loss, declining fish stocks, coastal dust storms, reduced port operations, and damage to tourism.
He attributed the crisis to climate-related factors and reduced river inflows, cautioning that the trajectory could lead to irreversible consequences if unaddressed.
Lahijanzadeh also highlighted overfishing, degradation of river habitats, diminishing sturgeon populations, and the spread of invasive species.
He presented Iran’s proposal for joint action, including a regional rescue plan, a 25-year scientific monitoring program, coordinated water-resource management, strengthened protection of aquatic species, implementation of the Moscow Protocol on pollution control, and creation of a shared environmental fund.
He urged the five Caspian states to adopt genuine cooperation, saying today’s decisions will shape the future of coastal communities.
“The crown prince knows nothing of the pain of the 9/11 families,” Terry Strada, national chair of the 9/11 Families United, said in a statement to The Hill.
“He is actively working to impede our efforts to ensure extensive evidence of Saudi government support for al-Qaeda and the terrorist hijackers are brought to light, harboring a former agent that produced a casing video of the U.S. Capitol building, and trying to rewrite history with investments.”
“We aren’t buying it, our allies in Congress aren’t buying it, and neither are the American people,” Strada added.
Strada was reacting to specific remarks made by Bin Salman.
Bin Salman during a press appearance with Trump said he felt “pain about the families of 9/11 in America” after an ABC News reporter said the victims of families were “furious” about his Oval Office visit.
The crown prince said that “we have to focus on reality” and claimed opponents of his kingdom were interfering with Saudi and American relations.
During the meeting, Bin Salman stated that U.S. and Saudi intelligence found that Osama bin Laden hire Saudi citizens to cause a riff between the two countries. Saudi Arabia has sought to get civil case from the families against the country’s government ended.
Trump and the crown prince met to discuss a weapons agreement, including the U.S. selling the Saudi’s F-35s, mineral deals and other technology-based agreements. The president is next scheduled to attend the U.S.-Saudi Business Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Wednesday.
The meeting was also criticized for the crown prince’s alleged role in the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. A critic of the Kingdom, Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi embassy in Turkey in October 2018. A U.S. intelligence report found that the crown prince approved an operation to capture or kill Khashoggi.
Trump defended Bin Salman in 2018 and again on Tuesday, when he claimed the crown prince “knew nothing about” Khashoggi’s murder.
“You’re mentioning somebody who was extremely controversial,” Trump told one reporter on Tuesday, referring to Khashoggi.
“A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about. Whether you like him, or didn’t like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. And you can leave it at that. You don’t have to embarrass our guest by asking a question like that,” Trump stressed.
Bin Salman said that his Kingdom had taken steps to investigate Khashoggi’s killing, and charged five people with the murder and commuted death sentences to decades in prison.
Khashoggi’s widow, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi, wrote in a post on the social media platform X that there “is no justification to murder my husband.”
“While Jamal was a good transparent and brave man many people may not have agreed with his opinions and desire for freedom of the press,” she posted, adding, “The Crown Prince said he was sorry so he should meet me, apologize and compensate me for the murder of my husband.”
Speaking in an interview with CNN, Kamal Kharrazi stressed that Washington must take the first step to demonstrate readiness to engage on terms set by Tehran.
Kharrazi reiterated that Iran will not halt uranium enrichment, describing it as essential for nuclear fuel production and medical needs, though he said the level of enrichment could be subject to negotiation.
He added that Iran’s nuclear program is indigenous and cannot be dismantled by force.
He also stated that the Leader’s fatwa (religious decree) prohibiting nuclear weapons is “unchangeable.”
On missiles, Kharrazi ruled out any negotiations, calling Iran’s ballistic program non-negotiable and vital for national defense.
On the US-Israeli strikes earlier this year on Iranian nuclear facilities, including Natanz and Fordow, he said the extent of damage is still under assessment.
Addressing US President Donald Trump, Kharrazi said a “positive approach” would be met with reciprocity, but warned that any use of force against Iran “will not work.”
Speaking at a Bloomberg event, Kallas explained that, due to deep economic ties with the European Union, Beijing could “cause damage” to the bloc’s countries in response to sanctions.
“China is acting very smartly by increasing its geopolitical influence,” she said.
Earlier, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated that China seeks an end to the Ukrainian crisis and will play a constructive role in promoting its political settlement.
As the Chinese diplomat noted, China maintains a consistent position on the Ukraine issue, “based on the essence of the matter itself, adhering to the principles of fairness and objectivity.”
Russia and China have intensified cooperation since the Ukraine conflict escalated in February of 2022, with Beijing becoming the main buyer of Russian oil after the West imposed sweeping sanctions on Moscow. The two nations now describe their relations as a strategic partnership “without limits.”
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