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Eurasia
22/05/2024 17:13
Khamenei has declared five days of national mourning. Memorials for Raisi and his entourage began on Tuesday in the city of Tabriz and the Shia clerical centre of Qom.
Iranian media reported that in addition to closing cinemas, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has also halted all cultural and artistic activities across the country, including concerts, for seven days.
All Cultural Heritage Week events have been postponed, museums closed, all sports competitions suspended, wedding halls closed and wedding ceremonies postponed.
Following Wednesday’s procession, Raisi’s body will be taken to his hometown of Mashhad in the country’s northeast, where he will be buried after funeral rites at the Imam Reza Shrine.
The remains of others who were killed in the crash will also be sent to their hometowns to be buried.
South Korea’s impeached ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol said on Saturday he was leaving his conservative party ahead of snap elections triggered by his exit last month over a disastrous bid to impose martial law.
The March earthquake, which claimed more than 5,000 lives, has once again drawn international attention to Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. Gergely Szabó, an amateur photographer who travels to conflict zones, joined Myanmar rebels in the jungle even before the natural disaster to document their daily struggles and lives. Here is his photo report from the civil war-torn country.
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