The piece of flesh that hangs in the back of our throats is called a uvula and serves the important function of helping us eat and drink. However, 2% of the population has the rare occurrence of a forked or split uvula. Known as a bifid uvula, it is often hereditary and can result in difficulties in digesting food and …

Abdi was born in 1956. He studied polymer engineering at Polytechnic. He worked briefly in the foreign intelligence department of the prime minister’s office of research and information, and served as the cultural deputy in the Center for Strategic Research under the president’s office. He was a member of editorial board of the daily Salam. Abdi was a member of …

Khodadad Mirza Farman Farmaian (8 May 1928 – 16 December 2015) was the son of the Qajar Persian nobleman Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma and his wife Hamdam Khanoum. During the Pahlavi dynasty era, he held the post of governor of the Central Bank of homeland.

IRNA – Ebrahim Raisi commemorated the anniversary of Aban 13, the National Student Day and the Day of Fight against Global Arrogance on Friday and said that the US plays the leading role in fanning the flames of wars and causing bloodshed worldwide.Addressing the participants of National Student Day rallies, which is the anniversary of the takeover of the former …

Mehrdad Ghodoussi is a businessman and financier. He became co-owner of Newcastle United in October 2021, after the successful takeover, ending Mike Ashley’s 14-year ownership of the club. He is married to Amanda Staveley.Ms Staveley and Mr Ghodoussi met with children and teenagers enjoying Newcastle United Foundation’s visually impaired disability football club in NUCASTLE’s sports hall, learning more about the …

While Día de los Muertos is typically associated with México, it is celebrated across Latin America as well as all around the world. On the first two days of November, people gather to honor the lives of their loved ones through altars, ofrendas, and festivities.The origin of Día de los Muertos can be traced back to the Mayans and Aztecs …

Despite constant threats by Iranian officials to people to stop their antigovernment demonstrations, citizens continue holding daily and overnight protests.Videos circulating on social media show that Monday evening people in the central city of Arak threw Molotov cocktails at a basij militia base. Security forces fired live rounds at demonstrators in Vali Asr town of Arak who kept up with …

A television presenter (or television host, some become a “television personality”) is a person who introduces or hosts television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for people who garnered fame in other fields to take on this role, but some people have made their name solely within the field of …

Growing up in Saudi Arabia, the two 21-year-old men had never celebrated Halloween, which was variously viewed as a suspiciously pagan foreign holiday — or as sinful, unnecessary and weird — in the conservative Islamic kingdom. As recently as 2018, the police raided a Halloween party and arrested people, sending costumed women clamoring to cover up and escape. But this …

Let’s conduct a short experiment. Place your hand on a flat surface and compare the length of your index and ring fingers. In general, in women, the index finger is longer. In men, the ring finger is longer. How can this be explained?According to scientists, the length of these fingers depends on the level of male and female hormones that …