Massive protests swelled across Lebanon on Sunday in an unprecedented show of dissent against its ruling elite as hundreds of thousands converged to demand the overthrow of a system they see as riddled with corruption and cronyism.
As mediation efforts are under way to reduce tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia after an escalation caused by the attacks on Aramco oil facilities, there are indications that the United Arab Emirates has started to improve its ties with Iran.
Political prisoner Atefeh Rangriz, who has been behind bars since attending the last International Labor Day (May 1) in Tehran, says she has gone on hunger strike.
A serious and historic slowdown has gripped Iran’s real estate market, with nationwide sales down 55 percent this month compared with the same period last year.
The Iranian government is continuing to cut off cash subsidies as the economic crunch resulting from U.S. sanctions become increasingly daunting.
Hossein Fereidoun, the younger brother and confidant of President Hassan Rouhani was jailed on Wednesday October 16 after the Court of Appeal in Tehran sentenced him to five years in jail on the first of October.
Iran's powerlifting silver medalist in Asia, Amir Mohammad Shahnavazi says, he has decided not to return to his country and will stay in France in protest to corruption.
Nobody can imagine how I loved Iran, but I will never go back to the country, says a Russian journalist who was detained October 2 after arriving in Iran.
The hardliners in Iran sit on the saddle and other political factions are not sure how to approach the upcoming parliamentary elections. There is apathy among the people and a tight grip by hardliners on the whole process.
The United States has granted Iraq another four-month exemption from its sanctions that will allow Baghdad to continue to import Iranian electricity and natural gas, Iraqi media reported on Wednesday.
Iran desperately needs economic relief and Donald Trump needs a foreign policy victory. The author argues that talks are now more likely than before.
After surrendering to serve his five-year term in prison, the younger brother of Iran’s president, Hossein Fereydoun claimed in a statement that the judge had convicted him based on eavesdropping on the presidential office.
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