ANALYSIS: Enforcing the Mandatory Hejab Is A Massive Economic Cost
By Roshanak Astaraki
The suppression of women in Iran, most recently through the nationwide ‘Noor Project’ aimed at enforcing the mandatory hejab, has garnered significant attention both domestically and internationally. The Noor Project was launched...
UN Aid Chief Warns Rafah Assault ‘On Immediate Horizon’
UNITED NATIONS, April 30 (Reuters) - United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths warned on Tuesday that despite global calls for Israel to spare Rafah in the Gaza Strip, "a ground operation there is on the immediate...
International Atomic Energy Agency Chief Grossi to Visit Iran May 6-8, Mehr Says
DUBAI, April 30 (Reuters) - International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi is scheduled to visit Iran to take part in a nuclear conference from May 6-8 and meet Iranian officials, Iran's Mehr news agency said on Tuesday.
"Grossi will meet Iranian officials in...
UAE-Iran Joint Economic Commission Convenes for First Time in 10 Years
DUBAI, April 30 (Reuters) - A rare United Arab Emirates-Iran joint economic commission will convene in Abu Dhabi from Tuesday to Wednesday, the Iranian Labour News Agency reported, as Tehran seeks to bolster economic ties with the Persian...
US Sanctions on Iranian Hackers Highlight Growing Concern About the Islamic Republic’s Cyberwarriors
By: Vasileios Karagiannopoulos and Iain Reid
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
A feature of the simmering tensions between the US, Israel and Iran has been not just the tit-for-tat missile and drone strikes and assassinations, but accusations of cyberwarfare waged...
Residents of Northern Israel Brace for Possible All-Out War With Iran Regime-Backed Hezbollah
By Andrew MacAskill
HAIFA, Israel April 30 (Reuters) - Eli Harel was an Israeli soldier in his early thirties when he was sent into Lebanon in 2006 to battle fighters from the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah in a...
Iran Regime-Funded Houthis Attack Four Ships in Indian Ocean, Red Sea
By Nayera Abdallah and Enas Alashray
DUBAI/CAIRO, April 30 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis said they targeted the MSC Orion container ship in a drone attack in the Indian Ocean as part of their ongoing campaign against international...
North Koreans Discuss Trade on Rare Visit to Iran
DUBAI, April 29 (Reuters) - A North Korean delegation attended an Iranian expo in Tehran last week and discussed bilateral trade with Iranian government officials and the private sector, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said on Monday.
North Korea and Iran have...
Lufthansa Extends Cancellation of Flights to Tehran Until May 9
BERLIN, April 29 (Reuters) - Lufthansa LHAG.DE will extend the cancellation of flights to the Iranian capital, Tehran, because of security concerns until May 9, the German flag carrier said on Monday.
(Reporting by Ilona Wissenbach, Writing by Rachel More,...
At Sotheby’s, Two Paintings by ‘Persian Picasso’ Bahman Mohasses Sell For Six Figures
By Nazanine Nouri
A painting by Bahman Mohasses, the prominent Iranian artist known as the ‘Persian Picasso,’ sold for 304,800 pounds ($380,000) in the bi-annual Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary Middle East sale, which was held...
