Azar: I worry if I’ll be Able to Continue My Studies
Saturday, October 8, 2016
On 19 December 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 66/170, declaring 11 October as the International Day of the Girl Child. The main objective of this resolution was to...
Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani to Resign
October 29, 2017 Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani is to resign, Reuters has reported. In a letter, Barzani has informed the Kurdish parliament that he will not seek an extension to his presidential term...
Two Saudi policemen hurt in bombing in restive Shi’ite town-SPA
May 30, 2017
DUBAI (Reuters) - Two policemen were wounded when a bomb exploded in Awamiya in eastern Saudi Arabia, where many of the country's Shi'ite Muslim minority live, state news agency SPA reported on...
Washington and Tehran Ponder Ways to Modify Nuclear Deal
March 05, 2017
By Peyman Pejman
Iran’s recent announcement of the purchase of uranium ore from Kazakhstan, and the attendance of a large Iranian delegation at the two-day conference on international nuclear cooperation, sponsored by the...
The Enigma of US Boots on the Ground in Northern Syria
February 25, 2017
Peyman Pejman
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering sending an as-yet-unspecified number of ground troops to northern Syria to combat the so-called Islamic State, delivering one of his main campaign promises to “defeat...
Thousands mourn Tehran attack victims, chant Death to Saudi
June 9, 2017
By Parisa Hafezi
ANKARA (Reuters) - Thousands packed Tehran’s streets on Friday to mourn the victims of two suicide bomb and gun attacks, and joined their supreme leader in accusing regional rival Saudi...
Trump to resume precision munitions deliveries to Saudis -officials
June 13, 2017
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration notified Congress last week that it soon planned to begin delivering precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia under a 2015 weapons deal, congressional officials said on Tuesday.
The...
Majlis Seeks to Ease Travel Restrictions on Married Women
October 22, 2017 The Cultural Committee of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) has passed an amendment bill which, if ratified, will enable married women to participate in sporting competitions, religious pilgrimages, seminars and conferences held outside...
Elections: Allegations of Corruption and Influence Peddling
May 20, 2017
By Roshanak Asteraki
Hostilities between reformist and conservative camps have reached a toxic level ahead of the presidential elections on Friday 19 May 2017.
Reformist President Hassan Rouhani and Ebrahim Raisi, a conservative cleric...
Gross Negligence Caused Plasco Disaster
By Kamyar Behrang
January 30, 2017: The iconic Plasco shopping complex was destroyed in a deadly fire on January 19, 2017. For many Iranians, the building stood as a nostalgic reminder of a bygone era...
