Saturday, December 13, 2025

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...

G7 Ministers Look to Persuade Russia to Abandon Syria’s Assad

April 11, 2017 By Crispian Balmer and Steve Scherer LUCCA/ITAL (Reuters) - YForeign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialised nations met in Italy on Monday, looking to put pressure on Russia to break its ties with...

Iranian Opposition Figure Karroubi to Vote for Rouhani in Election

May 15, 2017 By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin - Oppose hardliners who seek "Islamic state" - Karroubi - Pragmatist president seeks second term in Friday's vote - Asks supporters for stronger mandate to liberalise society LONDON (Reuters) - Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karroubi, under...

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...

Over 60 electoral “violations” in run-up to Iran vote -judiciary

May 16, 2017 By Babak Dehghanpisheh BEIRUT (Reuters) - More than 60 "violations" linked to Friday's presidential and regional elections in Iran have occurred and two people have been arrested, the judiciary said, at a time...

INTERVIEW: Hollywood Soundtrack Composer, Niyaz Founder Loga Ramin Torkian

By Fred Parvaneh Loga Ramin Torkian is an Iranian-born instrumentalist and composer and co-founder of the electronic-acoustic World Music groups Niyaz and Axiom of Choice. Niyaz blends medieval Sufi poetry and folk songs from Iran, India...

Conversation with a Girl from Kermanshah

October 10, 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 draw...

Attackers bomb Iran parliament and mausoleum, at least 12 dead – Iranian media

June 7, 2017 By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) - Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked Iran's parliament and the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran on Wednesday morning, killing at least 12 people in a twin assault at...

New Travel Ban: Objectionable to Many, More Leeway for Iranian-Americans

March 08, 2017 By Peyman Pejman The Trump administration’s unveiling of a new version of the travel ban to the United States from six mainly-Muslim countries, albeit an improvement, still remains discriminatory towards minority communities such...

Iran’s Leader Lashes Out at Trump, Saudis for Anti-Tehran Alliance

June 4, 2017 LONDON (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out on Sunday against U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's leaders for their new regional alliance against Tehran, saying it would bear...