M K Bharakumar |
Five days after Turkey summoned the US charge d’affaires in Ankara to convey its concerns over the US’ continuing support for the Kurdish militia...
Andrew Korybko |
Iran banned the teaching of English in both government and non-government primary schools. The decree comes after a week of protests at...
James M Dorsey |
If week-long anti-government protests in Iran exposed the Islamic republic’s deep-seated economic and political problems, they also laid bare Saudi Arabia’s...
News Analysis |
Contradictory reports fuelled suspicion and debate on the news of the former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad’s arrest over ‘inciting violence’ as reported...
AFP |
Nine people were killed as fresh unrest hit Iran overnight, state television said Tuesday, while hundreds have been arrested as authorities crack down...
AFP |
Despite demonstrators chanting provocative slogans against Iran's Islamic rulers, analysts say the roots of the current protests lie in the same anger at...
James M Dorsey |
In supporting recent anti-government protests in Iran, both Iranian hardliners and the US State Department may want to be careful what...
AFP |
Iranian police are taking a softer approach to breaches of Islamic rules, opting for education over punishment, Tehran's police chief said on Wednesday.
"According...
