Turkish military equipment and Moroccan and Iranian development and infrastructure projects are tempting for cash-strapped Sahelian military regimes grappling with jihadist violence. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger
The violation of the Hijab and Chastity law carries a fine of three million tomans [$50]. This legislation is set to be ratified by the Guardian Council within three days and will be enforced after the [Persian
Iran and Venezuela are trying to patch together an oil alliance that began to fray last year, according to six people familiar with the matter, after the South American country fell behind on oil swaps that had
China, Russia and Iran have begun joint naval drills in the Gulf of Oman amid increased tensions in the region, in what is the fifth common military exercise held by these countries in recent years. According to
A recent trip to Iran's scenic Kish Island in the Persian Gulf was a stark reminder of the opposing currents pulling Iranian society in dramatically different directions. The biggest casualty here is the country's
Iran has arrested four people on suspicion of giving a foreign-based broadcaster video of an argument between a Shiite cleric and a woman not wearing the mandatory headscarf, Iranian media reported Tuesday. Closed-circuit
Following the recent parliamentary elections, there are reports that more and more Iranians are now turning to the ethnic "tribalism" and away from the central government in Tehran. After the parliamentary elections
Russia said a group of its warships had arrived in Iran to take part in drills with Iran and China in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The joint exercises, called "Maritime Security Belt - ...
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says Iran is seeking to promote major terror attacks by smuggling weapons into the West Bank. “We must prepare for an increase in terror during Ramadan,” Gallant says to troops
An Iranian newspaper said Monday that the parliament has approved a law allowing for the deduction of money from the accounts of women who do not adhere to mandatory hijab. The report by Farhikhtegan newspaper
A Revolutionary Court in Fars province has sentenced a teachers' rights activist to one year in prison. Asghar Amirzadegan was charged with "propaganda activities against the Islamic Republic" in a case initiated
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