Mon, 2021-03-08 22:56 WASHINGTON D.C.: Iran’s persecution of political dissidents has been well documented. But the popular conception of the “Iranian people” tends to privilege the grievances of Shiite Muslims and Persian speakers over those of ethnic minorities. Prominence is … read more
Mon, 2021-03-08 21:53 ROME: Pope Francis on Monday said he promises to visit Lebanon, but has not considered the possibility of visiting the “beloved country of Syria.” Speaking to the 75 journalists traveling with him on the papal flight from … read more
Author: Mon, 2021-03-08 21:46 AL-MUKALLA: The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office in Yemen, Katharina Ritz, has been criticized for meeting Iran’s representative in Houthi-controlled Sanaa. Yemen’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Awadh bin Mubarak said Monday … read more
Mon, 2021-03-08 20:22 VIENNA: Iran has started enriching uranium with a third set of advanced IR-2m centrifuges at its underground plant at Natanz, the U.N. nuclear watchdog told its member states on Monday, a further breach of Tehran’s 2015 deal with … read more
This week’s selection comes from Steve Cleary, Lead Curator of Literary and Creative Recordings. Tangier, Morocco by Brett Hodnett – used under Creative Commons license CC-BY-SA-2.0 Today’s selection features the Moroccan writer Mohamed Choukri (1935-2… read more