Iranians are living a transformation. What appears to be another episodic period of unrest is, in fact, an inevitable civic ...

I visited the Shah’s Iran in 1975 as a young girl, and it felt tolerant, elegant and modern. My parents and I were travelling ...

The regime may have been able to crush the latest wave of protests using its tried-and-tested playbook of repression. But the ...

Letting protests play out, moving US military assets into place and temporarily 'placating' Gulf states support Trump's ...

Western society’s insistence on a midwinter “handbrake turn” into resolutions is a triumph of arbitrary Roman history (the Julian calendar) over biology. Perhaps if we followed the Hindu model and ...

The Kurds constitute one of the most important social and cultural components of Syrian society and are widely recognized as ...

Residents of the Kurdish Syrian city of Qamishli voiced disillusionment on Monday after a deal with Damascus struck a fatal ...

Report claims unrestricted online access will be a ‘government privilege’, limited to individuals vetted by regime ...

A statement published by the Syrian presidency said that over the next few days, the SDF is expected to develop a detailed ...

Iran may be moving towards a permanent break from the global internet, with access restricted to individuals approved by the ...

The Presidential Decree No. 13 of 2026, issued by President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Friday, marks a historic turning point that ...

TEHRAN - South Khorasan province is home to a wide range of traditional foods that, despite their simplicity, reflect rich diversity and authentic flavors shaped by local climate and lifestyle. These ...