Minorities in Iran and the conflict between central and marginal forces
By: Yasser Assadi, an Ahwazi human rights activist. The formation of objectively identifiable and self-identifying ethnic minorities is the result of a complex of interacting…
Mammadyarov: Azerbaijan will continue to provide assistance to those who need it.
“In 2017 Azerbaijan was one of the first countries to allocate 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Rohingya Muslims who are suffering as the result…
EU plans to cut financial assistance to Turkey
The European Commission’s long-term budget proposal for the 2021-2027 period released on May 2 includes a Western Balkan Strategy for further enlargement, but omits Turkey,…
Saudi Arabia appoints 1st woman commercial attaché
Saudi Arabia has appointed a woman as a commercial attaché, the first such move in the history of the oil-rich kingdom. Samar Bint Mazin Saleh…
Turkey’s ruling AK Party unveils election manifesto
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday announced his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s manifesto ahead of the June 24 elections. Speaking at the provincial…
Qatar provides 8 million dollars in humanitarian aids to Libya
Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) have signed an $8 million funding agreement to address the humanitarian and medical needs…
No hidden rooms in Tutankhamun burial chamber, says Egypt
Egypt’s antiquities ministry has said new radar scans provide conclusive evidence that there are no hidden rooms inside King Tutankhamun’s burial chamber. Mostafa Waziri, the…
Israeli PM steps up calls to end the Iranian nuclear deal
Israel’s prime minister on Sunday stepped up his calls for world powers to end the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran as President Donald Trump decides…
Iranian Americans to present policy options on Iran in 2018 Iran Freedom Convention
In attendance at the 2018 Iran Freedom Convention will be 1,000 delegates of Iranian-American communities in 40 states. Among them are scholars, academics, technology leaders,…
Trump is going easy on Iran
President Trump’s fixation on tearing up the Iranian nuclear deal is leading him to miss — or worse, fuel — the real threat that Iran…