If you want to die, go to Gilan. This old Iranian proverb does not actually warn people against travel to Gilan, Iran’s beautiful, green, and lushCaspianprovince, though today that meaning may be…
Iran’s management of the coronavirus has exposed glaring deficiencies in Tehran’s decision-making. Iranian medical experts are warning of an escalating outbreak and dire consequences if…
Earlier this month, a video circulated around social media showing a man licking the shrine of Ali ibn Musa Al-Reza stating that he would “eat the coronavirus” thereby ensuring that visitors of the…
As if it was not enough that Lebanon was facing a financial catastrophe that pushed more people to the brink of poverty. Adding to all the economic repercussions on the country, now the Coronavirus…
As the novel coronavirus sweepsIran, the government’s response has been opaque and remarkably deficient, favoring political and religious priorities over pragmatic prevention policies. When the virus…
Several universities have banned their Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace chapters, two anti-Zionist student clubs, as donors and Congress ramp up pressure
With $175bn worth of annual business between the two blocs, a free trade deal seems only sensible, yet visas and vested commercial interests remain obstacles.
Set to the stunning backdrop of AlUla, Norah by Tawfiq Al-Zaidi has broken new ground for Saudi cinema with a story about two people who inspire one another.