A new bike-sharing initiative in the Iranian capital is trying to ameliorate the city’s traffic and pollution problem
China is becoming the preferred destination for countries such as Ghana and Nigeria
This year, an unprecedented fiscal crunch caused by low oil prices forced the government to suspend infrastructure investments. But new dams alone won’t save Iraq’s waterways, experts warn.
As the crisis continues to unfold, the biggest threat may be the vested interest in maintaining the civil war Therefore, with no end in sight to the conflict plaguing the nation, the question worth asking is: who benefits from a Yemen at war?
A religious and nationalist agenda has replaced the promise of development and left India ill-equipped to manage the pandemic
Europe’s far-right nationalists are closing their borders and using Covid-19 as a guise to deport and deny entry to refugees and asylum seekers
The travel restrictions will allow South Africa to turn back passengers arriving from areas affected by Covid-19 that are deemed high risk
The scales are still tilted in favour of men, but younger people with tertiary education have less discriminatory attitudes
If nothing changes and infections continue to increase at the current rate, South African healthcare facilities could be further overwhelmed
Academics and civil society organisations from around the world condemn the arbitrary imprisonment of academics in Iran
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has warned that military confrontation with Iran will impact global peace and stability, as he visits the Middle East hoping to ease tensions spiked by the US killing of a top Iranian general. His comments came at the start of a five-day Gulf tour that had been thrown into doubt after […]
The Trump administration is only the latest to push the boundaries of the law to take out foreign adversaries
The markets fluctuated after Trump last week ordered the killing of Iran’s top military commander Qassem Soleiman
Given the general’s standing, Iran is unlikely to back down
Iran’s response to the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani have raised tensions between the US and Iran. But war seems unlikely at this point
Tehran wanted to appear decisive to calm a clamour for revenge, without provoking President Donald Trump to unleash all-out armed conflict
The Boeing 737 had left Tehran’s international airport bound for Kiev
The crush in the southeastern city of Kerman came as Iran prepared to bury Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani
Ties have deteriorated after an American precision drone strike killed Iran’s Major General Qasem Soleimani
Trump bluntly warned Iran against taking vengeance, repeating his insistence that US bombing targets could include Iran’s cultural heritage sites
It is the first time Donald Trump has hinted at a potential American military response to drone attacks, which slashed Saudi oil production by half
Officials say locals were recruited while applying for visas to US
US President Trump warned on Monday that Iran is "playing with fire" after Tehran said it exceeded a limit on enriched uranium reserves
Trump stepped back from launching US airstrikes inside Iran, but the conflict is unabated and there appears to be no way out of confrontation for now
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused Trump of allowing his team to "trash diplomacy" and "abet war crimes"
Despite international scepticism, the US government has been pointing to increasing threats from Iran
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday tightened the screws further on Iran with sanctions on its mining industry
Iran’s president on Monday blasted a US "conspiracy" against the country as vast crowds marked 40 years since the Islamic revolution
In small plots below the snowy peaks of Mount Toubkal, saffron cultivation in Taliouine has remained largely unchanged for centuries
Middle Eastern arms customer and oil supplier dictates US foreign policy. Sounds familiar?
President Donald Trump’s administration re-imposed sanctions lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal
On Friday, Washington confirmed it was going ahead with a second round of sanctions set to take effect on Monday