Gigantic kilim carpet unveiled in southern Iran
Tourism February 22, 2021 TEHRAN – A gigantic handwoven kilim carpet was unveiled on Sunday during an official ceremony held in the town of Ghirokarzin, southern Iran. “The kilim carpet, […]
“An extraordinary wave of support”: Muslim leaders and government officials denounce Iran’s persecution of Baha’is
Baha’i National Center Fri, February 19, 2021, Washington, D.C., Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading Muslims, government officials, and parliamentarians around the world have joined a growing outcry at the unjust confiscation of properties owned by Baha’is in the farming village of Ivel in Iran. The ruling to allow […]
Why the Gulf states need to forge their own Iran policy
Author DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB February 14, 2021 A general view of a session of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit held in Riyadh. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/rsy2c Mohammad Jawad […]
Iranian nuclear scientist killed by one-ton automated gun in Israeli hit — Jewish Chronicle
A view shows the scene of the attack that killed Prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, outside Tehran, Iran, November 27, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters Short Url […]
Zarif urges dialogue with regional Arab states to maintain security
Politics January 29, 2021 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on Iran’s Arab neighbors to seize on the opportunity to advance cooperation among […]
Israel military chief orders plans to attack Iran
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS TEL AVIV MID-EAST JAN 26, 2021 A Patriot missile launcher is seen during the “Blue Flag” multinational air defense exercise at the Ovda air force base, north […]
Russia says Biden must lift sanctions to save Iran nuclear deal
By AFP – Jan 26,2021 – JORDAN TIMES This undated photo shows Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran (AFP file photo) MOSCOW — Russia said on Tuesday it was […]
Professor enumerates problems in Islamic world but promises bright future
By Javad Heirannia International January 11, 2021 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – A professor from the George Washington University elaborates on the problems facing the Islamic world, ranging from injustice, […]
Chanting anti-US slogans, Iraqi militia supporters mark year since Soleimani’s killing
Maher Nazeh Reuters Baghdad / Mon, January 4, 2021 Iraqis, including supporters of Hashid Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces), hold placards and flags as they gather to mark the one year […]
IRAN: Qazvin: a city with fascinating churches, Armenian neighborhoods
By Afshin Majlesi December 31, 2020 – TEHRAN TIMES Besides serving as places of worship and religious services, churches are visited for their splendor and architectural beauty, their majesty and […]
American soft coup against Iraqi people
Politics December 31, 2020 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – Iran has agreed to resume gas exports to neighboring Iraq, thereby saving Iraq from a widespread power outage. The agreement to […]
2020 appears to have brought real change to the Middle East
Author SIR JOHN JENKINS December 31, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/ynsv8 It is always sobering to revisit your own predictions. So, before I started writing this piece — about the region in 2020 and what we might expect in 2021 — I went back to what I wrote last year. I […]
GSA: Trump’s unpredictability pushed Arabs to seek partnership with other powers
By Mohammad Mazhari International December 25, 2020 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – Chief executive officer of Gulf State Analytics (GSA) says that the “unpredictability” of U.S. policies under Trump’s presidency […]
IRAN: U.S. sanctions’ silver lining for Iranian home appliance industry Economy
By Ebrahim Fallahi December 25, 2020 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – Although the U.S. sanctions have created major problems for the Iranian economy in many areas, for one particular industry […]
Switzerland returns smuggled antiquities to Iran
December 20, 2020 – TEHRAN – A total of 49 works of ancient art that had been looted and smuggled out of Iran some four decades ago have recently been […]
Historical exchange of letters between Caliph Omar and the Persian Emperor
HISTORICAL RESPONSE 21 DECEMBER, 2020 WELCOME INTRODUCTION The original copy of this historical response letter from King of Persia Yazdgird III (632–651 C.E) to the Arab Caliph of Muslims Omar […]
UN chief calls on member states to engage in trade with Iran
Politics December 19, 2020 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called on all UN member states to engage in trade with Iran, highlighting the […]
How a poem could spark a new Iran-Turkey conflict
Author DR. ABDEL AZIZ ALUWAISHEG December 14, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/jeb9x Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Ilham Aliyev during a joint news conference following their meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. […]
Biden and the JCPOA: Lessons from Arab and Iranian public opinion
Dec 14,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY With Joe Biden as President-elect and Donald Trump soon leaving the White House, analysts are engaging in endless speculation about what […]
Covid, Brexit and a crippled economy
11th December 20200 As the world breathes a sigh of relief with the emergence of the Covid-19 vaccine, darker realities await us. Bergamo – an Italian province that was the “deadliest killing field” during the pandemic in the West – is a “disturbing postcard from the posttraumatic aftermath of the […]
