Forty eight Iranian pilgrims have been kidnapped from a bus in the vicinity of a shrine near the Syrian capital Damascus, reports say. Iranian diplomats blamed the abduction, from close to the Shia shrine of Sayyida Zainab, on “armed groups”. Syrian state television later gave the same account of the incident. Meanwhile, fresh fighting has [...]
Young Iranians must adopt complicated and creative behavior to navigate around restrictions on their private lives, says journalist Kamin Mohammadi, writer, journalist and broadcaster specializing in Iran. Iran, in her long history, has been no stranger to repression and dictatorship, mostly from invaders. Iranians quickly developed the habit of thriving when times are tough, of [...]
According to Thai officials, a man thought to be Iranian has had both legs blown off after attempting to throw a bomb at police in the country’s capital Bangkok. Two other explosions were reported in the same busy commercial district of Bangkok, injuring four other people. Police said one blast took place at the house [...]
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