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Hezbollah under pressure over Syria fighting

AFP: Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah movement came under increasing pressure over accusations it is backing regime troops in Syria, as a rebel leader...

Rushdie says ‘Midnight’ film closes circle

AFP: The 1981 novel won the coveted Booker Prize and launched the Anglo-Indian writer's career -- but seven years later the glamorous ...

Suspects in Canada train plot to appear in court

AFP: Assistant RCMP Commissioner James Malizia told reporters the suspects "were receiving support from Al-Qaeda elements located in Iran" but added: "There's...

US fears promise of Arab Spring may be lost

AFP: Global hopes that democracy could replace dictatorships in Arab Spring nations risk being crushed by repressive regimes, the United States warned...

U.S. to announce $10 billion arms sale in Middle East

Bloomberg: The Obama administration is to announce a $10 billion arms package to Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that will...

Hezbollah-backed Lebanese Shiites fight in Syria

AP: Masked men in camouflage toting Kalashnikov rifles fan out through a dusty olive grove, part of a group of Hezbollah-backed fighters from...

London G8 talks to focus on Syria

AFP: US Secretary of State John Kerry and other G8 foreign ministers were on Thursday to hold a second day of talks in...

The most revealing moment of Obama’s Israel trip

Bloomberg: Obama succeeded in convincing the Israeli defense establishment that he means business when he promises to use military force against the...

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Iran’s Statistics Center reports 115% food inflation

A new report by the Statistical Center of Iran shows that food inflation in March and April this year...

The Rising Cost of Food in Iran; Hidden Pressure on Large Families

The state-run magazine Niniban published a report on April 29 regarding rising food prices. The report stated: “This is...

Four Decades of Bitter Narratives: May Day as a Day of Wrath, Not Celebration, for Iran’s Workers

Does International Workers’ Day represent a celebration of dignity and status for Iran’s labor force? Do they gather in...

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Iran’s Housing Market Under the Rubble of War

The 40-day war involving Iran’s regime, the United States,...

War Economy and Stagflation in Iran

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