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Lebanese militant Anis Naccache died Monday of coronavirus in a Damascus hospital at the age of 70.
Forough Abbasi has spoken out against the travel banned imposed on her coach and called for greater rights for women in Iran.
Israel was the only country to foresee Iran revolution
Israel did not warn its Western allies about the imminent threat to the Shah's regime, despite its foresight.
Involving regional states in Iran talks will spell failure
Comment: It would be a mistake to allow long-standing and difficult issues of regional rivalries to interfere in future negotiations with Iran, ...
Iran to mark revolution anniversary with wheels-only parades
Hit hard by coronavirus, Iran will mark the 42nd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution with parades featuring cars and motorcycles ...
Iranian cleric claims Covid vaccine turns people gay
Ayatollah Abbas Tabrizian has taken to social media to claim that the coronavirus vaccine is turning people gay and that his followers should refuse the jab.
UN court takes on Iran-US sanctions case
A UN court ruled that it can take on Iran's bid to overturn US nuclear sanctions.
How the odds were stacked against Yemen's revolution
In-depth: A decade since the 2011 uprising, the hopes of Yemenis for freedom and an end to authoritarian rule have been shattered by war and a ...
We needed a cultural revolution, not another uprising
The long read: Bahey el-Din Hassan explores how elites, who were unable to rise to the task of mounting organised collective action, caused the ...
Bomb threat at US Supreme Court ahead of inauguration
The US has arrested an Iranian academic on charges of acting as an agent of the Islamic Republic.
Tech fuelled the Arab Spring, then helped quash it
Comment: Social media played an important role in the Arab uprisings, but over the last decade, authoritarian regimes have embraced this ...
Soleimani video game set for release as Iran mourns
First-person shooter game 'General in the Shadows' is set at the 2014 siege of Amerli in Iraq.
Iran general hints Soleimani could be avenged 'inside America
Authorities in the United States said a threat has been made by unknown perpetrators to avenge the killing of Iranian Commander Qasem ...
Iran, Israel and Turkey in a post-Arab Spring region
Analysis: Non-Arab powers have emerged as new regional centres of influence in the Middle East's changing geopolitical map.
Iraqis chanting anti-US slogans mark year since Soleimani killing
Pro-Iranian supporters, many dressed in black, massed in Baghdad's central Tahrir Square to also condemn Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa ...
The New Arab's Most Important Stories from 2020
A retrospective of our coverage of 2020's leading stories
Iran honours Soleimani, killed a year ago by US
Iran is mourning the first anniversary of the death of military commander Qasem Soleimani.
A decade of upheaval, lost hopes after Arab Spring
From a time after 2011, the surge towards the dreams of the Arab Spring seemed irreversible. Now they are further than ever.
Iran executes journalist who encouraged 2017 protests
He helped to inspire protests across the country.
US Navy official says 'uneasy deterrence' reached with Iran
Vice Admiral Samuel Paparo described having a "healthy respect" for Iran's navy.
Trump policies 'allowed Iran to increase nuclear material': Biden
President-elect Joe Biden has signalled he will return the US to a nuclear accord with Iran.
Reviving diplomacy, Biden seeks Iran talks after rejoining deal
Biden hinted at a return to the US nuclear agreement, but said it's "going to be hard".
Behind Bahrain's gamble on normalisation with Israel
Analysis: Despite the risk of exacerbating Bahrain's already volatile domestic politics, normalisation with Israel confirms the importance of ...
The soundtrack of the Arab uprisings in 10 songs
Few of the pro-democracy protesters who took the Middle East by storm in 2011 had a flag to raise or leader to follow. But all had a song to ...
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