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THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 12:00 PM CET In Iran, Climate Change Is Becoming a Matter of Life and Death but the Tyrannical

TEHRAN — A trip down the 19 kilometers of Valiasr Street, the avenue that splits Tehran in two, is like walking through a metaphor for Iranian society. At one end, by the railway station on Rahahan Square, the houses are narrow and tatty; but continue towards Tajrish Square, and glass skyscrapers an...

HISTORY IS WHAT HURTS, Fredric Jameson quipped forever ago. There is a lot of history in the Fifty-Eighth Carnegie International, which reminds us that art should hurt, too. Unlike the previous International, which exulted in “museum joy”—as curator Ingrid Schaffner’s termed the epiphanic wonder that arises through experiencing artwork with other people—the latest edition of North America’s longest-running survey of international contemporary art slices through our relentless positi...

The 22-year-old is believed to have been beaten to death at a Tehran police station last week after "morality police" had reprimanded her clothing. The case has sparked the nation's outrage. But as ordinary Iranians testify, such beatings, torture and a home brand of misogyny are hallmarks of the 40-year Islamic Republic of Iran.

Pensioners Continue Protest Rallies in 5 Cities Arak Bazaar continued its fourth day of strike today, Wednesday, June 15. Bazaar merchants in Fasa and

Mouvement Communiste analyse the mass protest movement which swept Iran in 2009 following the reelection of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and provoked the most serious political crisis that the regime since the Iran-Iraq war.

Modern Diplomacy Published 3 months ago Turkey, a weakened power While Turkey is currently experiencing tensions with the European Union, the country has always distinguished itself by having an undeniable influence, especially during the heyday of the Ottoman Empire. However, this Turkish influence is weakening more and more, especially with the European Union, which it has been striving to join since 1987. Recently, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed his disapproval about t...