Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan, winner of the Cannes Palme d’Or in 2014 for “Winter Sleep” among many other accolades, has come under fire from the Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) ...

If you’re looking for a temperature check on the state of the planet’s ecological decline, this is it. For decades, Tehran has faced an oncoming water shortage, brought on by environmental changes, ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Saturday confirmed seizure of a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it traveled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz over violations including carrying an ...

Iran faces a severe water crisis due to decades of mismanagement and the worst drought in 60 years. Tehran, home to 10 million people, has started water rationing, and officials warn of possible ...

Turkey's Ministry of Defense confirmed that 20 soldiers were killed on Tuesday when a military cargo plane crashed in neighboring Georgia on its way back from Azerbaijan. Georgian Interior Minister ...

Iran is set to turn off the water in several regions, including Tehran — as the country falls into the grips of its worst drought in decades. The Islamic Republic announced it would be shutting off ...

Shadi Rouhshahbaz was a Women Peacemaker Fellow at the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, the University of San Diego (2023-2024). She received funding from this fellowship to conduct research on ...

On a recent evening in the north of Iran’s capital of Tehran, a young woman with long hair fashioned into a high ponytail hopped onto a motorcycle behind a male companion. Not far away, two other ...

Iranian journalist Zeinab Rahimi has refused to wear the mandatory hijab for over two years, despite the risk of arrest and imprisonment. She is among a growing number of women and girls who have ...

Turkish TV powerhouse Ay Yapim is launching its first AI-generated series, “Castle Walls,” which focuses on the enigmatic story of present-day Iran’s Alamut Castle. The fortress has been made popular ...

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Tehran, Iran — Iran said Tuesday that 120 Iranians detained in the United States for illegally entering the country will be returned to Iran in the coming days. As many as 400 Iranians would be ...