Iran Debates Women’s Right To Ride Motorcycles
Iran’s conservative-dominated parliament is facing a difficult choice: will it finally grant women the legal right to ride…
I left my corporate job to start my own business. It was a disaster
From investors calling them ‘idiots’ to being forced to apply for jobs, three entrepreneurs share what they learned…
Will a US-backed economic zone incentivise Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah? | Israel attacks Lebanon
The United States has floated a proposal for an economic zone in southern Lebanon in what analysts tell…
Fears Grow For Lukashenko Critic Who Disappeared In Turkey
The disappearance of a former Belarusian diplomat in Turkey last week has sparked fears that Minsk may have…
Iran’s Fragile Economy Braces For More Instability After Sanctions Snapback
Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains…
‘In a nightmare’: India braces for big layoffs as Trump’s tariffs bite | Business and Economy
New Delhi, India – In a sprawling market in the Indian capital, Anuj Gupta sits in a corner…
Are European powers pushing Iran into a corner with UN sanctions threat? | Nuclear Weapons News
Three European powers have triggered a process that would reimpose punishing United Nations sanctions on Iran for ostensibly…
US Citizen On Trial In Russia After Abrupt Arrest, Alleged Abuse
On the morning of November 19, 2024, US citizen Timur Kishukov was to fly back to his home…
Australia Moves To Blacklist Iran’s IRGC, Increasing Pressure On UK And EU
Australia has decided to expel Iran’s ambassador and move toward officially designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)…
Islamic Republic Has ‘No Future But Collapse’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has claimed a recent opposition conference in Brussels was tied to the Iran-Israel…
Extent of Britain’s ‘invasive tech’ mass facial-recognition roll-out disturbs rights groups
Some 4.7 million faces were scanned in 2024 alone, according to the NGO Liberty. UK police have deployed…
How burgers helped me better understand my Vietnamese immigrant mother | Features
When I was a girl growing up in Maryland, my dinner table was often laden with typical American…