An Iranian woman has reportedly been barred from taking political office in Iran because religious conservatives think she is “too attractive”.
Foreign ministers from the European Union have agreed to put the military wing of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on the EU’s terror list.
As the conflict in Syria becomes increasingly sectarian and external powers, both local and international, begin to become more involved, the people of Syria are being caught in the cross-fire.
The 2009 Iranian elections were mired in a accusations of irregularities and voter fraud, but with the election of Hassan Rouhani and his platform of “hope and prudence”, the 2013 elections were a different experience.
The presidential election in Iran represents the latest instalment in almost 35 years of debate and confrontation over the meaning…