VOA – TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran’s supreme leader put the Islamic Republic’s armed forces on alert Tuesday to assist health officials in combating the outbreak of the new coronavirus, the deadliest outside... Read more »
VOA - PENTAGON - U.S. security and intelligence officials are warning voters to expect foreign actors to try to sway their views as they prepare to go to the polls in a... Read more »
VOA – The win in South Carolina was the first primary victory for Biden in his three presidential campaigns. Super Tuesday will prove whether it signals a resurgence, where party leaders try... Read more »
VOA – DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – After facing sanctions and the risk of war amid tensions with the United States, Iran’s Shi’ite theocracy now has an enemy in the new coronavirus... Read more »
VOA – BEIRUT – In the Middle East, even virus outbreaks are political. The coronavirus has killed 26 people in Iran the highest toll outside of China where it originated. Many of... Read more »
VOA – The remaining members of the floundering Iran nuclear deal are set to meet in Vienna Wednesday for the first time since Germany, France, and Britain initiated dispute procedures that could... Read more »
VOA – ISTANBUL – Turkish tourist arrivals surged in January but there are signs of a slowdown in the following months, a hotel association said on Monday, while the closure of Turkey’s... Read more »
VOA – In the rush to replace insecure, unreliable electronic voting machines after Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential race, state and local officials have scrambled to acquire more trustworthy equipment... Read more »
VOA – CAIRO – Iranian media is saying that preliminary results of Friday’s parliamentary election are showing conservatives winning 70% of the 290-seat chamber, with independents taking about 20%, and reformists just... Read more »
GENEVA – The head of the World Health Organization says he fears the increase in the number of cases of coronavirus in Iran could be a signal of worse things to come. ... Read more »