Costumed Warriors Commemorate Ashura in Iran

VOA — NOOSH ABAD, IRAN — Once a year, in central Iran’s city of Noosh Abad, men don warrior costumes and children portray supernatural beings to usher in one of the holiest... Read more »

‘Epitome of Courage’: Iranian Photojournalist Recognized for Covering Women’s Rights

Yalda Moaiery has traveled to some of the most dangerous countries in the world in her 23-year career. She photographed the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and has covered conflict and natural... Read more »

In Georgia, Trump Investigation Entangles Allies

VOA — The clock is ticking for former President Donald Trump and his allies in Georgia, where they could face criminal charges for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election. A grand... Read more »

Iran Gives Details to UN Inspectors About 2 Sites Where Manmade Uranium Was Found

VOA — DUBAI, UAE — Iran said Wednesday it gave new details to the United Nations about two sites near Tehran that inspectors say bore traces of manmade uranium, part of a... Read more »

Iranian Oil Remains Stuck Off US Coast as Shippers Fear Repercussions

VOA — HOUSTON — A cargo of sanctioned Iranian crude oil that was confiscated by the United States has been sitting off the Texas coast for eight weeks, unable to be unloaded... Read more »

US on Track to Issue Most Student Visas Since 2016

VOA — U.S. State Department officials and a recent report by ApplyBoard, a Canadian-based international student recruitment platform, indicate the United States is set to issue the most student visas in a... Read more »

Modern slavery gangmasters exploit care worker shortage

BBC — The number of modern slavery cases reported within the UK care industry has more than doubled in the past year. There were 109 potential victims, exploited for personal or financial... Read more »

Iran Targets Company Over Photos of Female Workers Without Headscarves

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iranian authorities have shut down one of the offices of the country’s biggest e-commerce company and launched judicial procedures after it published pictures online showing... Read more »

Iran Says 4 Policemen Shot Dead in Southeast

VOA — Four Iranian policemen were killed on Sunday after attackers fired on a patrol in the restive southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan near the border with Pakistan, state media reported. “Three policemen... Read more »

Iran Begins Military Drill as US Sends More Fighter Planes to Region

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran on Sunday began an annual air force drill in the central part of the country, state media reported, as the United States sends more fighter planes... Read more »