RFI — Iran’s Foreign Ministry has declared hardline judge Ebrahim Raisi the country’s new president after Friday’s elections, in which many political heavyweights were barred from running. Congratulations poured in for Raisi... Read more »
VOA — CAIRO – Iran’s interior minister on Saturday declared judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi the winner of the nation’s presidential election, saying he’d drawn 17 million of the 28 million votes cast.... Read more »
BBC — Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi has won Iran's presidential election in a race that was widely seen as being designed to favour him. Read more »
VOA — GENEVA – The World Food Program warns tens of millions of people, mainly in Africa, are teetering on the brink of famine because of conflict, climate shocks and economic downturn... Read more »
VOA — Iranians voted Friday in a presidential election marked by a low turnout and a lack of formidable rivals to the candidacy of Iran’s ultraconservative judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi. There were no official... Read more »
VOA — GENEVA – The United Nations warns accelerating climate change is causing a dramatic intensification of global drought disasters, which are threatening agricultural production, the world’s safe water supply and other... Read more »
DW — Islamic hard-liner Ebrahim Raisi is viewed as the favorite to win the presidential election. But given the nation's dire economic straits, he is expected to continue Tehran's current approach to... Read more »
VOA — A new study in the United States reveals that nearly 25% of COVID-19 patients experienced new health problems well after their initial diagnosis. The non-profit group FAIR Health analyzed the... Read more »
VOA — CAIRO, EGYPT – Iran’s reported desire to purchase a Russian advanced satellite system is not “particularly concerning” to U.S. security in the region, according to the commander who oversees U.S.... Read more »
VOA — More than half the cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada are awash with a toxic industrial compound associated with serious health conditions, including cancer and reduced birth weight,... Read more »