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Basharat Shameem
Tariq Ali’s The Stone Woman as an Allegory of Turkey
04 Aug 2020
Orthodoxy battles longing for modernity in this novel, which is as much about the present as the past.
Peoples Dispatch
Will Killing of Two Protesters Spur Another Round of Massive Anti-government Protests in Iraq
29 Jul 2020
Anti-government protests have resumed intermittently in capital Baghdad and few other Iraqi cities due to regular power outages afflicting ordinary citizens during this time of intense summer.
Peoples Dispatch
Jordanian Govt Shuts Down Largest Teachers’ Union, Detains Its Leaders
28 Jul 2020
The Jordanian Teachers Syndicate, the largest union in the country with over 100,000 members, is being persecuted days after it staged a rally demanding that the government implement an agreement…
Abdul Rahman
Iran Faces Twin Challenges of COVID-19 and American Sanctions
27 Jul 2020
The worst hit country in West Asia, Iran has had a tough time coping with the pandemic amid US sanctions. It has resorted to strengthening links with countries such as Russia and China towards this…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Isolated US to Opt for Hurried Exit from Afghanistan After Allegations Russian Bounty Killings?
01 Jul 2020
The controversy allegations of bounty killings has upset Moscow making it impossible for US-Russian cooperation and coordination over the intra-Afghan peace talks, as was envisaged earlier.
Abdul Rahman
Two Years of US Sanctions Against Iran
24 Jun 2020
The US withdrew the last set of exemptions provided to some foreign companies to work on Iranian nuclear sites in May, which also marked the second anniversary of Donald Trump administration’s…
Abdul Rahman
Rising Threat of Disintegration of Yemen and the Role of the Islah Party
12 Jun 2020
Though the Southern Transitional Council in Aden is supported by the UAE, its real legitimacy is rooted in its attempts to counter the rising Saudi interference in Yemeni politics through puppets…
Peoples Dispatch
US Announces End of Sanction Waivers Under Nuclear Deal to Iran
29 May 2020
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo announced the end of exemptions provided under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to some foreign companies to work on certain Iranian nuclear sites. The waiver was renewed…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Will Iran’s Defiance of US Sanctions Help Venezuela Retain Strategic Autonomy?
26 May 2020
The dispatch of oil to lubricate the beleaguered Venezuelan economy may prove to be the harbinger of an assertive Iranian power projection elsewhere in Latin America too.
Peoples Dispatch
Iran Anti-war Bill in Tatters After Trump Veto and Senate Failure to Uphold It
08 May 2020
The presidential veto is set to be challenged in the US Congress, where the resolution would require a two-thirds majority in both houses to override the veto.