Eurasianet

A facile and naïve plan being discussed in Washington risks backfiring on Iran’s minority Christians.

The country's largest oil refinery is no stranger to scandals.

The appearance of the self-defense units is the second time this year that civil society has been forced to hold the line. Where the state repeatedly fails to live up to its obligations, volunteers step in.

While it would be wrong to start pointing fingers and formulating conspiracy theories, clearly the risks are many and real.

Chinese personnel, whose presence Dushanbe denies, forbid reporters from filming.

The government’s lack of capacity helps explain the about-face.

Pollution fell along with traffic during quarantine, but airborne levels of several toxic chemicals rose far above WHO limits.

Government troops are rumored to have been dispatched to quell the trouble.

Supporters of the move think it will provide a useful outlet for the momentarily unemployed.