Alavi, who’s served time in prisons in Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, is now seeking asylum in Armenia.

Iran has sentenced Palme d'Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi in absentia to one year in prison and a travel ban over "propaganda activities" against the country, his lawyer told AFP on Monday. The ...

The draw for the 2026 World Cup takes place on Friday December 5, 2025. The draw will begin at 12pm local time – 5pm in the UK.

As the United States mounts pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, nations in the Caribbean, South America and across the world are revealing where their support lies.

Five people have been killed and five more injured in two attacks launched from neighbouring Afghanistan over the past week, Tajikistan's presidential press service said on Monday.

Young people across Iran have been leading a dramatic change in social mores in recent months. “We have a fearless young ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Fall marks the start of Iran’s rainy season, but large parts of the country have barely seen a drop as the nation faces one of its worst droughts in decades. Several key reservoirs ...

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” was crowned best feature film and the dissident Iranian director Jafar ...

Tehran is grappling with a water crisis so severe the Iranian president has suggested people may need to evacuate, and the situation goes well beyond the capital. The weeks tick by, still the rains ...

Dec 1 - Cameroon have omitted goalkeeper Andre Onana from their squad for the Africa Cup of Nations starting this month in ...

In the Kangra village where Wing Commander Namansh Syal grew up ploughing fields and keeping his dreams close, neighbours ...