Women's rights campaigner serving 12 years' jailNorwegian Nobel committee lauds Iranian protestersPrize likely to anger Islamic Republic's governmentIranian news agency notes 'prize from Westerners'OSLO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Imprisoned Iranian women's rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke to Tehran's theocratic leaders and boost for anti-government protesters.The award-making

Fifty years ago, on October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a daring attack against Israel on two fronts, seeking to reclaim territories lost during the Arab-Israeli war of June 1967. This was a pivotal moment in the history of the modern Middle East as Israel was caught off guard. The attack took place on

HOMS, Syria, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Syria on Friday held funerals for scores of people killed in a drone attack on a graduation ceremony at a military academy in the Homs region the previous day, one of the bloodiest strikes against the military in more than 12 years of civil war.Several weaponised drones hit the

Since the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, China and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region began a seemingly endless honeymoon, strengthening commercial ties, expanding investments, building mutual political convergence, and pursuing integration at an unprecedented pace. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, China was already a relevant

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(Stockholm, 6 October 2023) SIPRI congratulates Narges Mohammadi on the award of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, in recognition of ‘her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all’. ‘Narges Mohammadi is an outstanding individual who has shown extraordinary courage over more than a

As Russia’s influence wanes along its southern borders, the South Caucasus and Central Asia are becoming increasingly connected—a process that could pave the way for the emergence of a new bridge between the EU and China. Amid the war in Ukraine, deepening Sino-U.S. tensions, and major geopolitical realignments in the Middle East, the space stretching

“Narges Mohammadi was top of my shortlist. Her win is a tremendous achievement for women’s rights in Iran," says PRIO Director Henrik Urdal. "Women in the country have been fighting for equality and freedom for generations, and the death of Mahsa Amini became a catalyst against oppression and violence. Today’s laureate, unfairly jailed in Tehran

No, neither Apple nor Amazon is about to start doing business in Iran, and there is no immediate prospect for the normalization of diplomatic relations between Tehran and Washington. Nevertheless, there is a sense of cautious optimism about U.S.-Iranian relations in Iran’s state-censored media. October 2: Technocratic Donya-ye Eqtesad emphasized that the recent registration of

Egypt tops the list of largest buyers of grain from the Russian Federation Chart credit: RUSGRAIN Union's Telegram messenger channel According to provisional data, exports of grain from Russia reached 18.18 million tonnes in the first quarter of the 2023/24 season, which is a 61-percent growth on the same period of last season, RUSGRAIN Union