The "burqa ban" actually refers to the niqab, a veil closely associated with Wahabi traditionalists in the Arabian peninsula. FRANCE 24 looks at the different types of veil worn across

How can we explain the contradictions of the green movement in Iran – with a pro-Islamic Republic leadership in Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, but at the same time,

If an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor had gone on hunger strike in support of a besieged people in another part of the world, and hundreds of mostly western protesters had been

Iran’s “December Rising” by opposition forces against the government bore all the markings of a dress rehearsal for the revolution to come.

A timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan should set the stage for the military neutralization of the country.

Soheila a 32-year-old from the fertile Nile Delta region is one of many people caught up in a thriving trade for illegal organs in Egypt, where there is no legal

A report issued by an American think tank close to the Israeli lobby in the United States called on encouraging the Arab states, particularly Egypt and Saudi Arabia, to actively

The happy sages of disbelief in Iran's peaceful intentions can never be satisfied by any counter-evidence that disturbs their "regime of truth" about Iran,

Barack Obama brought hope for diplomacy between the United States and Iran after 30 years of enmity.

Iran has not gone to war against its neighbors in modern times (Iraq invaded it in 1980).