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Yazidi Iraqi keeps tradition alive of arak-making from dates
Middle East
October 20, 2020
Yazidi Iraqi keeps tradition alive of arak-making from dates
BASHIQA, Iraq (Reuters) – Saad Hussein, a 42-year-old Yazidi Iraqi, is one of the last in the northern region of…
Iran intends to restart activities at Arak heavy water nuclear reactor: ISNA news agency
Middle East
July 28, 2019
Iran intends to restart activities at Arak heavy water nuclear reactor: ISNA news agency
GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, told lawmakers on Sunday that Iran will…
Iran set to exceed nuclear deal uranium enrichment cap
Middle East
July 7, 2019
Iran set to exceed nuclear deal uranium enrichment cap
Iran said Sunday it was set to breach the uranium enrichment cap set by an endangered nuclear deal within hours…
Iran sentences 3 rights lawyers to prison
Middle East
December 11, 2018
Iran sentences 3 rights lawyers to prison
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has sentenced two human rights lawyers to six years in prison and a third to…
Making, drinking arak a source of national pride in Lebanon
Middle East
September 20, 2018
Making, drinking arak a source of national pride in Lebanon
TAANAYEL, Lebanon (AP) — Every part of Lebanon’s national drink, arak, is infused with tradition — from distilling the…