UMLUJ, Saudi Arabia—Ahmad Hamid normally spends his summers partying in London nightclubs. Stranded at dwelling in…
Day: October 9, 2020
Putin Loses His Footing in Russia’s Backyard
MOSCOW—A sequence of crises in Russia’s neighbors is upending the Kremlin’s options for further economic and…
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, a Paragon of Persian Music, Dies at 80
When Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Iran’s most celebrated modern singer, threw his common popularity behind pro-democracy protesters in…
U.S. Sanctions Additional Iranian Banks
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration Thursday blacklisted 18 Iranian financial institutions that continue to be unsanctioned under its…