Iran commemorates the 40th anniversary of selection of the Islamic Republic as the country’s official governing system, which was approved by the overwhelming majority of voters in a referendum back in 1979, a few weeks after victory of the revolution. Forty years ago, the Iranian people’s call for a political ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AKP suffered a blow in Sunday’s local election with the ruling party set to lose the capital Ankara and risking defeat in the country’s economic hub Istanbul. Losing Turkey’s two major cities would be a clear setback for Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party ...