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The Israeli-U.S. assault on Iran that began on February 28 has caused destruction on a scale that has shocked much of the Muslim world. [1]

Iran has experienced severe drought in recent months. In a large part of the country, water pools of vital importance to residents have been drying up. (translated from fi) [2]

EconomyMalaysian retailers cash in on billion-dollar Ramadan spending spree Bazaars and high-end hotel buffets draw larger crowds as economy thrives A seller gestures at a Ramadan bazaar in Rawang, Selangor, which won the unofficial title of Malaysia... [3]

Imran Khalid is a Karachi-based geostrategic analyst and freelance writer. OpinionThe art of survival: Iran's uneasy dance with the US Khamenei's quiet approval of back-channel talks gives Pezeshkian a lifeline Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Kh... [4]

NEW YORK -- Welcome to Nikkei Asia's podcast: Asia Stream. PodcastsAsia Stream: Iranians vs. the Islamic Republic: Who Will Win? Iran's protests are over a month old. [5]

International relationsJapanese leader to meet Iran's Khamenei in first trip since 1978 Abe takes up mediator role as tension mounts between Washington and Tehran Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves at a ceremony marking the 30th anni... [6]

A photographer films the remains of a missile that landed on the shore of the Dead Sea, a week after the missile barrage fired by Iran on April 13, on April 21, 2024. [7]

JAKARTA—Arie Untung, a former video jockey for the Indonesian offshoot of MTV, says he used to drink alcohol regularly and, back then, was a jeans-clad, spiky-haired rocker who was only a nominal Muslim. [8]

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[1] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-24 · 50% match

In Kashmir, Iran’s War Is Personal

The Israeli-U.S. assault on Iran that began on February 28 has caused destruction on a scale that has shocked much of the Muslim world.

[2] FI yle.fi · 2026-03-23 · 36% match translated from fi

Iranin hurja kuivuus helpottamassa, runsaita sateita tulossa

Iran has experienced severe drought in recent months. In a large part of the country, water pools of vital importance to residents have been drying up.

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[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-12 · 32% match

Malaysian retailers cash in on billion-dollar Ramadan spending spree

EconomyMalaysian retailers cash in on billion-dollar Ramadan spending spree Bazaars and high-end hotel buffets draw larger crowds as economy thrives A seller gestures at a Ramadan bazaar in Rawang, Selangor, which won the unofficial title of Malaysia

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-05-22 · 39% match

The art of survival: Iran's uneasy dance with the US

Imran Khalid is a Karachi-based geostrategic analyst and freelance writer. OpinionThe art of survival: Iran's uneasy dance with the US Khamenei's quiet approval of back-channel talks gives Pezeshkian a lifeline Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Kh

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-10-19 · 40% match

Asia Stream: Iranians vs. the Islamic Republic: Who Will Win?

NEW YORK -- Welcome to Nikkei Asia's podcast: Asia Stream. PodcastsAsia Stream: Iranians vs. the Islamic Republic: Who Will Win? Iran's protests are over a month old.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-06-12 · 40% match

Japanese leader to meet Iran's Khamenei in first trip since 1978

International relationsJapanese leader to meet Iran's Khamenei in first trip since 1978 Abe takes up mediator role as tension mounts between Washington and Tehran Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves at a ceremony marking the 30th anni

[7] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-04-22 · 38% match

Iran’s Khamenei praises ‘success’ of military after Israel attack

A photographer films the remains of a missile that landed on the shore of the Dead Sea, a week after the missile barrage fired by Iran on April 13, on April 21, 2024.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-08-28 · 36% match

Ground Shifts in Indonesia’s Economy as Conservative Islam Takes Root

JAKARTA—Arie Untung, a former video jockey for the Indonesian offshoot of MTV, says he used to drink alcohol regularly and, back then, was a jeans-clad, spiky-haired rocker who was only a nominal Muslim.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-03-16 · 36% match

The world is forced to guess Iran's intentions

Ian Bremmer is president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media and author of "The Power of Crisis." OpinionThe world is forced to guess Iran's intentions Tehran may be just playing for time with conciliatory moves Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-08-24 · 36% match

Asia's newest business school takes an action-packed approach

KUALA LUMPUR -- Clad in her trademark baju kurung, or Malaysian traditional dress, Zeti Akhtar Aziz is unusually animated as she leads visitors around the gleaming campus of the Asia School of Business.

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