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The View from Manama: Bahrain Did Not Choose This War – So, Why Is It Paying the Price?
35-storey building with 103 flats up in flame following a drone attack MANAMA: Four days into the war launched on Saturday by the United States and Israel against Iran, Bahrainis are asking a simple, personal question: Why has their country been pulled into a lethal confrontation in which civilians and…
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War Kills Innocent People
People were in bed when their homes were destroyed. (Photo: Entekhab) By Alireza BahramiCorrespondent for AsiaN TEHRAN: A few weeks ago, people were killed in the streets, protesting against a government they believed had taken away their freedom. These days, people are dying at home, by governments they claim want…
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The First Casualty of War is People, Not Truth
People head to shelters as thick smoke billows from the area where an explosion occurred By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Arif is torn between anxiety, resignation and hope as he contemplates his options – very limited – on how to reach home on time for a short reunion with the family…
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A Bomb-filled Sunday in Tehran!
Seconds after a missile attack (Photo by neighbor) By Alireza BahramiCorrespondent for AsiaN TEHRAN: Have you ever had the experience of your house shaking so much that the walls cracked and the windows shattered after hearing what you knew was a missile explosion? have you experienced this situation repeatedly and…
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From Hope to Hostility: The Middle East’s Fragile Calm Shattered. Again.
Symbol of Compassion: A woman carrying her dog as she flees from missiles launched by Iran on Bahrain – Picture: Samira Danouni) By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Another war in the Middle East began on Feb. 28, adding yet another chapter to a region’s long history of armed conflict, shattered hopes…
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Journalist-turned-Ambassador Uses Soft Power as Foreign Policy Tool
Al Saati after presenting his credentials as ambassador to President Valdimir Putin By Sawsan FraidoonMedia & Communications Specialist MANAMA: When Ambassador Ahmed Al Saati reflects on his ten years in Moscow, he does not recount figures or agreements as much as he revisits the journey itself, both the challenges and…
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21 Years Later, A Saudi Surgeon Reunites with the Conjoined Twins He Separated
The twins with their doctor (Credit: Saudi Press Agency) By Habib Toumi RIYADH: Twenty-one years after their lives were forever changed in an operating room in the Saudi capital Riyadh, Olga and Daria Kołacz returned to where their journey toward independent lives began. The Polish twins were welcomed at the…
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Why Did the Iranian Government Lose the Media War?
The damaged headquarters of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Iranian state television, is seen in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (Photo: AP/Yonhap) By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: These days, Iran is under the influence of popular protests that began about a month ago. Protests that have caused thousands of deaths,…
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Iranian Journalist: Daily Life Is Gradually Returning, but People Still…
In this photo obtained by The Associated Press, Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (Photo : AP/Yonhap) By Lee Sang-ki,The AsiaN Editor-in-Chief SEOUL: THE AsiaN reported a contribution written by Alireza Bahrami, Editor in Chief of Asre Rowshan, Iran and a member of Asia…
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My House Is a Cloud!
“Isolation Amidst Smoke: Iran’s Grim Reality” On January 16, 2026, a citizen sits helplessly on a Tehran street shrouded in tear gas, facing dozens of heavily armed riot police on motorcycles. Director Mohsen Makhmalbaf described the scene as “Iran has turned into a massive prison and a site of holocaust,”…
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