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Fire crews are battling a blaze which is believed to have started at a souq in the emirate Fire fighters battled a blaze at a souq in Ajman for more than two hours. The National Salam Al Amir August 5, 2020 A hospital was evacuated after a huge blaze broke out in Ajman. The fire is believed to have started at the Iranian souq in the emirate at about 6.30pm on Wednesday. The site is near to Ajman Speciality Hospital and to a fruit and vegetable market in the industrial area. The souq has been closed for several months due to Covid-19 safety measures. Workers at the neighbouring market described how flames quickly engulfed the area. The medical facility was evacuated as a precautionary measure due to the close proximity of the raging fire, which sent thick plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Police confirmed there were no casualties. A massive blaze has broken out in Ajman. The cause of the fire is not yet known. The souq, which is home to dozens of traders, is a popular attraction i...

Britain rules out seized tanker swap with Iran Iran detained the UK-flagged Stena Impero and its 23-strong crew as they sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on July 20 (AFP Photo/HO London (AFP) - Britain on Monday ruled out swapping seized oil tankers with Iran as a second UK warship arrived in the Gulf to conduct convoys that have irritated Tehran. A sense of crisis in the world's busiest oil shipping lane has been building up for weeks as Iran responds to US President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign. The US economic sanctions and stepped-up military presence are designed to force Iran to renegotiate a landmark 2015 nuclear pact from which Trump pulled out last year. Britain further outraged Iran by seizing one of its tankers -- the Grace 1 -- on July 4 on suspicion of it carrying oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions. Iran vowed to retaliate and it's Revolutionary Guards stormed and detained the UK-flagged Stena Impero and its...

Herald Middle East Mahdavi Nasim mahdavi85 The role and plight of ethnic minorities in Iranian society tend to receive little attention from Western analysts and policymakers. This may be largely due to the predominance of Tehran as the focal point of Iranian culture, politics, and foreign policy. Moreover, Iran’s ethnic minorities have been heavily marginalized by Iran’s Persian-dominated Shiite theocracy. The suppression of minority rights has resulted in ethnic insurgencies over the years, some of which continue to bedevil the Iranian regime. Nevertheless, many Iranian intellectuals, have come to view Iran’s ethnic minorities as an inseparable component of the national fabric. They have also come to realize that the Iranian regime’s repression and discrimination against minorities has not only slowed Iran’s advancement, but it could one day jeopardize the survival of the Islamic Republic, and even Iran’s territorial integrity And while the repression and...