A study of older artisans found that 63.6% learned their craft directly from a family member, and most started before they even turned 20. That kind of legacy doesn’t happen by accident. These stories ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The extensive targeting of U.S. bases by Iran throughout the ...

Image — An Iranian police officer stands before a poster in Tehran, Iran in May 2026. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme The fragile ...

It has been said that Persian Gulf countries are both blessed and cursed by their vast oil and gas reserves. Geologic forces over millions of years have meant the region is an energy-rich global flash ...

The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has created the largest disruption to global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies in modern history. Just before the war, roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil ...

The war in the Middle East has halted most of the oil and gas trade from the region, forcing countries thousands of miles away to contend with their energy supplies suddenly vanishing. The Persian ...

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One fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas shipments typically pass through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on their way out of the Persian Gulf. But the Strait was effectively closed soon ...

After some intense highs and lows, The Valley: Persian Style friend group ended their inaugural season by shaking off the drama. "In the Persian culture, dancing is a sure way to get everybody to ...