Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, whose shopkeepers helped bring Islamist clerics to power in 1979, once again became a hotspot for anti-regime rallies ...
Iran's bazaaris have long been a political force beyond the marketplace. Here's who they are, why Tehran's Grand Bazaar matters, and how trader protests still signal unrest in the Islamic Republic.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the 9th day of protests in Iran, eyewitness video shows protesters throwing gas canisters and fighting with the security forces ...
Iranian security forces fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators at the Tehran bazaar on Tuesday, as an NGO said more than two dozen people had been killed in a crackdown on the most significant ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Protesters angry over Iran’s ailing economy conducted a sit-in Tuesday at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, witnesses said, with security forces ultimately firing tear gas and ...
The Grand Bazaar, once a pillar of Islamist power, has re-emerged as a symbol of economic anger and political strain.
The protest at the Grand Bazaar, the beating heart for centuries of both Iran's economic and political life, represented the latest signal that the demonstrations likely are to continue as the country ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protesters angry over Iran's ailing economy conducted a sit-in Tuesday at Tehran's Grand Bazaar, witnesses said, with security forces ultimately firing tear gas and ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: People walk past closed shops following protests over a plunge in the currency's value, in the Tehran Grand Bazaar, ...