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Russia Relaxes Ban on Nuclear Tech Exports to Iran as Putin Meets with Ayatollah Khamenei
The agreement to ease the ban on exporting Russian nuclear technology to Iran came as Putin paid his first official visit to Tehran since 2007.
Iran Nuclear Deal Sparks Joy, Criticism, and Cautious Optimism
Arms control experts and hopeful Iranians are celebrating the Iran nuclear deal, while Iranian hardliners, Israelis, and others criticized the agreement.
Drinking Beer Just Got a Lot More Difficult in Indonesia
The Indonesian government introduced a ban this week on the sale of beer by small shops and street vendors. That could spell disaster for the booze-loving tourism industry.
Israeli's Craft Distilleries Are Giving Arak a Second Life
A Lebanese Christian who once fought Hezbollah is but one of a handful of distillers who have settled in the Galilee, a region in northern Israel best-known as Jesus's stomping grounds. There, they are giving traditional liquor a new life.
How to Drink Moonshine in Bali
Balinese arak is made in MacGyvered backyard stills. Even if you manage to avoid a batch laced with lethal methanol, you'll need a few pointers on drinking it—lest you wind up on your belly, hanging off a ledge, vomiting into a tangle of weeds, begging...
Beer and Loathing in Post-Muslim Brotherhood Cairo
Businesses are still hurting, and possible tax hikes on alcohol to plug Egypt’s strained public finances might mean more pain, but this country's alcohol industry has been here before.