Weekend Reading and Watching: Zarif in NY, Daily Life in Damascus, and Science in the Middle East

Published: May 1, 2015 5:00 p.m.

Experts

By Steven A. Cook
Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies

Iranian FM Mohammad Zarif answers questions at New York University on the recent nuclear framework, terrorism, and more.

Rima Ayoubi talks about day to day difficulties she faces in Damascus.

Mohammed Yahia and Declan Butler write about science’s uncertain future in the Middle East.