Mizrahi Jews

A high-rise building in Tehran engulfed by a fire collapsed on Jan. 19, killing at least 30 firefighters and injuring some 75 people, state media reported.

Japan's Kansai Paint has acquired a 50 percent stake in Turkey's Polisan Holding's paint unit, Polisan Boya, for $113 million, the companies said in a written statement on Oct. 31. 

?? Sanat will bring one of the most powerful singers of the Mediterranean and Middle East, Rita, to Istanbul on April 12 for her first solo performance in Turkey.