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Power Outages and Protests in Iran
Iranians suffered a second day of widespread, unannounced power outages on Tuesday, as temperatures soared into triple digits. Thousands took to the streets in cities across Iran, including near the...
Power Outages and Protests in Iran
Iranians suffered a second day of widespread, unannounced power outages on Tuesday, as temperatures soared into triple digits. Thousands took to the streets in cities across Iran, including near the...

Special Report: The Sultan and the Mount
The Sultan Caliph of JerusalemWhen Ottoman sultan Selim I arrived at Jerusalem for pilgrimage in late 1516, he found a crumbling Holy City. A few thousand Jewish, Christian and Muslim...
Special Report: The Sultan and the Mount
The Sultan Caliph of JerusalemWhen Ottoman sultan Selim I arrived at Jerusalem for pilgrimage in late 1516, he found a crumbling Holy City. A few thousand Jewish, Christian and Muslim...

Palestinian Authority Cracks Down on Dissidents...
Early Thursday morning, at 3AM, activist Nizar Banat’s house was raided. He was severely beaten, and arrested by Palestinian Security forces. The next day, June 25, Banat died in detention....
Palestinian Authority Cracks Down on Dissidents...
Early Thursday morning, at 3AM, activist Nizar Banat’s house was raided. He was severely beaten, and arrested by Palestinian Security forces. The next day, June 25, Banat died in detention....

Iran Announces New President
Hardline conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was declared the new president of Iran today, after a controversial election with historically low turnout garnered him 62% of the vote, according to Iranian...
Iran Announces New President
Hardline conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was declared the new president of Iran today, after a controversial election with historically low turnout garnered him 62% of the vote, according to Iranian...

Renewed Hostilities Threaten Israeli-GAZA Cease...
More than 40 fires burned across Southern Israel this week due to incendiary balloon attacks, while Israeli security forces confronted Palestinian demonstrators and rioters atop the Temple Mount after Friday...
Renewed Hostilities Threaten Israeli-GAZA Cease...
More than 40 fires burned across Southern Israel this week due to incendiary balloon attacks, while Israeli security forces confronted Palestinian demonstrators and rioters atop the Temple Mount after Friday...

Taliban Gaining in Afghanistan as US Withdraws
The Taliban have retaken 5 districts in Afghanistan’s eastern Nuristan province over the last 48 hours, just one of several indicators of a major Taliban surge against the UN-recognized Afghan...
Taliban Gaining in Afghanistan as US Withdraws
The Taliban have retaken 5 districts in Afghanistan’s eastern Nuristan province over the last 48 hours, just one of several indicators of a major Taliban surge against the UN-recognized Afghan...