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A video clip circulating on social media in recent months shows Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Shara, astride a handsome ...

The remnants of an ancient community face a new age of anxiety after decades of uneasy coexistence with the mullahs’ regime.

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Israel and the United States say that their attacks on Iran are for the benefit of its women. Iranian feminists couldn’t ...

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The world looked on in horror when, on June 21, US warplanes carried out a massive air strike against Iran. This included the ...

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Paetongtarn Shinawatra is accused of violating the constitution in a phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen.