Iran arrests 17 for prank videos that 'spread panic'
“I just wanted to make people happy and also increase my Instagram followers,” says one prankster identified only as Shahab.
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UN suggests paying Taliban $6M to provide security
Plan to subsidize Taliban fighters' monthly wages to guard UN facilities underscores ongoing insecurity in Afghanistan following US pullout.
Women will be able to leave their homes without male guardians, Taliban says
Afghan women working in fields including journalism, healthcare and law enforcement have been killed in a wave of attacks since ...
Former Iranian nuclear negotiator Larijani, hardline judiciary chief vying for presidency
Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi has emerged as a possible successor to Supreme leader Ali Khamenei, while former parliament speaker Ali ...
Booby traps set by ISIS in Sinai kill at least 14 in 2 weeks
At least 10 more wounded by explosives placed in Islamic State attacks on town of Bir al-Abd in July.
France vows to protect its Jewish community after stabbing
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says over 7,000 police and soldiers will be standing guard over Yom Kippur services after two ...
Anti-regime Iranians in Germany: Khamenei must go!
Supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran urge German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to pressure Tehran, warn of ...
Death toll in Iraqi protests reaches 100 as 18 more killed
Government makes vague promises of reform in the face of deadliest wave of unrest Iraq has seen since 2017.
Egyptian leader urges nation to resist, 'enlighten' terrorists
In televised speech following terrorist bombing in Cairo that killed at least 20, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi says "we as a ...
Gazans struggle to protect antiquities from neglect, looting
Hamas has done little to protect antiquities sites that date back millennia, and in some cases actively destroys them.