In an interview on CBS News program “60 Minutes,” which aired Sunday, Saad Aljabri described watching a video recording of a meeting that he alleged…
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Zeinolabedin Khorram, the new governor of East Azerbaijan province, was on stage delivering a speech at the Imam Khomeini Mosque in the northeastern city of…
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The atmospheric residue desulphurisation (ARDS) unit where the fire broke out was isolated and the fire has been fully brought under control, the state refiner…
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“Nazanin‘s lawyer was called today by the Judiciary and informed that the appeal on her second case failed,” the Free Nazanin campaign wrote on its…
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Snipers shot people from rooftops. Masked gunmen fired back with rocket-propelled grenades and B7 rockets. Terrified schoolchildren took cover in corridors. And to top it…
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The aftermath of a massive explosion at the port in Beirut, Lebanon, is seen in this image taken August 5, 2020. (Daniel Carde/Getty Images) Thursday’s…
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Thursday’s violence came ahead of a protest calling for the removal of a judge whose investigation into last year’s port blast has sent shockwaves through…
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As soon as the Taliban recaptured Kabul in August, Balkhi and her family went into hiding. The names of Balkhi and five other LGBTQ people…
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Prime Minister Najib Mikati, a billionaire who has already twice served as premier, will lead a cabinet of ministers that will preside over an economic…
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Lake Urmia’s demise has been fast. It has more than halved in size — from 5,400 square kilometers (2,085 square miles) in the 1990s to…
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Lake Urmia’s demise has been fast. It has more than halved in size — from 5,400 square kilometers (2,085 square miles) in the 1990s to…
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In the leadup to its anniversary my colleagues and I have had to pore over hours of video of the explosion and its aftermath. It’s…
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