Reports about former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad have resurfaced with claims that, during the final phase of his rule, his attention drifted away from governing toward personal relationships, internal rivalries, and isolation from military decision-making....

In early 2017—nearly a decade after he was first convicted and registered as a sex offender—Jeffrey Epstein quietly arranged the shipment of three pieces of the Kiswa, the sacred black cloth that covers the Kaaba...

Iranian state television has aired what officials and analysts describe as the most explicit threat yet against United States President Donald Trump, further inflaming already tense relations between Washington and Tehran. The broadcast, reported by...

The United States has formally designated branches of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan as terrorist organizations, a major escalation in Washington’s approach to Islamist political movements in the Middle East. The decision,...

Iran is preparing to execute a 26-year-old man in what rights groups say would be the first confirmed execution linked directly to the latest wave of anti-government protests targeting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The...

The social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has updated its Iran flag emoji across the platform, replacing the Islamic Republic’s current emblem with the historic Lion and Sun symbol. The new emoji appeared first on...

Iran has witnessed one of its most intense waves of anti-government protests in years, with chants of “Death to the dictator” and “Death to the Islamic Republic” echoing through neighborhoods in Tehran and other cities....

Amid escalating protests and speculation over regime stability in Iran, questions swirled this week over whether Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had fled the country. Some reports even suggested he could seek refuge in Russia...

As Iran grapples with its most volatile wave of protests in years, speculation has swirled around an extraordinary question: has the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, fled the nation amid mounting unrest and a...

A dramatic rescue at Masjid al-Haram in Mecca has drawn global attention after a man was prevented from jumping from an upper level of Islam’s holiest site. The incident, which was captured on video and...