Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict tensions spiked sharply on February 27 after Pakistan reportedly carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan. Social media claims quickly followed, suggesting that the reclusive Taliban supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, may have been targeted—or even...

Is Iran softening its position on its uranium program, or simply buying time? After months of escalating rhetoric between Tehran and Washington, a new Reuters report suggests Iran may be considering a series of “confidence-building...

Saudi Arabia’s camels now have passports. It sounds like a punchline, but it’s official policy. The Kingdom has launched a nationwide camel passport program to regulate ownership, strengthen livestock oversight, and modernize one of its...

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....