Talk in Iran has turned to the future of a large political figure: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Turkish Law Student Sentenced After Promoting Referendum ‘No’ Vote
A 21-year-old Turkish law student has been given a two-year suspended prison sentence
Court Dissolves Key Bahraini Opposition Group, Sparking Worries
A Bahraini court ordered the disbandment of a major liberal opposition group amid a crackdown
Why Lebanon Wants to Ban Wonder Woman From Its Cinemas
Ministry says it has asked the country’s security agency to ban the 2017 Wonder Woman movie
Egypt Shuts Major Financial Newspaper Website in Crackdown
Egypt has blocked the website of one of its most prominent financial newspapers on Sunday
Prominent Egyptian Rights Lawyer on Trial Without a Charge
Khalid Ali has not been informed of the charges against him nor confronted with any evidence
Two Journalists From Dissident Turkish Newspaper Arrested
Two journalists from the mass circulation nationalist-secular Sozcu newspaper were formally arrested
Trump’s Visit to the Saudi Women’s Gitmo is Counterproductive
The footage of the US president bowing to the tyrant caliph to accept a gold necklace honor took women rights activists worldwide by surprise and disappointed Saudi caged women.
VIDEO: Freed Egyptian Aid Worker Aya Hijazi Speaks Out
Aya Hijazi and her husband Mohammed founded an organization that helps impoverished children
Women Candidates Gain in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan Voting
In remote Iranian Province Sistan-Baluchistan, women politicians make gains at ballot box