The question of Sunni militancy, which stems from decades-long systematic marginalization of Iran’s Sunni minority, has added to an array of challenges Tehran’s radical Shiite government is currently grappling with.
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Iran steps up crackdown on Sunni militancy: How far could it go?
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Saudi Arabia, most other Sunni Arab states to start Ramadan Saturday
For Muslims in Saudi Arabia and most Sunni-ruled Middle Eastern states Ramadan will begin on Saturday, but in Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq it will start the following day, authorities announced.
The holy month, during which hundreds of millions…
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Shooting for the moon: the Saudi spotting teams that herald Ramadan
Deep in the Saudi Arabian desert, a group of robed men are peering into the sky, trying to spot the crescent moon that signifies the start of Ramadan.
Their work is significant: an official sighting of the moon begins a month of fasting and prayer…
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Saudi Arabia, Gulf neighbours say Ramadan to start on Saturday
For Muslims in Saudi Arabia and most Sunni-ruled Middle Eastern states Ramadan will begin on Saturday, but in Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq it will start the following day, authorities announced.
The holy month, during which hundreds of millions…
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Mediators warn: Ceasefire extension at risk without progress on second phase
Kan 11 News reports that the mediators warned the Israeli delegation during negotiations in Cairo that if talks on the second phase of the hostage deal do not progress, the ceasefire will not be extended.
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Turkiye’s Erdogan says PKK leader’s call to disband is historic opportunity | Recep Tayyip Erdogan News
Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Abdullah Ocalan’s appeal for his outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to disband and disarm was a “historic opportunity” as senior members of the president’s party demanded the…
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Trump and Zelenskyy in heated Oval Office discussion | Russia-Ukraine war
NewsFeed You don’t have the cards right now.’ US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy get in a heated discussion during their Oval Office meeting after Vice President JD Vance said the path to peace in Ukraine is…
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Lebanon will ask Saudi Arabia to resume $3 billion grant to military
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun will ask Saudi Arabia to reactivate a $3-billion aid package to the Lebanese army in his visit to the kingdom next week, Aoun said in an interview with Asharq television broadcast on Friday.
Aoun, who was…
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Israeli occupation closes the entrances to Salfit, Qaraweh Bani Hassan and Deir Ballut
The Israeli occupation forces closed the northern entrance to the …
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What a liberal Jewish teen learned at a conference of conservatives
This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives.
“The Rise of the Right in Contemporary American…
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