Shaken faith

Syria is at a “major turning point”, said ...

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SEVEN TIMES IN EIGHT DAYS, U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD Trump promised to come to the aid of Iranian protesters if the country’s authoritarian regime began killing them in the streets. When it did—slaying th

For a fortnight, protesters had taken to the ...

The natural disaster that resulted in the prominent ancient Greek city of Helike being lost for centuries

TODAY, THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF Iran resembles a half-lifeless body collapsed on the ground, but holding a gun. With the support of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and other military forces, it