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Egypt reacts to the news of Negm, Mandela, Sisi

Egyptians hold pictures of Egypt's Army Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a protest against what they say is Qatar's backing of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi's government, outside the Qatari Embassy in Cairo, December 6, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX167E8

More real than the news: Turkey's satire magazine coats truth in humor

China's oil imports highest since 2023 amid Iran crude spike: What to know

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Israel kills senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon amid fears of all-out war

RMAICH, LEBANON - JUNE 30: Smoke rises behind buildings from an Israeli strike against a Hezbollah target on the town of Aita al Chaab on June 30, 2024 in Rmaich, Lebanon. Hezbollah and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have been trading cross-border fire since the October 7 attacks, with the conflict escalating in May when the group launched a missile-carrying drone against Israel for the first time. The conflict intensified in June when Hezbollah fired hundreds of rockets and drones at Israeli military sit

Iran's top diplomat to visit Russia after US nuclear talks

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said his country remains committed to indirect negotiations with the United States

Agence France-Presse

Turkey, NATO member, in process of joining BRICS

This pool image distributed by Sputnik agency on September 4, 2023, shows Russian President Vladimir Putin seeing off his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their talks in Sochi. (Photo by Sergei KARPUKHIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI KARPUKHIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran hands directors suspended jail terms over acclaimed film

The Berlin film festival, which has long championed Iran's embattled directors, urged Tehran on February 1, 2024 to allow two filmmakers who have reportedly been slapped with a travel ban to attend this month's event

Agence France-Presse

Israel demands hostage release for Gaza ceasefire: Hamas

With Gaza under an Israeli aid block, Palestinians wait in front of a free food distribution point to receive a hot meal at Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza

Agence France-Presse

Is corruption suspect's US arrest bad news for Erdogan?

Analysis

In shift, Iran's IRGC backs nuclear talks as Araghchi courts US investment

This picture shows a portrait of late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini next to the Saint Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in Tehran, on April 21, 2025.

A correspondent in Tehran

By A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics