Observers say the nominations empower the hardline old guard, prioritise loyalty over military innovation.
Mojtaba Khamenei has recently made a series of appointments that have strengthened his authority at the top of Iran's state apparatus, after remaining out of the public eye since …
Iraqi President Nizar Amedi received the Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy to Iraq, Joshua Harris, during official meetings in Baghdad, according to a state
President Bafel Jalal Talabani received a telephone call from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, His Excellency Abbas Araghchi, to
Drone attacks have surged since the spring, repeatedly hitting major Russian refineries and becoming a key strategic asset for Ukraine. Here, we break down their characteristics, …
October 2025 Dear Chillsubs writers, I hope you enjoyed your first back issue! This time we’re sharing our issue from Spring 2024, which features fiction by Munachim Amah, Renée H…
A Californian start-up's plan to put satellites in orbit to redirect light from the Sun is being challenged by environmental groups. Reflect Orbital, founded in 2021, says on Link…
For many Syrians, the 2011 uprising began with graffiti on the walls of the southern city of Deraa, demanding and end to the regime of president Bashar Al Assad. For this act of p…
Before he was flown out of Russia, Robert Gilman had been in “a dissociative stupor” for 47 days due to the abuse he has suffered in prison.
Turkey’s parliament has passed a framework law for the peace process with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). What does it stipulate, why is it controversial and what does it mean…
The perennial rival of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, now exiled in the United Arab Emirates, has used his connections with Donald Trump's inner circle to negotiate Hamas's …
After the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, Berlin promised to bring all the Afghan local staff members to Germany. But people are still waiting to leave in …