Middle East


Iran to move capital from Tehran, President Masoud Pezeshkian claims

An Iranian taxi driver splashes water on himself to cool down during the heat surge in Tehran, Iran July 21, 2024.

Egyptian official: 'Comprehensive Palestinian dialogue' underway to discuss future of Gaza

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

In Saudi Arabia, Dave Chappelle jokes that ‘I stand with Israel’ would be his code for censorship

 COMEDIAN DAVE CHAPPELLE performs at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 2023. ‘The more Hollywood elites speak out on behalf of the radicalized people of Gaza, the more my people are in danger, from New York to Jerusalem,’ the writer argues.