Revolution

Pahlavi remains Iran’s main opposition figure, lack of US backing causing failure at regime change

Reza Pahlavi emerged as the most visible candidate to lead a post-regime Iran, but US resistance, donor frustration, and opposition divisions have weakened his campaign.

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi speaks to the press as he takes part in a roundtable discussion regarding the situation in Iran at the Dutch parliament in The Hague on July 6, 2026; illustrative.
The Statue of Liberty is lit up ahead of the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of US independence, on July 1, 2026.

Celebrating the ‘United States of Possibility,' and an Israel of impossible possibles - opinion

Major General (res.) Amir Eshel, partner at Aurelius Capital.

Aurelius Capital director-general warns of a military revolution as wars grow longer, deadlier

Nokia’s new logo. 6th generation in your mobile phone.

Nokia’s incredible revolution: From Snake to the most advanced G6 era


The ‘authority disease’ in the Middle East

Abdelaziz Bouteflika, running for a fifth term as Algeria’s president, promises reforms if he wins.

Algeria’s wheelchair-bound President Abdelaziz Bouteflika casts his ballot during the presidential election in Algiers, April 17

Has the Arab Spring arrived in Algeria?

Thousands are protesting what they call a "mafia" regime.

Students take part in a protest to denounce an offer by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to run in elections next month but not to serve a full term if re-elected, in Algiers, Algeria March 5, 2019.

The shot at Caracas

The currently unfolding crisis in Venezuela presents another hopeful in the long series of tragic mistakes of political math.

Juan Guaido, President of Venezuela's National Assembly, holds a copy of Venezuelan constitution during a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government and to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the end of the dictatorship of Marcos Perez Jimenez in Caracas, Venezuela January 23, 20

ANALYSIS: How Iran's Revolutionary Guard justifies the crackdown

The Iranians, no matter where they protested, always chanted slogans in support of monarchy.

A MEMBER of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard walks past anti-US graffiti at a ceremony in 2008 to mark the anniversary of the death of Islamic Republic founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

Libyan returnees stuck in desert say no going back

"We will not relinquish our land and our home and the soil we grew up on. We will stay here until we return."

Tawergha displaced people are seen at a camp in the Garart al-Gatef, Libya March 25, 2018. Picture taken March 25, 2018.

2,000-year-old coins from 'great revolt' discovered in time for Passover

"The discovery of dozens of coins in the center of ancient Jerusalem, bearing the inscription 'to freedom / to Galat Zion,' is of special importance during Passover."

Coins discovered in old city cave March 26, 2018

Seven years later: The Arab Spring's messy endings

Most in the region are not looking back at those momentous events. Instead, they are dealing with the aftereffects.

Men shout slogans during demonstrations on the seventh anniversary of the toppling of president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, in Tunis, Tunisia January 14, 2018