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Iran says breaks up CIA spy ring, some sentenced to death
Middle East
July 22, 2019
Iran says breaks up CIA spy ring, some sentenced to death
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran captured 17 spies working for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and some have been sentenced…
Iranian-Americans nurture new generations after revolution
Society
February 12, 2019
Iranian-Americans nurture new generations after revolution
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Like many other Iranian-Americans, Minoo Sharifan came to the United States from Iran in the 1970s…
Mosul citizens fear losing Maslawi dialect
Middle East
January 28, 2019
Mosul citizens fear losing Maslawi dialect
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — For centuries, residents of Mosul have spoken a unique form of Arabic enriched by the Iraqi…
Shah of Iran modernized his nation but vacillated in crisis
Middle East
January 17, 2019
Shah of Iran modernized his nation but vacillated in crisis
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At the height of his power in 1971, Iran’s Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi drew…
Hui poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion
Society
December 28, 2018
Hui poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion
JINAN, China (AP) — Cui Haoxin is too young to remember the days of his Hui people’s oppression under China’s…
Persian rug-makers suffer as US unravels nuclear deal
Middle East
December 20, 2018
Persian rug-makers suffer as US unravels nuclear deal
KASHAN, Iran (AP) — As the Trump administration works to unravel Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with word powers, the producers…