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The Speaker of Iran’s Parliament Just Toured an Underground Bunker Filled With Missiles
The video is the latest sign that, despite the signing of a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and world powers last summer, the conventional arms race in the Middle East is continuing at pace.
Angry Protesters Ransack and Torch Saudi Embassy in Iran After Mass Execution
Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr and 46 others triggered unrest across the Middle East on Saturday.
Billeder fra Muharrem, hvor unge afghanere pisker sig selv til blods med knive
Billeder fra Muharrem i Kabul, hvor tusindvis af Shia-muslimer hylder martyren Hussein Ibn Ali ved at piske sig selv med knive.
Is Syria About to Become Iran's Vietnam?
The Iranian government has invested much blood and gold in the effort to prop up the Assad regime, but the conflict could turn out to be a quagmire that the Islamic Republic finds difficult to extricate itself, and its proxies, from.
Kidnapped Turkish Workers Shown in Iraqi 'Death Squad' Video Pledging Their Release
The kidnapping occurred on September 2, when gunmen in military uniforms later identified as members of a Shia militia abducted 18 workers from a construction site in Iraq.
The Sighting of Would-Be Arab League Avengers Fighting in Yemen Is Just a Mirage
Despite calls for an Arab League military alliance, experts suggest that the Sunni coalition fighting in Yemen looks to be a one-off rather than a sign of bigger things to come.
Who's the Bad Guy? The View on Foreign Policy From Tehran
The West says Iran supports terrorism; Tehran says the reverse. VICE News spoke to experts inside Iran to find out what they believe is the truth about their government's motivations and nuclear ambitions.
Syrian President Assad's Government Has 'Revised' the Holy Quran
State media reported that Assad said that he had commissioned a "new standard version" of Islam’s primary religious text in order to minimize the risk of misinterpretation.
Iraq Is Attempting to Retake Anbar From 'Islamic State Criminals'
The operation against the Islamic State began at dawn and includes troops and police as well as Shia militias and allied Sunni tribes, officials said.
The Bahraini Uprising in Photos: Road Blocks, Tear Gas, and No Right to Protest
The photography collective Road Bloc has been taking significant risks to depict the intense political unrest that has been unfolding in Bahrain for years.
My Journey Inside the Islamic State
Filmmaker Medyan Dairieh spent three weeks alone, embedded with the Islamic State in June 2014, gaining unprecedented access into the heart of the self-proclaimed caliphate. Here he describes what he learned.
Watch Shia LaBeouf Freestyle Rap Because He Is a True Artist
The blockbuster actor is "so underground that the rap kids call him Tubman."