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Young revelers inject new life into Iran's capital
TEHRANÂ — For the second time in just a few days, large crowds of young revelers filled the streets of the Iranian capital late Tuesday and early Wednesday in celebratory street rallies. The capital of the Islamic Republic has suddenly become a party...
Tags: Media Industry, Religion and Belief, Soccer, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Sports
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Muslims sue NYPD over monitoring of mosques, congregants
New York Muslims have filed a federal lawsuit against the New York Police Department over the department's surveillance of Muslims, which they called invasive and unconstitutional. The public debate over government surveillance has crescendoed over...
Tags: National Government, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Religious Conflicts, National Security Agency, Government
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Rowhani victory in Iran: Cause for hope, not expectations
With the election of congenial pragmatist Hassan Rowhani as the next president, Iran has caught the world off-guard. Emigres, opposition figures and diplomats had written off Friday’s vote as a preordained elevation of another anti-Western hard-...
Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, National Government, Science and Technology, Government, Elections
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Mali signs peace deal with Tuareg rebels
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Mali's government reached a peace deal Tuesday with Tuareg fighters who rebelled last year and seized most of the country's north. But the deal does not resolve the West African nation's conflict with separate Islamic...
Tags: National Government, Religion and Belief, Jihad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government
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Iran president-elect strikes conciliatory tone toward U.S.
TEHRAN — Iran's president-elect called his nation's strained relations with the United States "an old wound" that would take time to heal but signaled Monday that Tehran was ready to work to reduce tensions with Washington and the West. In his...
Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, National Government, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Government, PBS (tv network)
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Bombing mars final NATO transfer of Afghan security duties
This post has been corrected. See the note below for detailsKABUL, Afghanistan -- An hour before NATO transferred formal responsibility for the nation’s security to Afghan forces, a large bomb targeting a minority lawmaker exploded in western Kabul on Tuesday morning, killing three civilians and wounding...Tags: National Government, Explosions, Human Rights, Kabul (Afghanistan), Government
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Artists say Egypt's culture minister trying to quash free expression
CAIRO — Artists and writers protesting in downtown Cairo are calling for the resignation of Culture Minister Alaa Abdel-Aziz amid accusations that the Islamist-led government is attempting to impose restrictions on the country’s art scene....
Tags: National Government, Government, Arts and Culture, Cairo (Egypt), Mohamed Morsi
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Turkey's leader calms protests -- for now
ISTANBUL, Turkey – The political standoff between antigovernment protesters and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan eased Friday, but the last two weeks of unrest revealed national fissures and a belief by many that their leader will get his...
Tags: Turkey, Istanbul (Turkey), Government, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Political Dissent
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Iranians' desire for change fueled presidential upset
TEHRAN — The stunning landslide election of Hassan Rowhani as Iran's next president highlighted a deep frustration among many Iranians about the direction of their country, especially an economy marred by skyrocketing prices, stagnant salaries and...
Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Prisons, Science and Technology, Bashar Assad, Defense
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Iran's next president called 'diplomat sheik' by supporters
TEHRAN — A week ago, many observers viewed Iran's presidential election as a horse-race among conservative hard-liners hostile to reform. Then came an unexpected surge in support for Hassan Rowhani, a soft-spoken, bespectacled and bearded cleric who...
Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Authors, Elections, Religion and Belief, Tehran (Iran)
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Rowhani victory in Iran raises cautious hopes in region
BEIRUT -- The election of Hassan Rowhani as Iran’s new president has raised hopes of increased engagement with other nations and a new era of moderation in the Islamic Republic, according to commentaries across the region on Sunday. Rowhani, a...
Tags: Israel, Qatar, England, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Newspaper and Magazine
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Iranian expats in L.A. skeptical about Iran presidential election
For decades, Iranian expatriates in Los Angeles have complained that their government back home is too conservative, too restrictive of its people and too combative with the rest of the world. Now, a centrist promising more freedoms at home and more...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Iran Presidential Election (2009), Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Politics, Radio Industry
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