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Iran showcases new weapons as it prepares for a rocky 2025

  • March 6, 2025

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s army and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have been showcasing and testing new defensive and offensive weapons in large-scale military exercises for the past three months. The country is preparing for another tumultuous year amid threats by the United States and Israel to bomb Iranian nuclear...

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Bahrain’s pearling legacy: Reviving a millennia-old culture

  • March 1, 2025

“I always say that all Bahrainis have pearl diving in their blood,” Mohamed Alslaise, a pearl diver and field researcher for the Bahrain Institute for Pearls and Gemstones (DANAT) tells UN News. “Almost all the families that moved from the Arabian Gulf or Iranian coast to Bahrain were divers.” Mr....

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Lebanon’s new government wins confidence vote in parliament

  • February 26, 2025

Nawaf Salam’s government wins the backing of 95 lawmakers in the 128-seat parliament. Lebanon’s new government has won a confidence vote in parliament, following a speech by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam promising to push for economic reforms and to start negotiations with the International Monetary Fund. Salam’s government won the...