UNICEF warned that restrictions on girls’ education in Afghanistan are fueling rising mental health problems and early marriages ...

Civil society actors have raised the alarm that 8.9 million girls aged ten to nineteen years face the threat of harmful practices, including child marriage, unless urgent action is taken. Child ...

New Pentagon budget papers reveal the U.S. fired interceptor missiles worth nearly $500 million to shield Israel during its June war with Iran. Reports say 100–150 THAAD missiles were expended, ...

Iran rejects the “two-state solution” promoted by the US and allies, following the Doha summit that referenced Washington’s ...

Jamil Bahlouli was one among many Iranians rounded up by ICE in Austin just after the U.S. bombed Iran in June. “The day after the bombing occurred, did you receive a list of individuals that ICE made ...

Missouri state representatives met in the House chamber in Jefferson City, Mo. During the 2025 session, lawmakers passed more than 50 bills, many of which take effect Aug. 28. Nick Wagner ...

Iran faces a renewal of UN-mandated sanctions within weeks unless it returns to negotiations on the future of its nuclear program and allows international inspections of its facilities. The process ...

Iran’s supreme leader Sunday said the current issues between Washington and Tehran are “unsolvable’’ — warning his country will never bow to the US over their nuclear standoff. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ...

The government expelled Iran’s diplomats, saying the country had orchestrated attacks on a Melbourne synagogue and a Sydney restaurant. By Victoria Kim and Damien Cave Victoria Kim reported from ...

Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter. I'm RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, I'm looking into ...

Amira El-Fekki is a Newsweek reporter based in Dubai. Her focus is reporting on politics and society in the Middle East. She has in depth knowledge of Arab communities and has covered human rights ...