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Iran says breaks up CIA spy ring, some sentenced to death
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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