However, Alawites follow Muhammad Ibn Nusayr, who was a 10th-century disciple of the 11th imam and declared himself to be the “gate” of divine inspiration. As a result, Alawites have been called ...

This satellite picture by Planet Labs PBC shows Iran's underground nuclear enrichment site at Fordo on March 19, 2025 ...

Iran’s counterattack was telegraphed well in advance—and clearly part of a phased de-escalation strategy, allowing Tehran to ...

Sir Keir Starmer watches an exercise by troops in the Hague ahead of attending the Nato Summit. The Prime Minister witnesses a demonstration by UK-Netherlands Joint Amphibious Force at the marines ...

The US military will "very likely" fight a three-way war with Iran, Russia, and China, predicted Palantir CEO Alex Karp in ...

Robert Kaplan’s latest book on big geopolitical questions reflects a shift away from high-minded ideals in US establishment thought. But instead of self-critical pragmatism, what he offers as a ...

Food, religious rituals, gender relations … Ibn Battuta described them all in his travelogue, which covered the medieval ...