VOA — GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP — Iran’s president on Friday delivered an unprecedented speech to an annual pro-Palestinian rally in the Gaza Strip — a rare display of Iran’s importance to... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Friday that it was temporarily keeping in place federal rules for use of an abortion drug, while it takes time to more fully consider... Read more »
VOA — Two human rights groups said in a report issued Thursday that Iran executed at least 582 prisoners last year, the country’s highest level since 2015. Norway-based Iran Human Rights and... Read more »
VOA — TEHRAN — An Iranian delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Tehran said, to pave the way for reopening diplomatic missions as the Gulf rivals prepare to normalize relations, seven... Read more »
VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has announced a Cabinet reshuffle, replacing the minister of agriculture and the head of planning and budget, Iranian media reported. The... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — Many Americans aren’t yet sold on going electric for their next cars, a new poll shows, with high prices and too few charging stations the main deterrents. About... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to address the fentanyl crisis, increasing sanctions on traffickers and announcing plans to set up a global coalition to combat the... Read more »
VOA — The apparent leak of highly classified U.S. documents about the war in Ukraine poses “a very serious” risk to U.S. national security, according to a top Pentagon spokesperson. The documents... Read more »
VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran’s parliament has adopted proposals to toughen penalties for perpetrators of violence against women that could be voted into law within months, state media has reported. Initiated... Read more »
VOA — DUBAI, UAE — An Iranian technical delegation will visit Saudi Arabia this week to prepare for the reopening of Iran’s embassy in Riyadh, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported Sunday.... Read more »