Saudi Arabia’s counterpart to Jordan’s Petra, Mada’in Saleh is a fascinating Unesco-listed desert necropolis. Jordan’s sandstone-carved city of Petra is widely revered as the capital of the Nabataean ... ( read original story ...)
Deja vu in Afghanistan
The Oct. 13 news article “Trump tweet about early U.S. pullout worries Afghans” accurately described the grenade-like impact of the tweet. But Afghans have seen this movie before. In 1989, following ... ( read original story ...)
Airstrike Kills 12 Children in Northeastern Afghanistan
The United Nations says it is investigating allegations that an army airstrike in northeastern Afghanistan killed 12 children and injured 18 others in a religious school. The deadly raid Wednesday in ... ( read original story ...)
A Radical Cleric Ignites an Islamist Resistance in Afghanistan
The cleric’s supporters in Herat are enforcing harsh Shariah law reminiscent of the Taliban’s. Women are alarmed, and the government has been able to do little. ( read original story ...)
Voting 2020: Iran may be behind ‘Proud Boy’ emails; Russia launching cyberattacks; early voters could outpace Election Day ballots
Iran hackers linked to threatening emails. Alabama won't have curbside voting. More will vote before Election Day than on Election Day. Latest news. ( read original story ...)
Iran’s goal is to undermine democracy. Americans shouldn’t take the bait.
While Ratcliffe’s revelations raise many questions, the fact that Iran would seek to interfere with the U.S. elections shouldn’t come as a surprise. ( read original story ...)
Intelligence officials fear Russian interference far more than Iran
NBC's Ali Arouzi reports from Tehran on allegations by U.S. intel services that Iran is trying to interfere in the American election. Iran vehemently denies the allegation. ( read original story ...)
US seizes domain names linked to Iran-backed militia group
U.S. authorities have seized two domain names linked to an Iran-backed terrorist group operating in Iraq, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
U.S. officials: Iran and Russia hacked voter data to influence election
National security officials say Iran hacked into a few local U.S. voter registration databases and sent threatening emails to voters. Russia separately obtained voter data but hasn’t done anything ... ( read original story ...)
Russia and Iran are actively interfering in 2020 election, officials warn
Top intel officials say Russian hackers have successfully obtained voter data from at least two servers, while Iranian hackers are behind threatening videos sent to American voters. Jeff Pegues has ... ( read original story ...)