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OPEC Plus oil production cuts could signal a rift between Saudi Arabia and the U.S.

4:53pm October 11, 2022

by Jackie Northam

The cuts in oil production by OPEC Plus could signal a rift between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. — or just an effort by the oil producers to make more money.

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Israel and Lebanon settle a dispute over gas drilling rights in the Mediterranean Sea

4:53pm October 11, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

With the U.S. mediating, Israel and Lebanon have settled a dispute over gas drilling rights in the Mediterranean Sea. This could help defuse a flashpoint and help raise cash for Lebanon.

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Israel agrees to pay family of a Palestinian American who died after being detained

4:19pm October 10, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

Israel says it will pay about $141,000 to the family of a Palestinian-American man who died of a heart attack while in Israeli custody. The State Department was concerned with this case.

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Iran's government is struggling to control growing women's rights protests

4:19pm October 10, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Golnaz Esfandiari, senior correspondent for Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, about growing protests in Iran and the regime's struggle to control them.

Israel agrees to pay family of a Palestinian American who died after being detained

7:05am October 10, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

In a rare move, Israel says it will pay about $141,000 to the family of a Palestinian American man who died of a heart attack while in Israeli custody, a case that concerned the Biden administration.

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Politics & Government

News brief: explosions in Ukraine, midterm preview, protests continue in Iran

6:10am October 10, 2022

Russian missile hit cities across Ukraine — including Kyiv and Lviv. Big names drop in to key midterm states. And Iran tries to shut down protests, now in their fourth week.

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Security forces in Iran have been trying to crush anti-government protests

5:05am October 10, 2022

by Peter Kenyon

Places in Iran are seeing almost de facto martial law as the government tries to shut down protests that are stretching into their fourth week. Dozens of demonstrators are said to have been killed.

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What Iranian protesters are fighting for

9:22am October 09, 2022

by D. Parvaz

Demonstrations in Iran continue to grow. Protesters tell us about the change they want and what's next for their movement.

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A protester shows a portrait of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration to support Iranian protesters standing up to their leadership over the death of a young woman in police custody, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022 in Paris.

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Iranian protesters hack State TV with images of supreme leader surrounded by flames

3:40am October 09, 2022

by The Associated Press

Anti-government demonstrations erupted Saturday in several locations across Iran as the most sustained protests in years against a deeply entrenched theocracy entered their fourth week.

This gun held by 35-year-old Fatima was a wedding gift from her husband. Families of the nomadic Bakhtiari tribes of Iran may own several weapons, used to defend themselves and their livestock against thieves and wild animals. Fatima is known for her shooting and riding skills.

Health & Safety

PHOTOS: In this nomadic tribe in Iran, the women persevere despite hardships

7:26pm October 07, 2022

Part of the Bakhtiari people, they live as their ancestors did, migrating between pastures in western and southwestern Iran. Women play a vital role, coping with hardships and persevering.