Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, headed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ irregular warfare division.

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr was replaced as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, via Wi

For centuries, Kashmir has been celebrated as a land of spirituality, Sufism and coexistence—a place where “Peer-Veer” traditions brought people of different faiths together. The Valley’s identity was never limited to one religion. Its spiritual landscape was enriched by S

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Badakhshan, Afghanistan’s vast and mountainous northeastern province, was a center of resistance to Taliban rule durin

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Gender justice, bodily autonomy and the leader

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hosted at the world's largest AIDS conference - the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026) - was full to capacity. This session put the