Hamas lawmakers said that they approved a measure allowing public executions on Wednesday, defying the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, who had condemned the terror group’s plan earlier in the day. Although the announcement was made by Palestinian legislators in Gaza, it is unclear how many Hamas-affiliated parliamentarians approved the executions,...

In a rare criticism, the United Nations condemned Hamas on Wednesday after the Palestinian terror group announced plans to carry out 13 public executions. The UN is “deeply concerned” by remarks made by Hamas’ attorney general that the organization was planning to carry out public executions in the near future, Office of the High Commissioner...

A meeting between the daughter of a prominent ayatollah and a leader of the Bahai faith in Iran this week has provoked outrage among the country’s elite and underscored the religious intolerance of its government, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. Faezeh Hashemi, daughter of Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi...

The aid provided by Israeli humanitarian groups to displaced Syrians can serve as a lesson for how people from different countries, religions, and political perspectives can work together to ease their plight, a Syrian refugee said at a congressional briefing Tuesday. Shadi Martini, a native of Aleppo who today serves as a senior...

Iranian police have arrested eight women who posted pictures on Instagram without a hair covering as part of an organized crackdown, the Associated Press reported Monday. Elham Arab, a model known for posing in wedding gowns who was one of the arrested women, was shown on state television speaking to...

An Iranian state committee ruled Wednesday that a female member of parliament who was elected in February cannot be sworn in because she allegedly appeared with her hair uncovered when traveling abroad. The Dispute Settlement Committee of Branches, an official judicial body, determined that Minoo Khaleghi could not serve as a...