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The Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, capital of Aceh province, Indonesia's only region with full Islamic criminal enforcement

Indonesia Publicly Canes Couple Over TikTok Kiss, Drawing International Condemnation

In a public park in Indonesia's Aceh province, a 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman received 21 lashes of a rattan cane for a TikTok video of a kiss, drawing immediate international

July 3, 2026

News·Religion

Emergency responders at the scene of the Damascus cafe bombing on al-Nasr Street near the Palace of Justice

Damascus Cafe Bombing Kills 9 Near Syria’s Palace of Justice, Challenging Al-Sharaa’s Government

A bomb planted under a table at a Damascus cafe on al-Nasr Street killed nine people and wounded 22 others on Wednesday — the most direct attack yet on Syria's new transitional

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

UAE Minister of State for Financial Affairs Mohamed Al Hussaini at Nasdaq Dubai listing of sovereign retail T-sukuk July 2026

UAE Doubles Retail Sukuk After Orders Reach Nine Times the Offering Size

The UAE Finance Ministry received Dh445 million in orders on its first Dh50 million sovereign retail sukuk, nine times what was offered, and doubled the issuance. Nearly half of subscribers were women

July 3, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Iran crisis vessels Strait of Hormuz Bandar Abbas May 2026 nuclear talks backdrop

Iran Agreed to ‘Just About Everything.’ Nuclear Talks Haven’t Started Yet.

Trump declared Iran had agreed to 'just about everything' after July 1 Doha talks. His vice president said nuclear discussions were going to start soon. Three weeks into the 60-day window, construction

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran-US crisis, June 2026

Iran Suspended Its Hormuz Shipping Tolls for 60 Days. The Window Closes Around August 16.

Iran's 60-day suspension of Hormuz shipping fees expires around August 16. The IRGC has been charging vessels up to $2 million per transit in yuan since March. Secretary Rubio says the fees

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Mojtaba Khamenei elected as Iran's new supreme leader by the Council of Experts, March 2026

The Nuclear Fatwa Died With Ali Khamenei. His Son Has Said Nothing to Replace It.

Iran's nuclear working group resumes July 9, six days after Ali Khamenei's funeral. His successor Mojtaba has neither reaffirmed nor rejected the fatwa against nuclear weapons that structured every US-Iran nuclear negotiation

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Israeli forces in southern Lebanon amid ceasefire dispute over IDF withdrawal 2026

Iran Says No Comprehensive Deal Without IDF Withdrawal From Lebanon. The US Disagrees.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in June that no comprehensive deal is possible while Israeli forces occupy southern Lebanon. The US says the MoU with Iran contains no such requirement —

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Mourners and foreign dignitaries at Ali Khamenei state funeral Tehran Iran July 2026

Pakistan’s PM Came. Modi Didn’t. What Khamenei’s Funeral Guest List Reveals About Iran.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif — the only sitting head of government to attend — flew to Tehran for Khamenei's July 3 ceremony. India sent a deputy minister. Saudi Arabia, the UAE,

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

A mourning billboard of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran June 30 2026 as Iran prepares for state funeral during ceasefire with the United States

Trump Called the Doha Talks a Denuclearization Breakthrough. They Produced a Dispute Hotline.

Two days of indirect talks in Doha produced a dispute-resolution hotline and a partial frozen assets arrangement — not a nuclear deal. While Trump said denuclearization was 'moving along well,' Iran's parliament

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iran’s IRGC Commander Emerges from Five Months in Hiding at Khamenei Funeral

Iran's IRGC commander Ahmad Vahidi, unseen since February, appeared at Ali Khamenei's coffin Thursday — his first public appearance in five months, and a signal that the man carrying an Interpol warrant

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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Indonesia Publicly Canes Couple Over TikTok Kiss, Drawing International Condemnation

Damascus Cafe Bombing Kills 9 Near Syria’s Palace of Justice, Challenging Al-Sharaa’s Government

UAE Doubles Retail Sukuk After Orders Reach Nine Times the Offering Size

Iran Agreed to ‘Just About Everything.’ Nuclear Talks Haven’t Started Yet.

Iran Suspended Its Hormuz Shipping Tolls for 60 Days. The Window Closes Around August 16.

The Nuclear Fatwa Died With Ali Khamenei. His Son Has Said Nothing to Replace It.

Iran Says No Comprehensive Deal Without IDF Withdrawal From Lebanon. The US Disagrees.

Pakistan’s PM Came. Modi Didn’t. What Khamenei’s Funeral Guest List Reveals About Iran.

Trump Called the Doha Talks a Denuclearization Breakthrough. They Produced a Dispute Hotline.

Iran’s IRGC Commander Emerges from Five Months in Hiding at Khamenei Funeral

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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