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8:16pm, 14th May, 2019

As Saudi society liberalizes, it reckons with hardline past

The Islamist takeover of Mecca's Grand Mosque in 1979 has been turned into a television drama, spotlighting a controversial narrative Saudi Arabia is using to support social changes once deemed un-Islamic.

Hardline cleric named to lead Iran judiciary

1:02pm, 7th March, 2019

World

Hardline cleric named to lead Iran judiciary

Hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi, a protégé of Iran’s supreme leader who helped oversee the execution of political prisoners in 1988, was named chief of the judiciary on Thursday, a job that positions him to undermine the influence of moderates.

Australia rejects U.N. migration pact, sticks with hardline asylum-seeker policy

12:46am, 21st November, 2018

World

Australia rejects U.N. migration pact, sticks with hardline asylum-seeker policy

Australia will not sign up to a United Nations migration agreement because it would compromise its hardline immigration policy and endanger national security, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday.

Maldives' vote expected to keep hardline Yameen in power

3:10am, 23rd September, 2018

World

Maldives' vote expected to keep hardline Yameen in power

The Maldives voted on Sunday in an election in which hardline President Abdulla Yameen is expected to cement his grip on power but which opposition and international groups have criticized for a lack of transparency and suppression of dissent.

Hardline U.S. 'gundamentalists' pressure NRA from within

5:52am, 5th August, 2018

US

Hardline U.S. 'gundamentalists' pressure NRA from within

About 100 protesters, many wearing T-shirts emblazoned with "NRA = Not Real Activists," marched through the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Dallas in May to slam the powerful gun lobby as too conciliatory on gun rights and rally f...

Hardline Islamists push religion to center of Pakistan election

12:16am, 22nd July, 2018

World

Hardline Islamists push religion to center of Pakistan election

Pakistani cleric Hafiz Saeed is one of the United States' most-wanted terrorist suspects, accused over the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people. At home, his charities are banned, as is a new Islamist political party launched by his follow...

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As Saudi society liberalizes, it reckons with hardline past

Hardline cleric named to lead Iran judiciary

Australia rejects U.N. migration pact, sticks with hardline asylum-seeker policy

Maldives' vote expected to keep hardline Yameen in power

Hardline U.S. 'gundamentalists' pressure NRA from within

Hardline Islamists push religion to center of Pakistan election

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