Revolution

Middle Israel: Roadmap for an aspiring shah - opinion

To unseat the ayatollahs, Reza Pahlavi must present a post-Islamist vision and become the leader of the people’s war

|ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi addresses the media during a press conference on June 23, 2025 in Paris, France.
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, poses after an interview with Reuters about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Iranian Crown Prince calls for more days of protests in Iran, to prepare for a ‘revolution victory'

Referring to the Islamic Republic's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Pahlavi said, “I am certain that he has seen these images from his hiding place and trembled in fear.”

|BySHOSHANA BAKER
Iranians walk past closed shops at Tehran Grand Bazaar amid currency plunge protests.

What could lead to the collapse of Iran's regime, 47 years after the revolution - opinion

If change occurs in Iran, it will come from within, driven by a combination of public pressure, economic collapse, shifting loyalties, and organizational capacity.

|ByBRIGADIER-GENERAL (RES.) YITZHAK SEGEV
Renovation, remodeling, home design, real estate.

A revolution in the renovation industry: how will it affect our wallets?

The Ministry of Construction’s renovation reform begins: higher financial limits, faster contractor promotions, and safety training aim to ease contractors’ work and benefit the public.

|ByLIAD VAKNISH

West African mediators arrive in Mali seeking reversal of coup

The presidents of Ivory Coast and Guinea are among those pushing for a tough response.

AUGUST 22, 2020ByREUTERS
Supporters of Imam Mahmoud Dicko and other opposition political parties protest after President Ibrahim Boubacar Keit rejected concessions, aimed at resolving a months-long political stand-off, in Bamako, Mali July 10, 2020

'Revolutionary' lyrics censored from patriotic song in Lebanon

A choir singing "Ya Beirut" replaced the lyrics "revolution is born from the womb of sorrows" with "la la la la la."

AUGUST 3, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Lebanese riot police walk near burning fire during a protest against the fall in pound currency and mounting economic hardship, in Beirut, Lebanon

Leadership lacking in Iran

The mullahs are worthless. They live in the Middle Ages. They murder, rape, terrorize, torture and eliminate anyone who stands in their way.

DECEMBER 2, 2019ByEFRAN Q. FARD
People stop their cars in a highway to show their protest for increased gas price in Tehran, Iran November 16, 2019

The ‘authority disease’ in the Middle East

Abdelaziz Bouteflika, running for a fifth term as Algeria’s president, promises reforms if he wins.

MARCH 6, 2019ByDIMA ABUMARIA/ THE MEDIA LINE
Algeria’s wheelchair-bound President Abdelaziz Bouteflika casts his ballot during the presidential election in Algiers, April 17

Has the Arab Spring arrived in Algeria?

Thousands are protesting what they call a "mafia" regime.

MARCH 6, 2019ByYASSER OKBI/MAARIV
Students take part in a protest to denounce an offer by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to run in elections next month but not to serve a full term if re-elected, in Algiers, Algeria March 5, 2019.

The shot at Caracas

The currently unfolding crisis in Venezuela presents another hopeful in the long series of tragic mistakes of political math.

FEBRUARY 23, 2019ByLEV STESIN
Juan Guaido, President of Venezuela's National Assembly, holds a copy of Venezuelan constitution during a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government and to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the end of the dictatorship of Marcos Perez Jimenez in Caracas, Venezuela January 23, 20

ANALYSIS: How Iran's Revolutionary Guard justifies the crackdown

The Iranians, no matter where they protested, always chanted slogans in support of monarchy.

JUNE 27, 2018ByBABAK TAGHVAEE
A MEMBER of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard walks past anti-US graffiti at a ceremony in 2008 to mark the anniversary of the death of Islamic Republic founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

Libyan returnees stuck in desert say no going back

"We will not relinquish our land and our home and the soil we grew up on. We will stay here until we return."

APRIL 1, 2018ByREUTERS
Tawergha displaced people are seen at a camp in the Garart al-Gatef, Libya March 25, 2018. Picture taken March 25, 2018.

2,000-year-old coins from 'great revolt' discovered in time for Passover

"The discovery of dozens of coins in the center of ancient Jerusalem, bearing the inscription 'to freedom / to Galat Zion,' is of special importance during Passover."

MARCH 26, 2018ByJONATHAN WEBER ROSEN
Coins discovered in old city cave March 26, 2018

Seven years later: The Arab Spring's messy endings

Most in the region are not looking back at those momentous events. Instead, they are dealing with the aftereffects.

JANUARY 15, 2018BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Men shout slogans during demonstrations on the seventh anniversary of the toppling of president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, in Tunis, Tunisia January 14, 2018