Developing oil in Alaska’s Arctic is a forbidding challenge, requiring complex logistics and specialized equipment.
—
Jennifer A. Dlouhy,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
In 1994 Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was also a cleric with the rank of ayatollah, issued a fatwa forbidding the practice of self-flagellation.
—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 May 2026
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