
DEFENSE
US, allies thwarted in Mideast: Iran cmdr.
An Iranian commander says the Islamic Republic is frustrating the plots of all US allies in the Middle East.

An Iranian commander says the Islamic Republic is frustrating the plots of all US allies in the Middle East.

The central bank of China injects about USD 100 billion into banks to spur the country’s sluggish economy.

Putin is taking every step to enable Iran to defend itself in the event of an attack by Israel, says an analyst.

President Erdogan says Turkey is headed toward early elections, following the parliament's failure to set up a coalition government.

Iran's Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani says Tehran will continue providing humanitarian assistance to the Syrian nation.

Iran’s Velayati says the US tries to spread violence and extremism inside the Muslim nations.

Iran and Germany sign a contract to build a wind farm and two photovoltaic power plants in Arvand Free Trade Zone.

The number of sex assaults recorded on trains and stations in across the UK has dramatically increased.

A Saudi army officer is killed in a retaliatory attack by Yemeni forces.

Pakistani paramilitary forces say they have killed two suspected al-Qaeda militants in Karachi.

The British government is coming under increasing fire over its failure to create sufficient high-skilled jobs for its rising proportion of graduates.

The Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, supports a presidency bid of Michel Aoun.

Iran defeats Bulgaria 3-1 at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship in Argentina.

The United States says Russia is planning to deploy new air defense systems to its arctic border with the US and Norway.

Human Rights Watch says a new anti-terrorism law recently passed by the Egyptian president erodes basic rights.

Egyptian authorities deport a senior member of Hamas to Gaza after arresting him upon his arrival at an airport in Cairo.

Ukraine’s minister of economy will arrive in Tehran next month to discuss expansion of economic ties with Iranian officials.

Senator Robert Menendez has been denounced as a “warmonger“ after he came out against the Iran nuclear agreement.