ECONOMY
Massive steel plan to transform east Iran
Iran is advancing a massive steelmaking project being promoted as the country’s “South Pars” of the steel industry.
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SAUDI ARABIA
S Arabia arrests 2 in Kuwait bombing case
Saudi security forces arrest two Saudi brothers suspected of having links to the recent bombing of a Shia mosque in Kuwait, with a third being nabbed in Kuwait.
FRANCE
‘France not to give warships to Russia’
Paris decides not to deliver two Mistral-class warships to Russia, says the French defense minister.
SOCIETY
WHO calls for higher tobacco taxes
The World Health Organization (WHO) calls on governments to raise taxes on tobacco.
SOCIETY
Four people shot, injured in Los Angeles
Two separate shootings in Compton, Los Angeles have left a girl, 9, and three men wounded.
INTERVIEWS
‘US using ISIL excuse to wreak havoc on ME’
An analyst says the United States needs the ISIL Takfiri group to pave the way for American military intervention in Syria and Iraq.
EGYPT
Bomb attack injures five in north Egypt
At least five people are killed in a car bomb attack in Egypt’s northern town of Itay el-Baroud.
NIGERIA
Gunmen kill 14 in northern Kenya
At least 14 people are killed and 11 injured after suspected militants raid a village northern Kenya.
PALESTINE
‘Gaza kids still distressed after Israel war’
Children in the Gaza Strip are still showing signs of severe emotional distress a year after Israel’s deadly aggression there, says an NGO.
EU
No rosy outcome for Greece despite ‘No’
A ‘No’ vote in a recent referendum in cash-strapped Greece fails to end the deadlock in the country’s negotiations with creditors.
MEXICO
Mexico ups gasoline imports amid thefts
Mexico says it has increased its imports of gasoline amid a rise in fuel thefts.
ENERGY
Iran boosts oil recovery from shared field
Iran has boosted oil recovery from an offshore field which it shares with the United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf, an energy official has said.
SOCIETY
Chicago police call for strict gun laws
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy has called for more restrictive gun laws over the increased fatal shootings.
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Pope leads huge mass in Ecuador
About a million people from across Latin America join Pope Francis in a huge open-air mass in Ecuador.
IRAQ
Iraq starts offensive to retake Fallujah
The Iraqi army and allied volunteer forces launch an operation to retake the strategic western city of Fallujah from ISIL.
SYRIA
Blast kills 25 Syrian soldiers in Aleppo
At least 25 Syrian soldiers are killed in a bomb attack carried out by al-Nusra Front terrorists in Aleppo Province.
FOREIGN POLICY
Clinton slams anti-Israel campaign in US
Hillary Clinton says the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign wants to “isolate and delegitimize Israel.”
INTERVIEWS
‘EU trying to loot Greek economy’
An analyst says the European Union is trying to loot the Greek economy by forcing Greece to implement austerity measures.
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