FOREIGN POLICY
US senators ask IMF to punish China
Two US senators urge the IMF to deny China’s effort to have the yuan recognized as a reserve currency over hacking allegations.
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SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabia beheads three people
Saudi Arabia carries out three more beheadings despite international criticism.
ENERGY
Iran indigenizes petchm. catalyst tech.
An Iranian oil industry official says the country has indigenized technical know-how for production of various petrochemical catalysts.
IRAQ
Iraq army repels ISIL attack in Anbar
The Iraqi army repels an attack by the Takfiri ISIL terrorist group on an army headquarters in the eastern part of Ramadi.
MILITARY
US: 3-5 years needed to rid Iraq of ISIL
A senior Obama administration official says the battle to destroy ISIL in Iraq could take at least three to five years.
FRANCE
Paris sued over minor joining Takfiris
A woman in France sues the French government for failing to prevent her son from joining terrorists in Syria.
PALESTINE
Israel warned over Palestinian prisoner
The Palestinian Authority warns Israel about the health condition of a Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike in an Israeli jail.
EU
Greece submits reform plan to creditors
Greece submits its reform plan to international creditors.
LEBANON
Hezbollah fighters repel ISIL attack
Hezbollah fighters repel an attack by the ISIL terrorist group the northeastern Lebanese border village of Ras Baalbek.
SPORTS
FIFA suspect surrenders to Italian police
An Argentinean businessman wanted by US in the FIFA corruption case turns himself in to Italian police.
SOCIETY
UK artists urge ban on Israel film festival
Over 40 film makers and artists have called to stop screenings for an Israeli film festival.
ECONOMY
Iran opens 2nd innovation, tech. exhibit
Iran inaugurates the 2nd International Innovation and Technology Exhibition in the capital, Tehran.
INTERVIEWS
US nukes in UK to trigger 'Cold War II’
The possibility of the US deploying nuclear weapons to Europe will be a major escalation of tensions with Russia, says a former senior security policy analyst.
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UN warns of worsening situation in Yemen
The United Nations (UN) warns about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Yemen.
POLITICS
Iran Navy saves oil tanker from pirates
Iran’s Navy foils a pirate attack on an Iranian oil tanker south of the Sea of Oman.
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Burundi violence alarms UN rights chief
The UN rights official says continuing violence by a militia in Burundi could “tip the country over the edge.”
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Child marriage 'epidemic' hits Bangladesh
Human Rights Watch asks Bangladesh to try harder to end the child marriage "epidemic" in the country.
NORTH AFRICA
Berlin to host high-level talks on Libya
Libya’s warring factions plan to attend high-level talks in Germany.
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