YEMEN
'Al-Qaeda fights alongside US, S Arabia in Yemen'
Al-Qaeda's leader in Yemen says his militants have often fought alongside US- and Saudi-backed militia against Houthis.
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KOREAS
Crane crash at Samsung shipyard kills six
A crane collapse at a Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea kills six workers.
MORE
‘Philippines, China may hold joint drills’
Philippines’ Duterte raises the prospects of holding joint drills with China.
POLITICS
Trump’s Islamophobic aide, Gorka, quits
Sebastian Gorka, a notorious Islamophobe in the administration of US President Donald Trump, is leaving the White House, officials say.
EU
Largest mosque in Sweden hit by arson attack
Swedish police say Imam Ali Islamic Center in the northern Stockholm suburb of Jakobsberg was badly damaged in the arson attack overnight.
DEFENSE
‘Only region states can ensure Persian Gulf security’
The Iranian Navy commander says only regional countries are capable of maintaining security in the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman and the entire Middle East.
IRAQ
UN: Iraq violence claimed 317 lives in April
The UN says terrorist acts and violence across Iraq killed a total of 317 civilians and wounded 403 others in April.
POLITICS
US Congress strikes deal to avert shutdown
The measure would add billions to the Pentagon and border security, but does not include money for President Trump's proposed wall.
POLITICS
Rouhani lauds job creation amid rivals’ criticism
Incumbent President and election contender Hassan Rouhani hails his administration’s performance in creating new jobs.
POLITICS
Iran: No talks with US outside nuclear accord
The JCPOA saw Iran and the US hold high-level diplomatic parleys for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, but those exchanges did not go beyond the purview of the nuclear issue.
PALESTINE
Israeli forces attack Palestinian sit-in near Nablus
Military forces attack a group of Palestinians gathering in the West Bank town of Sabastiya to show their support for hunger-striking prisoners in Israeli jails.
POLITICS
CIA chief in South Korea for ‘internal visit’
Director of US spy agency has traveled to Seoul to assess the situation with Pyongyang and discuss the future of South Korea’s troubled leadership.
POLITICS
Iran soldier missing after attack pronounced dead
The attackers took away the injured soldier after killing nine of his comrades near the Iranian town of Mirjaveh on April 26.
SYRIA
US-backed forces take 80% of Syrian town: Report
Kurdish fighters have steadily advanced north, laying siege on three neighboring districts on the bank of the Euphrates River.
INTERVIEWS
‘Germany trading morals for Saudi money’
A journalist says Germany ignores its moral principles when it comes to selling weapons to Saudi Arabia.
SOCIETY
Workers rally to mark Labor Day around world
People rallied in Turkey, the Philippines, Cambodia, Russia, Indonesia, and South Korea, among other places, to demand better working conditions on May Day.
INTERVIEWS
‘US downplaying Iraq, Syria civilian toll’
An intelligence linguist says the United States is not revealing the actual civilian death toll caused by its strikes in the two Middle Eastern countries.
SPORTS
Iran athletes bag 3 bronzes in Asian Grand Prix
Iranian athletes have collected three bronze medals at the third leg of Asian Grand Prix 2017.
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