ECONOMY
Iran to create fully-owned bank in Azerbaijan
Valiollah Seif, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), says the country plans to establish a bank in Azerbaijan with 100 percent Iranian ownership.
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INTERVIEWS
'Trump to blame for anti-Muslim hate in US, EU'
A commentator says the rise in the number of anti-Muslim hate groups was fueled directly by Trump’s rhetoric during his presidential campaign.
CHINA
China warns US against patrols in S China Sea
Beijing on Wednesday warned Washington against military activities that challenge Chinese sovereignty in the disputed South China Sea.
FOREIGN POLICY
Germany to blame for UK pollution: Farage
Nigel Farage says Germany is responsible for the alarming levels of air pollution across the UK.
SOMALIA
Somali famine ‘threatens hundreds of thousands’
The United Nations (UN)’s former special representative for Somalia warns of the acute threat of famine in Somalia.
PERSIAN GULF
Bahraini court sentences five to life in prison
Bahrain’s High Criminal Court ruled on Wednesday that the accused had carried out a bombing attack against regime forces.
SOCIETY
US Senate allows mentally ill to buy guns
US Senate has approved a bill that lets over 750,000 severely mentally ill people buy more guns.
POLITICS
Anti-Muslim hate groups triple in US since 2015
The number of organized anti-Muslim hate groups in the US nearly tripled since 2015, according to a new report.
INTERVIEWS
‘Whole philosophy of NATO, obsolete’
An analyst says it is a primitive way to solve conflicts by military means and so the whole philosophy of NATO is obsolete.
ENERGY
Saudis lose South Korea oil market share to Iran
Figures show that Saudi Arabia has lost a significant share of South Korea’s oil market to Iran.
SYRIA
Bibi to Trump: Recognize Golan as part of Israel
Israel occupied the Golan Heights and then annexed it in 1981 in a move that has never been recognized by the international community.
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Myanmar ‘ends military ops in troubled state’
Myanmar says it has ended the military “clearance operations” in its troubled Rakhine State, where Muslim Rohingya have been targeted in a crackdown.
MILITARY
Pentagon mulls ground troops in Syria
The Pentagon might propose to Trump that ground troops are necessary in Syria, according to a report.
YEMEN
Yemeni missile fired at Saudi airport in retaliation
A Yemeni military source said the medium-range projectile was fired at the Abha airport in the kingdom’s southwestern region of Asir Wednesday evening.
KOREAS
Malaysia nabs 2nd woman in N Korean’s killing
The second female suspect in the killing of North Korea’s exiled half-brother was arrested in Malaysia on Thursday.
SOCIETY
Americans rally against Netanyahu: 'Bibi go home'
Americans protest against Israel’s policies after Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Trump at the White House.
AFGHANISTAN
UAE envoy to Afghanistan dies of injuries
The UAE state media announced Juma Mohammad Abdullah al-Kaabi’s death on Thursday.
VENEZUELA
Venezuela bans CNN, the ‘instrument of war’
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro calls CNN an “instrument of war” after his country pulls the network’s Spanish-language channel off the air.
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website