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Muslims mark arrival of Ramadan
Muslims in many countries mark the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan, during which adults fast from dawn to dusk.

Muslims in many countries mark the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan, during which adults fast from dawn to dusk.

Four people drown while trying to flee the Daesh-held western Iraqi city of Fallujah through the Euphrates River.

A reporter with Iran’s Al-Alam news channel says he was deprived of basic rights while in Israeli detention.

Thousands of Israeli settlers stage a controversial march in the Israeli-occupied Old City of al-Quds (Jerusalem).

Washington is trying to get New Delhi on board for joint patrols in the South China Sea.

An activist says the US attempts to demonize Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas who are the most effective forces against terrorism in the Middle East.

A US journalist and his Afghan translator have been killed in an ambush in southern Afghanistan.

A passenger train crashed into a freight train in eastern Belgium, killing three people and injuring 40, Belgian officials said.

A massive fire in Los Angeles County has forced the evacuation of thousands of people.

Hillary Clinton says her campaign has evidence that Donald Trump supported the 2003 Iraq war.

Former British Prime Minister John Major has slammed the "squalid" and "deceitful" campaign to get the UK out of the European Union (EU).

Practicing “rationality” as well as commitment to the Muslim world’s “top priority” are the only solution the Middle Eastern issues.

Daesh is targeting civilians who attempt to flee the Iraqi city of Fallujah which is surrounded by government forces, an aid group says.

Muhammad Ali is “now dead but he will always shine as a beacon of hope,” political analyst Barry Grossman says.

Syria censures the West over refusal to recognize hostile groups operating in the country as terrorist organizations.

An analyst says American military forces stationed in Japan form a force of occupation.

A commander of Iraq’s popular forces says 47 villages around the city of Fallujah have been liberated from Daesh.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran wants peace and stability in the region.