
IRAQ
Iraq retakes more areas in west
Iraqi forces retake several villages from Daesh in the western province of Anbar.

Iraqi forces retake several villages from Daesh in the western province of Anbar.

Over 110 people have been killed since April 29 taking the perilous voyage across the Mediterranean See, the IOM says.

South Korea’s Woori Bank has opened a Korea Desk in Iran’s capital Tehran to provide services for South Korean companies over their Iran business.

The EU will conditionally approve visa-free travel for Turkish citizens in Europe's passport-free Schengen area.

The International Pahlavani Wrestling Federation has been established following efforts made by the IRIWF and a number of foreign federations.

The Iranian parliament speaker slams double-standard policies by certain countries on Palestine.

Italy’s Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the conviction of a homeless thief, saying what he did in 2011 was 'not a crime.'

Prominent Jewish-American author Michael Chabon has described Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories as the "most grievous injustice I've ever seen."

France warns it may reject a potential EU-US trade deal on the grounds that it lacks enough regulations.

The Iranian foreign minister says Iran sets no limitation to the expansion of ties with Malaysia.

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter vowed that NATO will defend its allies against Russia, which he said is “nuclear saber-rattling.”

UK’s Business Secretary Sajid Javid has postponed a major trade visit to Iran.

An Iranian football referee and two linesmen will officiate at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Brazil.

A member of the US military has been killed in combat by the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group in northern Iraq, according to the Pentagon.

The UN envoy for Syria says a faltering ceasefire in the country should be brought back on track.

Iran’s deaf junior Greco-Roman wrestlers finish runner-up at the 2016 World Deaf Wrestling Cadet and Junior Greco-Roman Championship in Tehran.

Dozens of people are killed as militants strike two mosques and a hospital in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.

Tel Aviv is planning to apply Israeli law in the occupied West Bank settlements in a move condemned as “creeping annexation” of occupied Palestinian lands.