
EGYPT
'Disappearances, torture rife in Egypt'
Rights activists raise concerns over the rise in the use of torture and extrajudicial killings by Egyptian police.

Rights activists raise concerns over the rise in the use of torture and extrajudicial killings by Egyptian police.

The Iranian national under-17 soccer team finishes 3rd in the four-nation tournament in Uzbekistan.

Four days after the crucial multi-state primaries to elect the party nominees for US president, another set of states are to hold contests later on Saturday.

The Vatican defends its record on dealing with allegations of pedophilia by priests.

Several rights groups urge the release of a Palestinian circus artist held under Israeli administrative detention.

People in Slovakia are voting in parliamentary elections.

Moody's has downgraded the credit ratings for two Persian Gulf states, saying the plunging crude prices have taken their toll on the oil-dependent economies.

Fresh protests erupt in Honduras over the suspected assassination of a renowned environmentalist.

A US official says the Iraqi army has launched an operation to liberate Mosul from Daesh terrorists.

A report says Daesh terrorists make money by taking advantage of loopholes in the Middle Eastern foreign exchange system.

Iranian female sports shooter Elaheh Ahmadi is crowned the world’s best shooter in the 10-meter air rifle women division.

The European Union ratchets up its sanctions against North Korea, putting more figures and entities on its blacklist.

US Republican presidential candidates have been advocating Zionist and neoconservatives policies, a former US Senate candidate says.

Iran maintains its position in the latest FIFA rankings to stay at the 44th in the table.

A former EU official says the refugee crisis faced by the EU poses an existential threat to the bloc.

The Turkish president suggests the creation of a ‘new city’ in northern Syria to house millions of its violence-stricken refugees.

Several top Polish generals resign ahead of a NATO military drill in the county in July.

Riyadh says there is the need for a UN resolution on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia is waging a war.