
CULTURE
Iranian vocalist Shajarian hospitalized
Legendary Iranian vocalist Mohammad-Reza Shajarian is hospitalized in Tehran due to a pulmonary disorder.

Legendary Iranian vocalist Mohammad-Reza Shajarian is hospitalized in Tehran due to a pulmonary disorder.

An influential Republican US congressman has said the nuclear agreement with Iran is “deeply flawed.”

Ankara says it has launched its first airstrikes in Syria as part of the US-led coalition allegedly targeting the Daesh Takfiri terrorists .

Iran’s biggest oil producer says the country is able to ramp up crude production by 1 million barrels per day within three months after the removal of sanctions.

The South Sudanese government accuses rival forces of violating the truce.

A state of emergency has been issued as tropical storm Erika is approaching Florida, posing a “severe threat” to the entire state.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says efforts by his administration have resulted in the weakening of Iranophobia.

The United Nations Security Council says sexual violence against women in Iraq and Syria is a war crime.

A UK government Twitter account is launched to ‘counter ISIL’s social media propaganda.’

Thailand’s police arrest a Turkish national in connection with a deadly bomb attack in the country’s capital, Bangkok.

A former leader of the UK’s Conservative Party faces bribery allegations over a British oil company’s performance in Somalia.

Iran has held “serious” talks with the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman for sales of natural gas, an energy official says, adding exports to neighboring Iraq will begin soon.

At least three Abu Sayyaf militants are killed during an exchange of fire with government forces in the southern Philippine province of Sulu.

Syrian armed forces resume fighting with Takfiri militants in three key areas as a 48-hour truce between them expires.

A senior Iranian commander says the country will unveil two locally-developed strategic radars on Tuesday.

A report says the number of inmates in Turkey has tripled since 2002.

A Virginia teenager has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for helping the Daesh Takfiri group .

Malaysians stage a protest demanding electoral reforms and the premier’s resignation over a graft scandal.