
POLITICS
Iran delegates in Ethiopia for UN event
Iran’s vice president for executive affairs and a high ranking delegation are to take part in the third Financing for Development conference

Iran’s vice president for executive affairs and a high ranking delegation are to take part in the third Financing for Development conference

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani insists on national interests in a possible final nuclear deal.

Two Palestinian prisoners have been on a hunger strike for almost 25 days in Israeli jails.

Clashes between Pakistani troops and terrorists claim the lives of four soldiers and nine militants.

Iran nominates a prominent writer and a veteran illustrator for the 2016 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

The Washington Post has published an opinion piece written by a leader of a terrorist group fighting in Syria.

Saudi Arabia's warplanes target a hospital in Yemen’s northwestern province of Hajjah.

The leader of the ISIL Takfiri group in Afghanistan and Pakistan has been killed along with 30 more militants.

Scientists predict a 60 percent drop in the Sun’s activity which may cause a “mini ice age” in 2030.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says the time is ripe for a decision in the nuclear talks.

Germans take to the streets of the capital Berlin to commemorate the International Quds Day.

Republican US presidential candidate Rand Paul has raised $7 million in the first quarter of his 2016 White House bid.

Human rights organizations urge Riyadh to refrain from executing 2 under-age prisoners.

US military officials have no concept of diplomacy and have no interest in peace, an analyst says.

Egyptian courts issued sentences against tens of thousands of people in the first year under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Eurozone finance ministers gather in Brussels to decide whether to negotiate a third bailout for Greece.

ISIL says it carried out the deadly car bomb attack targeting Italy’s consulate in Egypt.

Syrian troops reportedly kill at least 30 ISIL terrorists in battles near the ancient city of Palmyra.