SPORTS
Behdad Salimi breaks world record in Rio
Iran’s Behdad Salimi has broken the world record in the snatch weightlifting at the Rio 2016 Olympics Games.
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POLITICS
‘Both Trump and Clinton are dishonest’
A majority of Americans hold an unfavorable view of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, and consider them dishonest and untrustworthy, a new poll shows.
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Yemen retaliatory attack kills 7 in Najran
At least seven people are killed in a Yemeni retaliatory attack on Saudi Arabia’s southern Najran region.
FOREIGN POLICY
US reacts to Russian use of Iranian base
The US describes as "unfortunate but not surprising" Moscow’s use of an Iranian airbase to carry out airstrikes in Syria.
SPORTS
Iranian wrestler wins Olympics bronze
Iran’s wrestler Qasem Rezaei wins a bronze medal in the 8-kilogram category of Rio 2016 Olympics wrestling.
IRAQ
Russia granted access to Iraqi airspace
Baghdad says Russia has been granted conditional access to Iraqi airspace for anti-Daesh airstrikes in Syria.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
JCPOA should not only be on paper: Zarif
Iran expects the US to abide by JCPOA commitments, says Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
SYRIA
Daesh chemical attack hits Aleppo
Daesh carries out a chemical attack on residential areas in northern Syria.
TURKEY
Istanbul court closes pro-Kurdish paper
A court in Istanbul orders the temporary closure of a pro-Kurdish newspaper.
POLITICS
GOP launches pro-Trump drive in Israel
The US Republican Party has launched an election campaign to encourage Jewish Americans who live in Israel to vote for Donald Trump.
PALESTINE
Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen
Israeli forces shoot dead a Palestinian teenager in fresh clashes at a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
PALESTINE
‘560 Palestinian minors arrested in 2016’
The Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs says Israeli forces have detained 560 Palestinian children in East Jerusalem al-Quds so far this year.
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'Jordan should ease refugees' education'
Human Rights Watch urges the Jordanian government to ease the access of Syrian refugee children to education.
FOREIGN POLICY
May seeks stronger UK ties with China
Theresa May writes to the Chinese president amid heightened tensions between the UK and China.
NORTH AFRICA
Libya forces liberate another Sirte district
Libya’s GNA forces liberate another district in Sirte as they continue to push Daesh out of its stronghold.
POLITICS
Iran, Burundi must up all-out ties: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran and Burundi, as NAM members, must boost relations in all fields.
TURKEY
Turkey withdraws calls for death penalty
The Turkish prime minister withdraws his previous calls for the reinstatement of death penalty.
YEMEN
UN worried about Saudi strikes on Yemen
The UN voices concern about Saudi aerial assaults on Yemen after a deadly airstrike on a hospital in Hajjah province.
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