
ENERGY
Italians seal oil purchase deals with Iran
Italy’s Saras SpA and Iplom SpA have reportedly signed deals to purchase oil from Iran.

Italy’s Saras SpA and Iplom SpA have reportedly signed deals to purchase oil from Iran.

The Iranian envoy to the UN urges neutrality and non-political approaches in the dispatch of humanitarian aid to Syria.

French President Hollande pledges tto "go all the way" to enact controversial labor reforms.

Syrian Kurdish-Arab forces enter the Daesh-held city of Manbij in the north weeks after the start of an anti-terror military operation there.

Iran says it will buy 109 jets from US aviation giant Boeing, adding that half of the planes will be narrow-body jets.

Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on Hillary Clinton's record and character, slamming his US presidential rival as a "world class liar."

Bahraini authorities summon six Shia clerics to a police station for questioning amid the ongoing crackdown on political dissent.

Iran and the Netherlands discuss ways to bolster political and parliamentary relations.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo sails near remote islands in the South China Sea that are claimed by regional powerhouse China.

China closes nine factories after reports that they had been using toxic industrial waste to produce substance for running tracks at schools.

The White House says a US military invasion of Syria would be like a “slippery slope" for America.

Ayatollah Sistani hails efforts by Bahrain top Shia cleric, Sheikh Qassim, in defending people’s rights.

Iraqi forces have made fresh gains in their fight against Takfiri Daesh terrorists in the northern province of Nineveh.

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says nearly 200 internally displaced persons (IDPs) who had fled attacks by Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria died at a camp in the past month.

Turkish artillery fire and US airstrikes have reportedly killed 8 Daesh militants in northern Syria.

At least 13 Yemeni government troops are killed in a car bombing outside the southeastern port city of Mukalla.

The government in Colombia and the largest rebel group in the country say they have finally reached a deal on a comprehensive ceasefire.

The Pentagon says a Yemeni inmate of the notorious Guantanamo prison has been relocated.