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Bahraini forces raid Shia cleric’s office
Bahraini forces storm into the office of top Shia cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, who was recently stripped of his citizenship.

Bahraini forces storm into the office of top Shia cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, who was recently stripped of his citizenship.

Iran’s IRGC says Bahrain’s move to strip Sheikh Qassim's citizenship was a Saudi plot.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron warns that a vote to leave the EU in an upcoming referendum would be a “huge risk” to the economy.

A Brazilian newspaper reveals that Dilma Rousseff was warned about illegal donations to her election campaign.

The Takfiri Daesh terrorist group forces residents of Iraq’s Mosul to pay thousands of Iraqi Dinars in Zakat al-Fitr.

Forces loyal to Libya’s unity government are preparing for a final anti-Daesh assault on Sirte.

US President Barack Obama is facing opposition again from within his administration over his plans to close Guantanamo prison.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrives in Paris for talks.

The Financial Times says the withdrawal of sanctions against Iran has reopened the county’s economy to a stream of new investments, mostly in the country’s financial services.

The ICC gives the former Congolese vice president, Jean-Pierre Bemba, an 18-year jail sentence.

Myanmar bans government officials from using the term "Rohingya" to describe a persecuted Muslim minority.

A UN investigative panel says over 700 doctors and medical staff have lost their lives during five years of crisis in Syria.

Presumptive US presidential nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are viewed unfavorably by most Americans, a new poll shows.

Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh says his country seeks to boost diplomatic relations with Iran.

EU envoys in Brussels agree to extend Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia, diplomatic sources say.

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the Orlando massacre underscores the need to accelerate the fight against Daesh.

PSA Peugeot Citroen says it has signed a final agreement with Iran Khodro over a joint venture project to produce cars.

French police detain a terror suspect following the murder of a policeman and his wife in a Paris suburb.