
IRAQ
Iraqi forces liberate several Fallujah areas
Iraqi security forces have retaken several areas in and around the western city of Fallujah from Daesh militants.

Iraqi security forces have retaken several areas in and around the western city of Fallujah from Daesh militants.

Obama has called on lawmakers to take action to prevent gun violence after meeting with families of the Orlando shooting victims.

Russia’s ambassador to NATO has condemned the Western military alliance's move to deploy multinational troops near its borders.

CIA Director John Brennan says the Daesh Takfiri group is planning more attacks in the West.

The US and its Western allies are using Daesh as an excuse to wage more imperial wars.

Iran says it is negotiating with Russia over the joint production of Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ 100) airplanes.

Iran says Bahrain’s crackdown on dissent, including its suspension of the main opposition bloc, complicates the crisis in the Persian Gulf sate.

Donald Trump's campaign has hit a new low as Republican lawmakers join US President Barack Obama in rebuking him over his anti-Muslim rhetoric.

A British lawmaker dies after being attacked in a local constituency.

At least five pro-independence fighters and two Indian soldiers are killed in fresh clashes across the restive disputed region of Kashmir.

The first group of Israeli fighter pilots is headed to the US for F-35 training.

A prominent NGO says the Daesh-city of Fallujah is facing a ‘ humanitarian disaster’ as its hunger-stricken residents struggle to flee the violence.

Russia’s foreign minister says the US is likely seeking to use the al-Nusra Front terrorist group to unseat the Syrian president.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement denounces Bahrain’s repressive policies against dissent after the regime banned the al-Wefaq opposition bloc.

The US Department of Homeland Security says Americans need to look out for more ‘homegrown’ terror attacks after the Orlando mass shooting.

A UN investigative panel says the Daesh terrorist group is still committing genocide against the Izadi minority in Iraq and Syria.

Turkish Customs and Trade Minister Bulent Tufenkci says Ankara plans to triple trade with Iran to $30 billion “as soon as possible”.

A major French union pledges more anti-reforms rallies in the country next week in defiance of a government threat to ban street demonstrations.