
EGYPT
Robotic submarine looking for missing jet
Egypt deploys a robotic submarine to search for an EgyptAir plane which went down in the southern Mediterranean.

Egypt deploys a robotic submarine to search for an EgyptAir plane which went down in the southern Mediterranean.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi informs the Iraqi nation of the beginning of a process for the “liberation” of the Daesh-held Fallujah city.

Hillary Clinton’s once double-digit lead over Donald Trump has narrowed to just 3 points in a new poll.

Iran has captured two Daeshis in the country’s western province of Hamadan, says an intelligence official.

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and actor Shahab Hosseini win the rewards for the best screenplay and the best actor at Cannes respectively.

Ashton Carter has apologized to his Japanese counterpart over the murder of an Okinawan woman.

Bernie Sanders is “less and less” likely to support Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid, says an analyst.

Syria's militant groups threaten to withdraw from a ceasefire deal if army continues targeting terrorists.

Pakistan denounces the US drone strike believed to have killed the Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour.

The Philippines’ president-elect has strongly censured the country’s Roman Catholic church for hypocrisy and corruption.

Militants ambush a convoy of Indian paramilitary soldiers near the border with Myanmar, killing six of them.

Professor Catherine Hall has refused to receive an award by Tel Aviv University.

The Iraqi government says security forces did not use live fire against the protesters who recently stormed the Green Zone in the capital.

India's Modi arrives in Iran to boost ties with Tehran and sign agreement on Chabahar Port development.

The Egyptian military has killed 58 militants in a series of coordinated raids across Sinai peninsula over the past three days.

Three rockets hit an area in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat, killing at least one civilian.

David Cameron says Turkey won’t be able to join EU before the year “3000.”

Iraq's army is preparing for recapture of Fallujah and urges residents to leave.