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Millions gather in Baghdad for mourning
Millions of people converge in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of the 7th Shia Imam, Imam Musa ibn Jafar al-Kazim (PBUH).

Millions of people converge in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of the 7th Shia Imam, Imam Musa ibn Jafar al-Kazim (PBUH).

CIA Director John Brennan says the United States will undoubtedly destroy the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group.

Two UK Typhoon warplanes wee scrambled to intercept an Air France civilian aircraft.

Iran says some parties intervening in Syria’s crisis lent their support to terror groups to realize their ambitions.

Turkish Parliamentary Constitutional Committee approves a proposal to strip lawmakers of their immunity from prosecution.

Fire has broken out at a Rohingya Muslim camp in western Myanmar, burning hundreds of homes and leaving over 2,000 people homeless.

People in nine Arab countries said they experienced worsening corruption last year, a study finds out.

Yemen's Houthi leader has criticized pro-Saudi delegates for abandoning UN-brokered Yemen peace talks in Kuwait.

The US military’s Sea Hunter unmanned ship is undergoing tests off California’s coast.

A CNN poll says Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will take on each other in the race for US presidency.

A senior Hezbollah official says the resistance movement's battles against Saudi-backed Takfiris has angered the regime in Riyadh.

The UN Committee Against Torture is to question Israel on its policies with regard to torture.

Washington says it will not finance Pakistan's purchase of US-made F-16 jets.

Sudan has reiterated that it will not abandon its “sovereign right” over two border territories that have long been subject to a dispute with Egypt.

Norway announces plans to dispatch 60 troops to Jordan to train what it calls anti-Daesh fighters days after a similar announcement by the US.

The current witch-hunt for anti-Semites in the UK demonstrates just how corrupt the British political establishment has become under the influence of foreign interests, a political analyst says.

Iraqi security forces liberate a strategic road between the cities of Hit and Hadithah in Anbar Province.

Saudi Arabia again warns the US against passing a bill that could expose Riyadh to litigation over the September 11, 2001 attacks.