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Bahrainis demand release of Salman
Hundreds of Bahraini protesters have held demonstrations to demand the immediate release of Sheikh Ali Salman, the leading opposition figure.

Hundreds of Bahraini protesters have held demonstrations to demand the immediate release of Sheikh Ali Salman, the leading opposition figure.

Yemen’s Ansarullah fighters and allied army units shell Saudi Arabia's southwestern city of Jizan.

A girl and two Palestinian women have rescued a boy with a broken arm from the grip of an Israeli soldier during an anti-settlement rally near Ramallah.

US President Barack Obama says everybody should keep in mind that “we’re all pro-Israel.”

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved the makeup of a provisional cabinet that will run the country until snap elections.

Democratic US presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton says that “the party of Lincoln has become the party of Trump.”

The Syrian army has reportedly repelled an attack by a coalition of terrorist groups in Idlib province.

The crew members of an Iranian fishing vessel escape from the chains of the Somali kidnappers.

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio says Xi Jinping is trying to re-establish China’s greatness by undermining US interests.

The United States must decrease its economic dependence on China in order to contain Beijing, an analyst says.

The team of world’s retired professional footballers has defeated the Iranian counterpart 3-0 in a charity match staged in Tehran, Iran.

A US appeals court has thrown out a judge's ruling that would have blocked the NSA from collecting phone metadata.

Foreign Minister Zarif says Iran is ready to sign reciprocal agreements for visa-free travels.

Egyptian police forces gun down two supporters of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood movement in the northern central province of Faiyum.

Two journalists are arrested in France on charges of blackmailing the king of Morocco.

The Greek president sets September 20 as the date for snap elections in the country.

The United States is by far the global leader in mass shootings, according to a new study.

Members of the US Congress should support the Palestinian people and take a stand against Israel, an American author and human rights says.