
EGYPT
Death toll in Egypt boat tragedy hits 32
Egyptian officials say the death toll from a collision of two boats on the Nile River has risen to 32.

Egyptian officials say the death toll from a collision of two boats on the Nile River has risen to 32.

France’s top court supports a controversial surveillance bill.

A senior Iranian cleric says a recent agreement between Iran and the P5+1 should not be a reason to forget the US’s past hostile behavior.

Iran has bought 150,000 metric tons of raw sugar from Brazil for domestic consumption, Deputy Agriculture Minister Ali Qanbari says.

Hundreds of British police officers have been found guilty of serious crimes including sex offences since 2012.

Iran says any visit to its Parchin military site will only take place within the IAEA roadmap.

The Illinois anti-BDS bill usurps control of other people’s money to advance foreign political agenda, international lawyer Barry Grossman says.

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni will head to Iran on August 4 and 5.

Afghanistan summons Pakistan’s envoy to Kabul in protest at alleged cross-border shelling by Pakistani forces.

Somali and African Union forces capture a key town from al-Shabab militants.

Japanese protesters hold another rally against controversial security bills.

The EU says it would review cooperation with Burundi in the wake of presidential polls.

The Pentagon chief says a US airstrike killed al-Qaeda commander in Afghanistan on July 11.

The governor of the US state of Illinois has signed a controversial bill prohibiting state pension funds from investing in companies that boycott Israel.

The Iraqi army has managed to liberate the village of Jarah from the ISIL in the western province of Anbar.

Russia is in talks with Iran for supplies of petrochemical products in exchange for assets as part of their barter deal, an official in Tehran has said.

A former US air force general says it is unlikely that Russian bombers carry any nuclear weapons close to US shores.

Seventy-two people are indicted over human trafficking in Thailand.