
KOREAS
'China coal ban not to seriously affect N Korea'
A North Korean official says China’s ban on the import of coal would ‘not’ have substantial impact on the North's economy.

A North Korean official says China’s ban on the import of coal would ‘not’ have substantial impact on the North's economy.

Israel releases a prominent Palestinian journalist after detaining him for 10 months without any specific charge.

The bill removes limitations in the Bahraini constitution on who military courts can prosecute.

In a letter, US companies urge Congressmen to push tax code rewrite

The Iranian Parliament speaker says Israel seeks to infiltrate regional countries to ensure its own survival.

Iraqi forces close in on the Mosul International Airport, inflicting heavy losses on from Daesh terrorists.

Save the Children has already warned that over 1 million children in South Sudan are at risk of starving.

A Beirut-based analyst says the US and Israel are trying to divert Arab and Muslim nations from Israel's crimes against Palestinians.

US Senator John McCain is in Riyadh meeting with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, according to official media.

Romanian lawmakers endorse an order to scrap a government graft bill which decriminalizes several corruption offences.

China jails the former chief of the country’s safety watchdog over graft charges.

Scotland is leaving the European Union (EU) whether or not it becomes an independent state, says the British secretary of state for Scotland.

The Iranian defense minister says the Israeli regime’s attempts to set up a coalition against Iran will fail.

Palestinians denounce the 18-month imprisonment sentence handed down to Israeli killer soldier.

FIFA has officially invited Iranian football referee Alireza Faghani to the Referee Seminar for 2018 FIFA World Cup in Florence, Italy, later this year.

The Red Crescent says 74 bodies of refugees are washed up on Libya’s western coast.

Uncertainty over Brexit and US president economic policies have arisen concerns of HSBC.

The Iranian men’s national rollball team has defeated Denmark 4-1 to move to the quarterfinals of the fourth edition of Rollball World Cup in Bangladesh.