RUSSIA
Russia navy flagship joins Syria battle + Video
The aircraft carrier has reached the Mediterranean along with a fleet of battle ships.
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YEMEN
US blacklists Yemeni firm for Qaeda ties
The US adds a Yemeni firm to its list of terror groups, citing support for al-Qaeda.
IRAQ
Iraq’s PM vows firm answer to any incursion
The Iraqi premier says his country does not interfere in the domestic affairs of other states, but reserves the right to fight back any incursion into its territory.
POLITICS
Paul Ryan slams Clinton‘s 'scandal baggage'
A Hillary Clinton presidency would bog down in “scandal baggage,” US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday.
RUSSIA
Moscow rejects MI5 chief's anti-Russia claims
The Kremlin says Russia cannot agree with claims of the head of Britain's MI5 intelligence agency, Andrew Parker.
INTERVIEWS
‘US, Russia at dangerous point over Syria’
A journalist says the United States and Russia are at the point that could lead them to a conflict over Syria crisis.
TURKEY
Turkey mulls 'limited' capital punishment
Turkey abolished capital punishment in 2004 as part of its reforms to join the European Union.
POLITICS
‘Mideast partition plot aims to protect Israel’
A senior Iranian official says plots by the US and its regional allies to divide the Middle East countries aim to ensure Israel’s security.
SOCIETY
'More women likely to die of cancer by 2030'
The Global Burden of Cancer in Women said a shocking figure of 5.5 million women would be killed from cancer each year by 2030.
FOREIGN POLICY
'ICC to launch probe into US war crimes'
The ICC is set to launch an investigation of a range of possible war crimes by US forces in Afghanistan, a new report says.
INTERVIEWS
‘An eye for an eye’ in countering Al Khalifah
A political commentator says the Bahraini opposition is entitled to retaliate atrocities committed by the Al Khalifah regime under the international and Islamic laws.
DEFENSE
US cannot afford new war in Mideast: Iran cmdr.
A senior Iranian commander says the United States cannot afford to manage another war in the Middle East.
NIGERIA
Nigeria senate rejects external borrowing plan
President Buhari had urged members of the parliament to approve the request to fund infrastructure projects.
PERSIAN GULF
HRW raps GCC states for suppressing dissent
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says hundreds of dissidents have been put behind bars in member states of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council, many after unfair trials.
PAKISTAN
Ship-breaking blast kills 11 in Pakistan
A gas cylinder explodes and starts a fire inside an oil tanker being dismantled for scrap.
INTERVIEWS
‘Yemen facing humanitarian catastrophe’
A political analyst says the humanitarian situation in Yemen is more catastrophic than what the United Nations asserts.
POLITICS
‘Foreign meddling exploits regional rifts’
The Iranian president says regional woes are rooted in foreign interference that aims to take advantage of regional rifts.
IRAQ
Iraqi forces retake Mosul TV station, village
The state TV station in Mosul is the first important premise that has been retaken by the Iraqi troops since the beginning of the liberation operation.
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website