HUMAN RIGHTS
US House passes bill to bar Gitmo transfers
The US House of Representatives in Congress has passed a bill that would block the transfer of any detainees from the notorious Guantanamo Bay military prison.
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POLITICS
Rouhani heads to Venezuela en route to US
President Hassan Rouhani will deliver a speech at the NAM summit in Venezuela later on Friday and then hand over NAM’s rotating presidency to his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro for three years.
PALESTINE
Women activists set sail for Gaza from Spain
Female international activists are heading to Gaza on board two boats from Spain.
HUMAN RIGHTS
US congressional panel blasts Snowden
A US congressional intelligence committee has released a report condemning intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden for leaking classified information.
SPORTS
Nemati wins Iran 7th Paralympics gold
Iranian female Paralympic archer Zahra Nemati clinched another gold medal for the Islamic Republic at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
FOREIGN POLICY
UK must stop arms sales to KSA: MPs
UK lawmakers call on London to stop the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia.
ECONOMY
Salehi, Hammond talk banking restrictions
Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization and the UK chancellor of the exchequer discuss banking restrictions Tehran still faces after the implementation of a nuclear deal.
PALESTINE
Oppressive Israeli occupation must end: UN
The UN chief slams Israel’s settlement expansions, calling for an end to Tel Aviv’s rule over Palestinian territories.
INTERVIEWS
‘Clinton not antidote to Trump fascism’
Hillary Clinton is not an antidote to Donald Trump, who is stirring up “racist and fascist rightwing faux populism,” an American writer and political analyst says.
POLITICS
Hillary returns to campaign trail
Hillary Clinton has returned to the campaign trail as polls show she is locked in a tight contest against Donald Trump.
POLITICS
'Meddling, extremism threaten world peace'
The Iranian foreign minister terms interference in other states’ affairs and extremism as the main threats to the world peace.
INTERVIEWS
‘Israel uses US aid to kill Palestinians’
America’s increased military aid to Israel is meaningless and will be used to kill more Palestinians, says an analyst.
EU
Catalan official urges EU to press Spain
Catalonia's representative in the EU calls on Brussels to push Spain to start independence talks with Catalan separatists.
BRAZIL
Brazil ex-president rejects graft charges
Former Brazilian president Lula rejects charges that he masterminded Brazil's graft.
POLITICS
UK ambassador to Saudi performs Hajj
Simon Collis is the first ever British ambassador to take part in the Muslim pilgrimage.
BUSINESS
IEA says oil market dynamic set to change
IEA’s executive director Fatih Birol says the dynamic of the oil market is set to change given that the national oil companies (NOCs) – and not independent players – will continue to dominate investments in oil projects.
GERMANY
Germany closes missions in Turkey
Berlin confirmed that its embassy in Ankara and consular offices elsewhere would be closed during Eid al-Adha.
EU
Hollande, Merkel discuss post-Brexit EU
Merkel and Hollande voice readiness to seek new a "road map" for Europe at the Bratislava summit.
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