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Iran Paralympic archers grab silver medal
Iran’s Zahra Ne’mati and Ebrahim Ranjbarkivaj clinch a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

Iran’s Zahra Ne’mati and Ebrahim Ranjbarkivaj clinch a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

Beijing and Moscow say the US military presence in the region causes tensions.

Jaish ul-Adl is a small Salafist group on the Saudi payroll. It is based near the border with Pakistan, from where it carries out terrorist attacks against Iran.

Prince Khaled bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, a nephew of the Saudi King, resigns without explaining why.

A London-based paper cites Saudi media officials as saying that the radical grand mufti may have been forced to retire.

Rep. Michael McCaul, a leading voice on Capitol Hill on security issues, says Obama is to blame for the expansion of Daesh.

Political parties face a daunting task to build a coalition with a clear mandate for carrying out the tough reforms being demanded by the European Union.

More than 3,000 were killed or disappeared during the rule of former dictator Augusto Pinochet who came to power through a US-backed military coup in 1973.

The Feast of Sacrifice marks the culmination of Hajj rituals.

A South Korean military official says Seoul is ready to turn North Korea into ashes, amid indications of Pyongyang preparing for another nuclear test.

The US Democratic Nominee’s doctor says Hillary Clinton "became overheated and dehydrated."

The Ahrar al-Sham terrorist group claims a recent US-Russia-brokered ceasefire will only "reinforce" the Syrian government.

UK home secretary says she cannot rule out charge for Britons to visit Europe after Brexit under visa waiver scheme.

Some 15,000 people suspected of being radicalized in France are currently under police surveillance.

Israel’s top court rejects an appeal by the Israel Medical Association over halting of the force-feeding of hunger striking Palestinian prisoners.

US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is closing in on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’ lead in the race for the White House, a new poll shows.

Hillary Clinton’s health is a real issue in the 2016 election cycle and needs to be addressed by her party, says an analyst.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulates leaders of Muslim countries on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.