IRAQ
Daesh bans burqas over security risk
Daesh bans burqas in Iraq’s Mosul after several commanders killed by women wearing the garment.
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POLITICS
Davis: No second referendum on Brexit
UK Brexit minister says that the country will leave the European Union without any second referendum.
IRAQ
Turkish airstrikes kill 30 PKK in Iraq
Turkish army says it has killed several high-ranking PKK militants during airstrikes in northern Iraq.
POLITICS
Filipino president uses vulgar term to describe Obama
Duterte warns Obama against questioning him about extrajudicial killings.
AFGHANISTAN
Kabul rocked by huge blast
Security forces kill the attackers during gun battles following the bomb explosion.
BUSINESS
Russia, Saudi announce deal on oil
Russia and Saudi Arabia have announced a deal to cooperate in efforts to stabilize oil prices but failed to agree on a production freeze plan.
ENERGY
Iran to store gas in SOCAR facilities
Azerbaijan says it is negotiating with Iran over a scheme that envisages pumping natural gas from Iran into SOCAR facilities during summer and re-supplying it to Iran’s northern provinces during winter.
ENERGY
Iran ready to raise oil output to 4.3 mb/d
Mohsen Ghamsari, the director for international affairs of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), says Iran is ready to raise its oil output to 4.3 million barrels per day (mb/d) in the first quarter of next year.
AFGHANISTAN
Afghan forces recapture eastern district
Afghan government forces recapture a strategic district in the country's east after it fell to Taliban militants more than a week ago.
POLITICS
Pakistan slams 'state terrorism’ in Kashmir
The Pakistani ambassador to Tehran says his country rejects the dichotomization of terrorism into good and bad forms.
SOCIETY
White support rises for Black Lives Matter
A majority of young white adults now say they support the Black Lives Matter movement.
NORTH AFRICA
UN-brokered Libya talks begin in Tunisia
UN-brokered Libya gets underway in Tunisia to 'find urgent solutions to the stifling climate facing the country.'
RUSSIA
‘Russia-US deal on Syria may come soon’
Putin says Washington and Moscow could reach an agreement on resolving the Syrian crisis soon.
FOREIGN POLICY
Obama warns of cyber warfare with Russia
Obama warns Russia that the US has "more capacity than anybody" when it comes to cyber weapons. Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/obama-russia-cyber-arms-race-227732#ixzz4JOpXmAul Follow us: @politico on Twitter | Politico on Facebook
TURKEY
Turkey renews call for 'safe zone' in Syria
Turkey’s Erdogan pushes previous plan for setting up a safe zone in Syria as a measure to curb refugee flow.
SPORTS
Iran grabs 2 bronzes at World Nomad Games
Iranian sportsmen have collected two bronze medals at the second edition of World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan.
TURKEY
2 Turkish soldiers killed in PKK clashes
Fresh clashes with PKK militants kill at least two Turkish soldiers in the country's restive southeast.
SAUDI ARABIA
Azhar cleric excludes Salafists from Sunnis
Saudi clerics are increasingly irritated by the Azhar cleric excluding Salafists from Sunnis.
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