
ECONOMY
WB says $30bn of Iran’s assets unfrozen
The World Bank says Iran has been able to access $30 billion of its frozen assets after the removal of the sanctions.

The World Bank says Iran has been able to access $30 billion of its frozen assets after the removal of the sanctions.

Azerbaijan closes an independent TV station for a plan to air an interview with Fethullah Gulen.

Police find over 500 children victims of online sexual abuse in Scotland with as many as 30 million indecent images.

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has denounced his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, as “Crooked Hillary”.

Yemeni forces and allied fighters from Popular Committees have killed four Saudi soldiers in two separate retaliatory attacks.

An Iranian deputy foreign minister says Iran is determined to open a new chapter in its cooperation with ASEAN.

Leader of Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah movement says the nation will not surrender to the demands by the Saudi-backed party to the peace talks.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed US criticism of mass detentions after the July 15 failed coup attempt.

Spain's acting Prime Minister Rajoy seeks the support of the Socialist Party and the liberal Ciudadanos to form a government.

Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has censured Saudi Arabia for a recent visit to Israel by a delegation headed by a former military general.

The father of a slain Muslim US soldier in Iraq war denounces Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric, saying he has not “even read the US Constitution”.

Singapore detains an Australia-based national over allegations that he "glorified" Daesh.

The UN special envoy, Staffan de Mistura, will visit Iran ahead of the resumption of Syria's peace talks.

The UN Human Rights Office for Southeast Asia is "gravely concerned" over Malaysia's decision to enact a controversial security law.

Donald Trump is not qualified to be the commander-in-chief of the US military because of his volatile temperament, Hillary Clinton says.

An Iranian minister says Iran and Russia are resolute in improving ties in the post-nuclear agreement era.

The Multinational Joint Task Force regains control of Damasak in northeastern Nigeria from Boko Haram.

A so-called monitoring group says Takfiri militants are preventing civilians from fleeing besieged Aleppo through humanitarian corridors.