
DEFENSE
Iran Navy to send flotilla to high seas
The 41st flotilla of the Iranian Navy will set off for high seas on Wednesday.

The 41st flotilla of the Iranian Navy will set off for high seas on Wednesday.

A court in Bahrain orders the release of a prominent female rights campaigner, Zainab al-Khawaja, and her baby boy.

The Turkish government officially designates a movement led by Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen as a “terrorist” group.

Two UN agencies voice concern about the fate of the Syrians stranded by fighting in northern Syria.

Germany's foreign minister has warned that a British vote to leave the EU would create a “negative dynamic” in the bloc.

The Iranian foreign minister says the US should take more steps on the implementation of Iran-P5+1 nuclear deal.

The Syrian army forces cut terrorists' supply line in a Damascus suburb.

Iran’s Deputy Energy Minister Hushang Falahatiyan says the country will soon sign a deal worth $3 billion with Turkish companies to construct a power plant with a production capacity of 5,000 megawatts in the Islamic Republic.

The United Nations says at least 880 asylum-seekers died in recent incidents in the Mediterranean Sea.

Reports quoting diplomats suggest Yemeni warring sides are close to reaching a major deal.

The US has increased its military maneuvers across the South China Sea, angering China and Russia.

US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he is more capable than party frontrunner Hillary Clinton of defeating Donald Trump.

Russia’s foreign minister says Turkey has to pull out its troops from Iraq.

Figures show that Asian imports of Iranian oil in April rose by more than 13 percent from a year ago further strengthening the hypothesis that the country is rapidly regaining the market share it lost as a result of the sanctions.

Iran’s national men’s basketball team defeats Lebanon 81-75 at the 14th edition of WABA Championship in Jordan.

A bombing in Egypt’s volatile Sinai Peninsula claims the lives of at least six soldiers.

Arab media and ex-Jordanian officials say the newly-appointed Jordanian PM has “strong” connections to Israeli leaders.

Belgium and France await more chaos amid a wave of anti-austerity strikes in the two neighboring European states.