An Iranian military truck carries a Bavar-373 air defence missile system past a portrait of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution. AFP
- Iran unveils its latest military achievements as its marks defense industry day. On this occasion the latest domestically built missile is unveiled.
- The US and South Korea resume their joint wargames despite tensions on the Korean Peninsula and Pyongyang's threats of retaliation.
- Palestinians in the Gaza Strip take to the streets to honor the fallen leaders of the resistance against Israel’s occupation.
- Tensions simmering on the Korean Peninsula. South Korean security forces have blocked an entrance to a tourist observatory close to the border with the North.
- Russian Prime Minster Dmitry Medvedev has arrived on the disputed Kuril Islands, prompting criticism from Japan.
- On Thursday, Israel suspended the detention of Palestinian hunger striker Mohammad Allan due to his alarming health condition. Now, a prominent rights group is warning that Israel will re-detain Allan if signs of improvement appear in his health.
- The head of the U-N cultural agency – UNESCO - has slammed the ISIL terrorist group for destroying historical sites across Syria and Iraq.
- Libya has urged allied Arab countries to carry out airstrikes against the ISIL targets inside the country.
- Fresh clashes in the Central African Republic leave at least 10 people dead.
- The Pentagon has confirmed that one of the three people injured in the shooting at an Amsterdam-Paris train was a U-S Marine.
- The first ever meeting of national security advisors from India and Pakistan is scheduled to be held in New Delhi on August 24.
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