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Top Iraq cleric urges action on corruption
Iraq's top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani stresses the need for ‘quick action’ to eliminate corruption in the country.

Iraq's top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani stresses the need for ‘quick action’ to eliminate corruption in the country.

Germany and Sweden have directly participated in the so-called US-led “kill decisions” against Afghan militants despite rules barring the move, officials say.

An analyst says that despite expressing concerns about the situation in Syria, the US and Saudi Arabia are still determined to change the regime in the country..

The Iranian president calls for closer cooperation with Kyrgyzstan to fight terrorist and extremist groups.

Bodies of 103 foreign troops have been recovered from Safer military airport in Yemen's central province of Ma'rib.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says the next president cannot afford “to walk away from” the Iran nuclear agreement.

American troops stationed in Iraq have been warned by the Pentagon to prepare for a possible chemical attack by Daesh terrorists.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff blasts Europe for the current refugee crisis.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the lawmakers will take a final decision about the JCPOA.

Eight Palestinian prisoners are on hunger strike over their illegal detention by the Israeli regime.

The father of drowned Syrian boys says he has dismissed an offer of Canadian citizenship.

A gunman and a Saudi police officer are killed in a shootout in the country’s Eastern Province.

Heavy clashes erupt in Libya’s northeastern city of Derna between Daesh terrorists and pro-government troops, leaving four soldiers dead.

The petition to arrest the Israeli prime minister for war crimes against Palestinians on UK visit gathers over 100,000 signatures.

Guatemalan ex-president Otto Perez Molina appears in court, denying corruption charges against him.

Austria and Germany agree to take in refugees, who began marching towards the Austrian border in Hungary.

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak says that Russia-Pakistan agreement on the North-South gas pipeline project is ready for signing.

Iran’s Air Force starts two-day maneuvers in the central Iranian province of Isfahan.