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Trump Aims To Mend Muslim Ties On First Foreign Trip

US President Donald Trump will seek to rebuild relations with the Muslim world on his first foreign trip starting...

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Convoy Hit By Coalition In Syria Likely ‘Iranian-Directed’

A pro-regime convoy that was struck by US-led warplanes inside Syria this week likely was directed by Iran, Pentagon...

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Iran Opposition Complains of Election ‘infractions’

Before voting had even concluded in Iran's presidential election on Friday, the head of the opposition campaign...

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Festive Community Feel As Iranians Flock To the Polls

It was a festive mood across Tehran on Friday as thousands lined up to vote, many coming with family and friends to...

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What’s At Stake In Iran’s Presidential Election?

Iran's presidential election Friday is effectively a choice between moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani and hardline...

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Moscow Says US Coalition Strikes On Syrian Forces ‘unacceptable’

Russia on Friday condemned strikes by the US-led coalition against Syrian forces as "unacceptable", state media...

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Iran Votes In Verdict On Rouhani’s Economy, Diplomacy

Polls opened in Iran on Friday with voters set to give their verdict on President Hassan Rouhani's policy of opening up...

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Polls Open With Iranians To Give Verdict On Rouhani

Polls opened in Iran on Friday with voters set to give their verdict on President Hassan Rouhani's policy of opening up...

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Saudi Looks To Assert Regional Role With Trump Summit

Saudi Arabia is looking to assert its regional leadership against Iran by hosting a summit between visiting US...

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Iran Voters To Give Verdict On Economy, Diplomacy

Iranians head to the polls Friday for a vote that has become a referendum on President Hassan Rouhani's policy of...

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Air-Conditioned Qatar World Cup Stadium Ready

With a little under 2,022 days until the Qatar World Cup kicks-off, the tiny yet hugely ambitious Gulf state will...

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New WHO Data Records Half of All Causes of Death

Almost half of all deaths globally are now recorded with a cause, new data from World Health Organisation (WHO) show....

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IS Kills More Than 50 People In Syria Assault

The Islamic State group killed more than 50 people in an attack on two government-held villages in central Syria's Hama...

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US Sticking By Iran Nuclear Deal Is Good News For Rouhani

The US decision to stick by the nuclear deal with Iran, despite new sanctions on its missile programme, provided...

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Iran Condemns New US Missile Sanctions

Iran criticised new US sanctions on its missile programme on Thursday, saying they would undermine the nuclear deal...

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US Maintains Iran Nuclear Deal Sanctions Relief

The United States decided not to reimpose sanctions on Iran's nuclear program Wednesday despite President Donald...

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“ShadowBrokers” Threatens To Release More Cyber Attack Tools

The mysterious ShadowBrokers group, which leaked the stolen hacking tool used in last week's global cyber attacks, is...

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A Moderate Cleric Open To the World

President Hassan Rouhani has spent three decades at the heart of Iran's revolutionary establishment but is strongly...

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Hardline Challenger In Iran

Ebrahim Raisi, the leading rival to President Hassan Rouhani in Friday's presidential election, is a hardline judge...