Clashes since Wednesday between regime forces and IS in remote area of Raqa province also killed seven jihadi fighters, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says
Mohammed bin Salman sets Middle East agenda ahead of high-stakes July meeting
The walkout by followers of Iraq's most influential Shiite politician, Muqtada al-Sadr, threw Iraq into further uncertainty
A week of talks between a Tripoli-based council and an eastern-based House of Representatives ended Monday without a deal
The station gave no reason for the change, but said Taeb had been appointed as an advisor to the Guards' Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami
Edward Yeranian
UN secretary-general condemns Iranian death sentences saying they are based on charges that do not amount to the 'most serious crimes' and are incompatible with fair trial standards
Tehran continues to impose the death penalty on the basis of charges not amounting to 'most serious crimes,' and in ways incompatible with fair trials standards, UN official tells UN rights council
Lotfi Hidouri, editor of the Achahed website who had been detained since Thursday, still faces prosecution over allegedly suspicious activities
Antonio Guterres told Security Council 4.1 million mostly women and children rely on the assistance
Israel headed for fifth election in three years
Inflow reduction from Tigris, Euphrates rivers and climate change seen as main culprits
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