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In a move that can restore people’s hope in the judiciary, an appeals court has ruled that Nigerian girls have the right to wear the hijab headscarf to school.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left the Iranian capital for Nigeria as the first destination of his tour of four countries in Western Africa.

Forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have disbanded two terrorist groups in the country’s northwest, killing nearly two dozen of their elements in clashes.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani deplored Saudi Arabia for its outright hostility against Iran and its attempts to obstruct the implementation of a nuclear deal between Tehran and six countries.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry roundly condemned suicide bombing blasts that killed scores of people in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Saturday, renewing the call for joint efforts in the fight against terrorism.

Last week, a couple of Israeli Patriot missiles were fired at an Iranian-made drone flying over the occupied territories, but Yasir drone evaded the missiles, causing them to crash into each other.

A senior Iranian official believes that the Saudi regime will come to the negotiating table once its oil incomes are over. Until that time, Iran will remain patient, he said.

An Iranian official says an upcoming visit by the Iranian Foreign Minister to Africa will be a different one compared with the previous ones given the positive atmosphere created after the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, known as JCPOA.

Iran’s Human Rights Council condemned the mass killing of civilian villagers in the Syrian province of Aleppo in a recent aerial attack by French warplanes, urging international reaction to such illegal measures that run counter to world peace and security.

A senior Iranian trade official announced that Iran plans to open commercial centres in Africa.

In an article published by Iran Daily, the senior Iranian political analyst Seyyed Hossein Mousavian blamed the Saudi government for its increasing support for the anti-Iran terrorist group the “Mujahedin Khalq,” or MKO, and emphasized that all forms of terrorism, from Iran to Europe, should be eradicated.

An 18-year old boy who had severely injured her mother over cursing the ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was shot dead by his grandfather.

Iran’s consulate in Munich called on the nationals residing in Germany to remain calm and stay in touch with the diplomatic missions after a Friday shooting spree by a German-Iranian gunman in a Munich shopping mall killed at least 10 people.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi slammed Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir for his “ludicrous, baseless and repetitious” allegations against the Islamic Republic.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at the West for its “deafening” silence on the atrocities committed by the Western-backed militants in Syria.

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad-Ali Jafari on Thursday, July 21, highlighted the country’s preparedness to counter any threat, particularly in the Persian Gulf, where the IRGC Navy is ready to fight US warships.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on world powers to make sure that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is beneficial to the people of Iran.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned the recent airstrikes carried out by French aircraft against a village in Syrian province of Aleppo, and said the massacre of innocent people was against the international norms.

The 1st ‘World Conference of Mayors and Councillors 2016’ was inaugurated at Tehran’s iconic Milad Tower on Wednesday, July 20, with President Hassan Rouhani and over 2,000 participants in attendance.

Special Aide to the Parliament Speaker Hossein Amir Abdollahian said General Qassem Soleimani, the Commander of IRGC Quds Force, enjoys valuable experiences in the fight against terrorism, and has made great contributions to Iraq and Syria as well as the entire region and the world.

Amid the recent unrest in Turkey, the Iranian government has banned travel agencies from registering and sending tourists to the neighbouring country and would reprimand the ones that break the rules.

The pilot who bombed Turkey’s parliament building during the failed coup attempt has fled to Syria.

An Indian man travelled 5 km on foot amid a curfew to reach a local hospital in Kashmir to donate blood for those injured in the ongoing violence following the death of Burhan Wani, a top figure in the pro-independence Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) group.

Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli attributed an attempted military coup in Turkey to the domestic instability triggered by Ankara’s engagement in foreign conflicts, as in Iraq, Syria and Yemen.

After a considerable temperature rise, Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports have dramatically declined as the country’s power plants must consume higher amounts of crude oil to cope with the increased demand of the hot season.