Pilgrims Gather On Mt. Arafat For Peak Of Hajj Pilgrimage

Hundreds Attend Funeral Of Iranian Dissident Politician

Hundreds of Iranians attended the funeral of Ebrahim Yazdi, one of the country's most influential dissident politicians and a former foreign minister.

Iran Displeased With Kurdish Vote

Iran Calls Inspection Of Its Military Bases "A Dream"

Trump Says 'All Options Are On Table' After North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan

President Donald Trump has said that "all options are on the table" in terms of a U.S. response to North Korea's launch of a missile over Japan.

Suicide Bombing Kills Five At Bank In Kabul

Afghan officials say a suicide bomber has blown himself up at a bank in the center of Kabul, killing at least five people and wounding eight others.

Fifty Tons Of Narcotics Seized In Kerman Province In "Four Months"

Iranian Dissident, Former Foreign Minister Yazdi Dies At 86

Ebrahim Yazdi, the prominent Iranian dissident and former foreign minister who was close to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, has died following a long illness, the semiofficial ISNA news agency reports.

Iraqi Military Says Troops Poised To Declare Victory In Tal Afar

The Iraqi military says its forces have taken nearly all of Tal Afar, the Islamic State (IS) extremists’ stronghold in the northwest of the country, but commanders say some militants continue to hold out in a nearby region.

Several Killed By Suicide Car-Bomber In Afghanistan

As many as 13 people, including Afghan army soldiers and civilians, were killed and 18 wounded in a suicide car-bomb attack in the southern province of Helmand on August 27, officials said.

France Vows to Aid Iraqi Reconstruction Efforts

France says it will aid reconstruction and reconciliation efforts in Iraq as the war-torn nation attempts to finalize a victory over Islamic State (IS) militants, who have devastated much of the country.