German Vice Chancellor, Economy and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel leaves for Iran on July 19, 2015 from Berlin. AFP
- German Deputy chancellor and Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel arrives in Iran's capital Tehran as the first top Western official to visit the country since the conclusion of nuclear talks.
- Iraqi authorities sack the police chief and three officers of a town in the eastern province of Diyala where a massive ISIL car bombing killed at least 120 people.
- African Union troops along with Somali forces launch a new offensive against Shabab militants in southern Somalia to liberate militant-held areas.
- The administration of President Barack Obama says it has submitted the text of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or J-C-P-O-A agreed between Iran and the P5+1 to US Congress.
- Iraqi authorities have been restructuring the police department of a town in the eastern province of Diyala which witnessed a massive ISIL truck bombing on Saturday.
- The death toll from an ISIL-affiliated attack on a security checkpoint in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula has risen to seven.
- African Union troops along with Somali forces have launched a new offensive against Shabab militants in southern Somalia.
- Burundi's government has temporarily stopped negotiations with the opposition aimed at resolving the dispute over President Pierre Nkurunziza's controversial third re-election bid.
- Russia seeks to form a new reserve armed force as part of plans to enhance military readiness in the face of tensions with the West over the Ukraine crisis.
- Fighting in eastern Ukraine continues to claim more lives. Three people have been killed and several injured in the latest spate of violence.
- Greece is preparing to restart its economy with the resumption of its banking system and a new round of tax hikes agreed with its international creditors.
- Fresh Saudi airstrikes on Yemen have claimed the lives of more than 30 people in the provinces of Ibb and Sa’ada.
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