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Mina stampede suspicious: Leader aide
A senior Iranian official says the recent deadly crush in during Hajj rituals in Saudi Arabia is suspicious.

A senior Iranian official says the recent deadly crush in during Hajj rituals in Saudi Arabia is suspicious.

Iran is to hold an international conference on investment opportunities in transportation sector in early October.

Iranian male and female sports shooters collect seven medals at the 8th edition of Asian Airgun Championship in India.

Israeli forces nabs seven Palestinians over tensions at al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East al-Quds.

Russia and the US agree on a “relevant mechanism” for the fight against Daesh in Syria, Vladimir Putin says.

The US military’s coordinated manhunt targeting senior Daesh (ISIL) leaders will not defeat the terrorist group, says a study.

UK Labour Party leader has slammed the Tory government’s austerity policy, calling it “the failed approach of the past.”

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani pledges to recapture the northern city of Kunduz from Taliban.

Turkish president says the military has killed over 30 PKK militants in a cross-border operation.

Iran's minister of industry, mine and trade says the country’s automobile industry is to export one-third of its products in 10-year time.

The Iranian basketball team defeats Palestine 94-48 at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in China.

The UN confirms the death of 135 people in a Saudi airstrike on a wedding in Yemen.

The Saudi government confirms the death toll in the recent Hajj tragedy has reached 4,173, reports say.

Iran plans to attract $15 billion of foreign investment in its vast but largely underdeveloped mines and mining industry sector, an official says.

Syrian army forces kill at least 30 al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front militants in a series of operations across Aleppo Province.

Indonesia says Saudi authorities obstructed access to those Indonesians killed or injured during the Mina crush.

The UN says nearly 40 people have been killed and tens of thousands forced to flee violence in the Central African Republic in recent days.

Activists in Lebanon block access to the Electricity Ministry building in the capital, Beirut, in protest at high electricity prices.