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Turkey is set to build a 20,000-seat stadium to international standards in the Gaza Strip to support sports in Palestine, officials revealed on July 14.

A member of the Higher Council of Youth and Sports in the Gaza Strip, Abd al-Salam Haniyeh, said the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (T?KA) would build the stadium.

Taliban leader Mullah Omar on July 15 hailed as "legitimate" peace talks aimed at ending Afghanistan's 13-year war, in his first comments on the nascent dialogue.

The global increase in non-arable land poses a considerable threat and Turkey is also affected by the problem, Forestry and Waterworks Minister Veysel Ero?lu warned on July 13. 

Major powers and Iran struck a historic deal on July 14 aimed at ensuring Tehran does not acquire a nuclear bomb, in return for relief from crippling sanctions, while Turkey's energy minister welcomed the agreement as a "very positive development." 

Major powers and Iran struck a historic deal on July 14 aimed at ensuring Tehran does not acquire a nuclear bomb, in return for relief from crippling sanctions, while Turkey's energy minister welcomed the agreement as a "very positive development." 

After 17 days of tough negotiations, diplomats on Monday night agreed on a landmark deal aimed at preventing Iran’s nuclear program for at least a decade. Negotiators from Iran, the United States, France, Britain, Germany, Russia and China managed to strike an agreement that resolves the security threat by applying unprecedented scrutiny to Tehran’s nuclear complex.

It has been 20 years since Serbian fascism massacred 8,000 Muslims all together in Srebrenica. An international ceremony was held in Srebrenica for this anniversary. 

At least 15,000 civilians have been killed and nearly 30,000 wounded during the armed conflict in Iraq since the start of 2014, the United Nations announced.

The UN on Monday published its "Report on the Protection of Civilians in the Armed Conflict in Iraq."

At least 15,000 civilians have been killed and twice as many wounded in Iraq's armed conflict since the start of 2014, the United Nations said in a report July 13.

The world body's mission in Iraq published the figure in the latest instalment of its "Report on the Protection of Civilians in the Armed Conflict in Iraq."  

Iran and major powers will seek on July 13 to put the finishing touches to a historic nuclear deal, with both sides saying an accord ending a 13-year standoff lies tantalisingly within reach.