SYRIA
Syria militants to attend Astana talks
Foreign-backed militant groups say they will attend Astana peace talks.
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NIGERIA
Bombing kills university professor in Nigeria
Two bomb attack have killed four people, including a university professor, in Nigeria’s Borno province.
POLITICS
'Quadcopter shot at in central Tehran'
The aircraft was targeted with the timely vigilance of the Iranian air defense forces, an army official says.
FOREIGN POLICY
World must resist Russian aggression: Biden
Visiting Ukraine, US VP Joe Biden says the world must resist Russian "coercion and aggression."
NUCLEAR ENERGY
‘Iran removes excess centrifuges from Fordo’
The IAEA confirms Iran’s removal of 'excess centrifuges and infrastructure' from its Fordo enrichment facility under the JCPOA.
IRAQ
Iraqi forces achieve fresh gains in Mosul
Iraqi special forces battling Daesh terrorists in Mosul say they made further advances against the Takfiris.
PALESTINE
‘Palestinians can't block embassy transfer’
An Israeli minister says Palestinians are powerless to block the transfer of US embassy to Jerusalem al-Quds.
FOREIGN POLICY
Trump to lift sanctions if Putin cuts nukes
The incoming US president says he will lift sanctions on Russia if the Kremlin agrees to reduce its nuclear weapons.
NIGERIA
Amnesty urges end to Zakzaky’s detention
Amnesty International calls on the Nigerian government to end the unlawful detention of Sheikh Zakzaky.
PERSIAN GULF
Qatari royal hunting rare bird attacked in Pakistan
Three security guards were wounded after a group of villagers brandishing guns attacked the convoy of a Qatari royal family member in southwestern Pakistan.
DEFENSE
‘Iran boosting military might to repel threats’
A senior Iranian commander says Iran must boost its defense power to counter threats.
SPORTS
Lebanese midfielder joins Zob Ahan soccer club
Lebanese footballer Rabih Atayah has signed with Iran’s Zob Ahan Isfahan Football Club for a season and a half.
EGYPT
Egypt court rejects Saudi claims over islands
A court in Cairo upholds a ruling against the handover of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, rejecting the government’s appeal.
POLITICS
US transfers 10 Gitmo prisoners to Oman
President Obama has asked the Persian Gulf Arab state to accept 10 more Guantanamo inmates before he leaves office.
INTERVIEWS
‘Trump-CIA fight hints at US institutional crisis’
A commentator says the recent war of words between the US president-elect and CIA is the tip of the iceberg in the country's institutional crisis.
AFGHANISTAN
Daesh militants kidnap 14 clerics in Afghanistan
The Takfiri terrorists raid a religious school in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar.
YEMEN
Yemen ‘frustrated Saudi goals in Bab-el-Mandeb’
The president of Supreme Political Council says the battle in western coastal areas is neither against mercenaries, nor Saudi Arabia, rather against Israel.
SYRIA
Anti-Syria group asks Israel to confront Assad
The National Salvation Front in Syria, comprising certain foreign-based oppositionists, openly pleads with Israel to directly confront the government of President Assad.
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