NUCLEAR ENERGY
Iran to receive 130 tons of uranium: AEOI
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the country is soon to receive as much as 130 tons of uranium from abroad.
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NORTH AFRICA
Tunisians riot, rally over unemployment
Tunisians stage protests in central and southern towns over youth unemployment and poor working conditions.
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Myanmarese MPs refuse to meet UN envoy
Lawmakers from the ruling party in Myanmar’s Rakhine State have refused to meet the United Nations special envoy for the country.
IRAQ
Iraqi troops enter Mosul Univ., seize Tigris bridge
Iraqi forces enter the compound of the Mosul University in a key advance against Daesh in the northern city.
INTERVIEWS
‘Trump, cabinet members split on foreign policy’
A security analyst says US President-elect Donald Trump and his cabinet members have difficulties to reach consensus on adopting a unified position over foreign policy affairs.
FOREIGN POLICY
Senate bill aims to defund UN over Israel vote
Two hawkish senators introduce a bill to cut off funding to the UN over last month's resolution against Israeli settlements.
BUSINESS
Erdogan says lira fall result of ‘enemies’ plot’
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the recent plunge in the value of the lira is a result of a conspiracy to weaken the country.
CHINA
Sino-US war may be inevitable: Chinese media
Chinese media warn that the hostile posture by US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state vis-à-vis China could lead to war.
SAUDI ARABIA
Spain hopes to secure warship deal with Saudis
Spain’s king is due in Saudi Arabia, with a lucrative arms deal expected to top the agenda of his talks in the kingdom.
TURKEY
Turkish MPs advance Erdogan powers bill
The parliament in Tukey approves more articles of a constitutional reform package sought by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
CHINA
China, Russia agree on THAAD 'countermeasures'
China and Russia have worked out their own "countermeasures" against US decision to install an advanced missile system in South Korea, reports say.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Trump ‘profound threat’ to human rights: HRW
Human Right Watch warns that Donald Trump and the rise of "demagogues" in Europe pose a "profound threat" to human rights.
PERSIAN GULF
Cameron’s Bahrain visit angers rights groups
Ex-UK Premier David Cameron visits Bahrain despite growing concerns about human rights violations by Manama.
RUSSIA
Russia kills, captures dozens of Chechen militants
Russian security forces have killed four militants and detained dozens of others in an operation in Russia’s southern region of Chechnya.
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Cyprus reunification talks break down
Talks to resolve the decades-old division of Cyprus will reconvene on January 18.
GERMANY
Merkel: No guarantee for 'eternal' US-EU ties
The German chancellor said in rare remarks that there are no guarantees for “eternal” US cooperation with the EU.
SYRIA
Israel attacks Syria after Damascus water secured
The Syrian army retakes a village vital for supply of water to millions in Damascus but Israel shortly hits a military airport west of the capital that was used to attack the militants.
FOREIGN POLICY
Obama ends visa-free residency for Cubans
The 20-year-old policy allowed any Cuban migrant who arrives in the US to become legal resident after a year.
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