POLITICS
US rabbi slams Trump at Ali funeral
US Rabbi Michael Lerner has condemned Donald Trump while speaking at the funeral of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali.
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PERSIAN GULF
Khawaja flees Bahrain, citing persecution
Prominent Bahraini opposition figure Zainab al-Khawaja leaves Bahrain for Denmark over fears of an “indefinite” jail term.
TURKEY
Erdogan skips Ali funeral after snub
Turkish President Erdogan skips the funeral of boxing legend Muhammad Ali amid reports that he had been denied permission to give a speech there.
AFGHANISTAN
Qaeda vows allegiance to Taliban chief
The leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist group, Ayman al-Zawahiri, reportedly pledges allegiance to the new Taliban leader in Afghanistan.
LEBANON
Lebanon cleric raps Saudi Hajj handling
A Lebanese cleric denounces Saudi Arabia’s mismanagement of last year’s Hajj rituals, which led to a deadly human crush.
PALESTINE
Israeli ban to heighten tensions: France
France warns that Israel’s decision to bar Palestinians from entering certain parts of the occupied Palestinian territories could lead to more tension.
SYRIA
Syria takes key junction leading to Raqqah
Syrian government forces and their allies wrest control of a strategic crossroads leading to the northern Daesh-held city of Raqqah.
SYRIA
Twin bombing near shrine kills 20 in Syria
A car bomb and an attacker wearing an explosive vest hit an area near a Shia holy shrine on Damascus suburbs, with reports of casualties.
FOREIGN POLICY
US airlines begin direct flights to Cuba
Six US airlines have been approved to begin the first scheduled flights to Cuba in more than 50 years.
RUSSIA
Turkey directing Daesh in Aleppo: Russia
Russia says the Turkish military advisers are commanding Daesh terrorists operating around Syria’s Aleppo.
MILITARY
'US seeks homemade Russia AK-47s'
US Special Operations Command is searching for American gun manufacturers who can build Russian-designed weapons in the US.
LEBANON
Thousands of Hezbollah accounts risk freeze
A report says bank accounts allegedly linked to 3,000 people affiliated with the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah are expected to be frozen soon.
BRAZIL
Rousseff ‘to call early polls if reinstated’
Dilma Rousseff, who has been suspended as Brazil’s president, says she will call early elections if she survives an impeachment trial and is reinstated as president.
EU
US, Europe gloss over Saudi blackmail of UN
France and Britain fail to deplore the United Nations and Saudi Arabia amid a blacklist controversy.
INTERVIEWS
‘UN serves as tool in hands of rich states’
An analyst says the UN is merely a tool used by rich countries to pursue their own objectives.
POLITICS
Trump to cause racism, bigotry: Romney
Mitt Romney says Donald Trump could change the moral fabric of American society through racism and bigotry.
MILITARY
'US bombed militants it trained for Syria'
The US military has acknowledged bombing a Syrian militant unit it had trained and armed in Syria.
INTERVIEWS
‘US stance on Palestine hypocritical’
The US is taking a hypocritical stance with regards to Palestine and the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, says an analyst.
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