PERSIAN GULF
Bahrain bars activist from traveling abroad
Authorities informed Fatima al-Halwaji that she could not travel abroad based on an order issued by the public prosecutor’s office.
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ECONOMY
Iran says India wants to join Europe rail link
Iran says India wants to join a combined rail and sea transit route that starts in one of its southern ports and will go through Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia before reaching Europe thorough sea.
CHINA
Chinese official elected Interpol president
Chinese Vice Public Security Minister Meng Hongwei has been elected the Interpol’s new president.
RUSSIA
Russia arrests Ukrainian 'saboteurs' in Crimea
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) says it arrested “members of a diversionary and terrorist group of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry” in Sevastopol on Thursday.
POLITICS
‘Trump won because Democrats rigged system’
Trump won the November 8 election because Democrats rigged the system to have Clinton beat Sanders, WikiLeaks suggests.
YEMEN
Yemenis call for govt., blast US-Saudi complicity
Yemeni people urge the immediate formation of a government to run the country in the face of a Saudi military campaign.
MORE
Montenegro PM says opp. plotted to kill him
Prime Minister Djukanovic says the pro-Russia opposition plotted to assassinate him last month.
POLITICS
Trump preparing list for cabinet posts
Donald Trump's transition team has prepared a preliminary list of potential Cabinet members for his upcoming administration.
KOREAS
Trump ‘committed to defending South Korea’
The US president-elect promised South Korean President Park to remain committed to a Washington-Seoul security alliance, South Korean diplomatic sources say.
PALESTINE
Over 100 Israeli settlers raid Aqsa Mosque
The raid came after the Israeli Knesset speaker on Monday joined a campaign to change the al-Aqsa Mosque status quo and permit Jewish rituals there.
POLITICS
Trump victory leads to protests across US
Thousands of demonstrators, including students, have taken to the streets across America to protest against Trump’s victory.
ENERGY
Total says Trump win not to affect Iran deal
Total says the election of Donald Trump as the President of the United States will not undermine a recent deal it signed with Iran for the development of a key gas project.
MILITARY
US admits it killed Iraq, Syria civilians
The United States airstrikes against Daesh have led to death of civilians in Iraq and Syria, the US military admits.
SYRIA
Militants shell Aleppo University: Video
Militants kill at least 18 people in attacks on residential areas across Syria.
TURKEY
Turkey nabs UN judge, ‘violating his immunity’
Turkey violates a UN judge’s diplomatic immunity by arresting him amid a post-coup crackdown, says a UN court.
FOREIGN POLICY
US loyal to Iran deal ‘through Jan. 20’
The Obama administration says it will remain committed to a nuclear deal with Iran “through January 20th.”
POLITICS
Clinton talks on winning popular vote
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says the fact that more people voted for her than her opponent, Donald Trump, means Americans “counted” on her.
RUSSIA
Russia warships scare off Dutch submarine
Russian vessels in the Mediterranean are forced to chase away a Dutch sub after it engages in “awkward” and “dangerous” maneuvers.
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