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First Boeing jet joins Naft Airlines: Shana

ENERGY

First Boeing jet joins Naft Airlines: Shana

Iranian Naft Airlines, a homebound charter airline providing passenger and cargo services to Iran’s Ministry of Petroleum, says it has received the first Boeing jet.

May defends UK airstrikes in Syria

FOREIGN POLICY

May defends UK airstrikes in Syria

UK PM Theresa May says London’s involvement in a US-led air raid that killed dozens of Syrian forces was unintentional.

Over 70% of Syrians in Lebanon poor: UN

LEBANON

Over 70% of Syrians in Lebanon poor: UN

The Syrian refugees live below the poverty line and remain “highly vulnerable to external shocks and reliant on humanitarian assistance to survive.”

Iraq begins op to free town near Mosul

IRAQ

Iraq begins op to free town near Mosul

The town of Shirqat lies 100 kilometers to the south of Mosul, which itself is the so-called headquarters of Daesh in Iraq. Four nearby villages have already been freed.