PERSIAN GULF
Bahrain court sentences 23 to jail
A Bahraini court sentences 23 people to prison over their alleged involvement in a bomb attack against regime forces.
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YEMEN
US drone strike kills 2 in Yemen
Two people are killed in a US drone attack in southeast of Yemen.
TURKEY
3 Turkish policemen injured in PKK attack
At least three Turkish policemen are wounded in an attack by PKK militants in the country's southeastern province of Diyarbakir.
SYRIA
‘Daesh frees 270 Dayr al-Zawr abductees’
A monitoring group says Daesh has released 270 of more than 400 civilians it had abducted from the eastern Syrian city of Dayr al-Zawr.
ECONOMY
Italy inks prompt Iran business deal
Italy's Pessina Costruzioni signs an MoU to build five hospitals in Iran as firms scramble to steal a lead on rivals amid renewed trade heating up.
PALESTINE
Ya’alon 'prefers Daesh to Iran in Syria’
An Israeli minister says presence of Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Syria is preferable to Iran.
INTERVIEWS
Why US politicians need Israel lobby
Politicians from both dominant political parties in the US need the Israel lobby and its donations to get elected, says an international lawyer.
YEMEN
Yemeni forces shoot down spy drone
Armed forces in Yemen shoot down a spy drone flying over the country’s capital, Sana’a.
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Gunmen kill 3 policemen in central Mali
Gunmen kill three policemen in an overnight attack in central Mali.
CHINA
China jails ex-party chief for fraud
China jails a former party chief of Urumqi for corruption.
PALESTINE
‘Hunger-striking Palestinian force-treated’
A medical rights group says Israeli authorities are force-treating Palestinian hunger striker, Muhammad al-Qiq.
FOREIGN POLICY
US: 'Lot of work' remains on Syria talks
The top US and Russian diplomats will attempt to strike a deal over who should be allowed to sit at the negotiating table in the Geneva talks.
CHINA
‘293 China cities saw low air quality’
Nearly 300 cities in China failed to meet standards for air quality last year, a study says.
PALESTINE
Israel ‘to grab more Palestinian land’
Israel is reportedly due to grab hundreds of acres of Palestinian land in the West Bank.
AFGHANISTAN
US drone kills 3 in east Afghanistan
At least three people are killed in a fresh US assassination drone strike in Afghanistan’s province of Nangarhar.
PAKISTAN
21 killed as gunmen attack Pakistan univ.
Two explosions heard following an attack by gunmen on a university in northwestern Pakistan, which has left 21 people dead.
POLITICS
Sanders routing Clinton in NH: Poll
US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders holds a 27-point lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, a new poll shows.
MILITARY
Yemeni in US court over Qaeda coop
A 31-year-old Yemeni man pleads guilty in a US court to plotting to kill American nationals abroad by working with al-Qaeda terrorist militants.
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