SYRIA
Daesh destroys monastery in central Syria
Daesh terrorists have demolished the ancient Christian monastery of Mar Elian in Syria’s Homs province.
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INTERVIEWS
US criticism of Saudi Arabia ‘hypocrisy’
Peace activist Miko Peled says Washington’s criticism of Saudi Arabia’s bombing of the Yemeni city of Hodeida is “hypocrisy.”
DEFENSE
Russia ‘hopes’ to sign S-300 deal next week
A Russian official says Moscow hopes to sign a deal on the S-300 defense system with Iran next week.
MILITARY
US: Daesh used mustard gas in Iraq
The US says traces of sulfur mustard agent have been found in mortars used by Daesh against Kurdish fighters in Iraq.
POLITICS
Trump will be GOP nominee: Poll
A majority of Republican voters believe that Donald Trump will be their party’s presidential nominee, according to a new poll.
AFGHANISTAN
Afghan 1st VP survives attempt on life
Afghanistan's first vice president escapes an assassination attempt by the Taliban militants.
PALESTINE
Islamic Jihad slams Israel rocket fire claims
The Islamic Jihad dismisses claims that the Palestinian resistance movement fired rockets from Syria against Israeli positions.
TURKEY
Turkey to extend Iraq, Syria ops mandate
Turkey wants to extend a parliamentary mandate for operations on the border with Syria and Iraq.
INTERVIEWS
‘Congress wants full surrender of Iran’
The US Congress is not interested in a nuclear agreement with Iran, rather it wants complete surrender of the Islamic Republic, an human rights activist says.
PALESTINE
Israel to raze Palestinian football field
An Israeli court orders the demolition of a Palestinian football field in East al-Quds (Jerusalem).
FRANCE
'Attack on Amsterdam-Paris train injures 3'
An armed man has attacked people on the Amsterdam-Paris train, injuring three.
SOMALIA
‘African troops killed Somali civilians’
AMISOM admits that its troops killed several civilians in the war-ridden country last month.
INTERVIEWS
‘Obama seeks Iran deal to combat China’
US President Obama is eager to secure a nuclear agreement with Iran in order to combat the growing power of China, an American anti-war activist says.
IRAQ
Iraq top Shia cleric stresses reforms
Iraq's top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani urges reforms but warns against distraction from Daesh terrorism.
SYRIA
‘HIV+ Daeshis to be used as bombers’
A report says Daesh plans to send 16 HIV-positive members of the terror group on bombing missions.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Vigil held for slain black teen in US
About 150 people attended a candlelight vigil for 18-year-old Mansur Ball-Bey who was killed by white police officers.
EU
Syriza splits ahead of Greek snap poll
Several fart-leftist lawmakers pull out of Greece's ruling Syriza party to form a new parliamentary group ahead of the snap election in the country.
HUMAN RIGHTS
MI5 spied on Nobel laureate for 20 years
Doris Lessing died in 2013 aged 94. She won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007.
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