FOREIGN POLICY
UK derailed Obama's plan to bomb Syria: Kerry
John Kerry blames the UK for President Obama's refusal to carry out his "red-line" threat against the Syrian government.
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PERSIAN GULF
Bahrainis rally in support of Sheikh Qassim
Thousands of Bahraini protesters hold another anti-regime after a court postponed the top Shia cleric’s trial once again.
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Ethnic clashes kill 15 people in DR Congo
Members of the Bantu ethnic community came under attack on Thursday in what was blamed on a group of Pygmies.
GERMANY
Fire injures dozens at German refugee shelter
The fire broke out at a refugee shelter in the city of Hoevelhof on Thursday. A fight had broken out at the same shelter on Tuesday.
PALESTINE
Gaza fishermen on strike after Israel sinks boat
Gaza fishermen are angered by an Israeli attack on a Palestinian fishing boat, which has left one of their fellows missing.
FOREIGN POLICY
US House votes to disavow UN rebuke of Israel
The House measure states that the US “should oppose and veto” future UN Security Council resolutions targeted at Israel.
SYRIA
Syria, Iraq stress joint anti-terror bids
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad calls for enhanced cooperation with Iraq in the campaign against terrorism.
PALESTINE
Jordan warns US over moving embassy to al-Quds
Jordan has warned President-elect Donald Trump of "catastrophic" repercussions if he moves the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem al-Quds.
SOCIETY
US to allow protests during Trump inauguration
Civil rights lawyers have threatened to sue the US government for not issuing permits for demonstrations on the day of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration.
SYRIA
UN: Damascus water sabotage 'war crime'
The UN says 5.5 million people in Damascus are now suffering from water shortages, warning against the outbreak of waterborne diseases.
INTERVIEWS
‘Obamacare was a scam, cost a fortune’
US President Barack Obama’s legacy-defining healthcare law known as Obamacare was a “scam,” according to Stephen Lendman.
PERSIAN GULF
Bahrain empowers spies to arrest activists
Bahrain has restored the power of its domestic spy service to arrest human rights activists and anti-regime protesters.
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Chad closes border with Libya over terror threat
Chad seals off its border with Libya over concerns that terrorists may infiltrate the country.
IRAQ
Iraq popular forces reject Amnesty war crime claims
Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi says the recent Amnesty report ‘is purposefully slandering an official government institution spearheading’ the anti-terror fight.
NORTH AFRICA
Morocco police stop demo over fish seller’s death
Fikri’s death has triggered months of protest rallies in Morocco, with the demonstrators blaming police for the incident.
FOREIGN POLICY
Russia hacks a 'major threat': US spy officials
Russian cyber attacks pose a "major threat" to the United States, top US intelligence officials told a congressional hearing on Thursday.
SYRIA
‘Iran backs intra-Syrian crisis resolution talks’
Alaeddin Boroujerdi expresses optimism about the upcoming Syria peace talks in the Kazakh capital city of Astana.
POLITICS
Trump calls Obamacare a ‘lie from beginning’
US Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday kept up his attacks on Democrats over Obamacare.
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