PERSIAN GULF
Opposition wins half of Kuwait parliament seats
The opposition has returned to Kuwait’s political scene after a four-year boycott.
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INTERVIEWS
'Cubans owe prosperity to Castro's anti-imperialism'
Fidel Castro defied US imperialism right on its doorstep and turned Cuba from an impoverished country into a land with high standards of living, a political analyst says.
ECONOMY
Germany OKs €1.2bn loan for Iran rail plan
Iran says Germany’s state-run lender KfW IPEX will provide the country with the credit line for the development of the Tehran-Mashhad railway.
IRAQ
Iraq Sunni scholars hail law on Hashd al-Sha’abi
The association of Iraq’s Sunni scholars says the parliamentary vote to legalize the Popular Mobilization Units represents the nation’s will.
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‘Thunderstorm asthma’ takes lives in Australia
A rare condition known as “thunderstorm asthma” kills six people in Australia’s Melbourne.
POLITICS
MPs launch new bid to interrogate Tony Blair
MPs from six parties will propose a motion calling for Tony Blair to be interrogated over the war in Iraq.
FRANCE
France holding presidential primary runoff
Polls show that Francois Fillon, a former prime minister, is the likely winner of the French center-right party’s nomination for the 2017 presidential election.
SYRIA
‘Nearly 500k children living under siege in Syria’
UNICEF says 100,000 youngsters are trapped in militant-held eastern Aleppo alone.
DEFENSE
Iran Navy fleet to sail across Atlantic: Cmdr.
Rear Admiral Sayyari says the Iranian Navy should have a far-reaching arm in the high seas.
SOCIETY
Trump seeks to 'cleanse' US of Muslims
Hateful letters have been sent to three mosques in California, warning that Donald Trump would "cleanse" the US of Muslims.
EU
Protesters hold pro-refugee rally in Austria
Citizens and asylum seekers rally in the capital Vienna to demand an end to tough anti-refugee policies.
SOCIETY
Head of Iran Railways quits over train tragedy
The RAI president offers an apology to the Iranian nation for one of the country’s worst ever train accidents, which killed over 40 people.
POLITICS
Trump blasts vote recount as ‘scam’
Donald Trump blasts the vote recount in Wisconsin as a fundraising "scam" and calls on voters to accept the election results.
SOCIETY
Dakota activists defy federal order to leave camp
Tribal protest organizers say they will continue their nonviolent campaign to protect their land and their water.
POLITICS
Trump's top picks for key posts backed MKO
Donald Trump's top nominees for national security posts had lobbied on behalf of the anti-Iran terror group.
NEWS BULLETIN
Australian artists create"House of Mirrors"
Australian artists in Brisbane have designed a temporary and mysterious series of walls of mirrors, leading you into confusion and perhaps delight.
MILITARY
US empowers unit to hunt militants globally
US government is expanding powers of a secretive military unit to track, plan and attach "terrorist cells" across the globe.
FOREIGN POLICY
‘New Trump aide seeks unrest in Iran’
US President-elect Donald Trump has brought a former Fox News adviser onto his team, apparently tasked with causing unrest in Iran.
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