PERSIAN GULF
Bahrain's rights activist Rajab hospitalized
Nabeel Rajab was transferred for the third time to a police hospital after suffering from chest pain.
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CHINA
China warns Trump over upping import taxes
China says it will defend its WTO rights in the faces of threats made by US President-elect Donald Trump during his campaign.
MILITARY
Data on 130k US Navy sailors stolen
The Unites States Navy says personal data of 130,000 of its sailors have been stolen.
SYRIA
Syria purges more regions of militants
Syrian troops make further gains during their anti-terror operations across the country.
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NATO ship found smuggling booze in Baltic
Estonian navy’s commander resigns after one of his ships was found to be smuggling alcohol and cigarettes during NATO operations.
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Putin 'offers' Philippines arms after US snub
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says Russia offered to sell his country arms after the US halted the sales of assault rifles.
ECONOMY
US assures Brazil of trade with Iran
The United States Treasury Department has assured Brazilian banks of financing trade with Tehran in the wake of the nuclear agreement.
PALESTINE
Settlements threat to Palestinian state: UN
A UN envoy warns that Israel’s illegal settlement activities are endangering regional peace.
INTERVIEWS
Does Trump need to prosecute Clinton?
Donald Trump is unwilling to deliver on his major campaign promise of prosecuting Hillary Clinton.
EU
'Air pollution remains major threat to Europe'
The European Environment Agency (EEA) says air pollution was linked to about 467,000 early deaths in 41 European countries in 2013.
IRAQ
Iraqi journos face arrest over Saudi paper report
The Saudi-owned daily recently published a fallacious report about unintended pregnancies in Iraq’s Karbala during Arba’een mourning rituals.
INTERVIEWS
'Israel developing settlements via US green light’
A pro-Palestine activist says US green light gives Israel opportunity to revive an old initiative for constructing more illegal settlements.
TURKEY
Turkish court ruling keeps novelist, linguist in jail
Asli Erdogan and Necmiye Alpay were jailed in August for cooperating with a pro-Kurdish newspaper.
POLITICS
Trump’s election fueling divisions in US
Donald Trump’s election has further divided the American public.
POLITICS
‘Terrorism bred by lack of sincere fight’
A senior Iranian official blames global negligence for the spread of terrorism.
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Turkmen president’s son elected MP
State television said Serdar Berdymukhamedov, the president's only son, won the by-election in the country.
SYRIA
‘Daesh returnees could launch chemical raids’
Syria had recently called for an investigation by the OPCW into the use of chemical agents by terrorists against civilians in the country’s battered city of Aleppo.
EGYPT
Sisi says Egypt backs Syrian forces
"Our priority is to support national armies," the Egyptian president says.
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