IRAQ
Daesh razes Iraq’s oldest monastery
Daesh terrorists destroy the oldest Christian monastery in northern Iraq.
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EU
‘EU border closures to cost billions’
A senior EU official says enforcing border checks in Europe’s passport-free area would cost at least 3 billion euros a year.
ECONOMY
UK wage growth, slowest since Feb.
Official figures show that wage growth in the UK in the three months to November was its slowest since February.
IRAQ
West defense chiefs seek 'front on Daesh'
Defense chiefs from seven Western countries hold a meeting in Paris to quote explore new avenues to enhance the fight against Daesh.
RUSSIA
Russian ruble at record low against dollar
Russia's national currency, the ruble, hits an all-time low against the US dollar as oil prices continue to spiral down.
FOREIGN POLICY
Cameron awaiting new asylum challenge
British Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to face a new battle with the EU over asylum rules.
SPORTS
Persepolis signs Uzbek goalkeeper
Uzbekistani goalkeeper Alexander Lobanov signs with Iran’s Persepolis Football Club.
ENERGY
Iran rejects selling LNG shares
A senior energy official has dismissed reports that Iran planned to sell its shares in the country’s frontrunner LNG scheme to foreign companies.
ECONOMY
Persian Gulf banks eye Iran prospects
Persian Gulf banks are weighing re-entry into the Iranian financial system after sanctions were officially lifted on Tehran Saturday.
IRAQ
Iraqi forces deal heavy blows to Daesh
At least 34 Daesh Takfiri militants are killed in Iraqi army airstrikes against terrorist hideouts in the province of Anbar.
PALESTINE
‘570+ Israeli attacks on reporters in 2015’
A new report lists around 574 instances of attacks against reporters by Israeli forces during the course of the last year.
SOCIETY
US professor under probe for ISIL ties
The FBI is investigating an American professor for alleged involvement with the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group.
POLITICS
'JCPOA result of Iranian nation endeavors'
Ayatollah Khamenei says the nuclear deal reached between Iran and world powers was result of endeavors of Iranian nation and scientists.
CHINA
‘China moves oil rig into disputed waters’
Vietnam says China has moved an oil rig into disputed waters in the South China Sea.
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.
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.
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