An armed French gendarme stands guard during the control of vehicles at the French-Swiss border in Divonne-les-Bains, near Geneva, on November 19, 2015. AFP
- People in Iran mourn the passing anniversary of Prophet Muhammad and the martyrdom anniversary of the second Shia Imam.
- British prime minister and his polish counterpart fail to reach an agreement on London’s push to curb welfare payments to EU migrants.
- And, police raise the alert level in Geneva, saying they are searching for suspects in connection with last month’s terrorists attacks in France.
- The Swiss capital, Geneva has been put on security alert as police search for suspects in connection with last month’s terrorist attacks in France.
- Russia remains at odds with Turkey over the downing of its warplane last month, calling the act a stab in the back. Moscow says Ankara shot down the Russian plane despite president Putin’s apology for a previous violation of the Turkish airspace by the Russian Air Force.
- Syria’s envoy to the United Nations has called for the punishment of the Turkish government for bringing terrorists to Iraq and Syria, and backing them in their heinous acts.
- Prominent rights group Amnesty International has warned Jordan to open its border to the almost 12-thosand Syrian refugees who have not been allowed into the country.
- The Syrian army units continue their advance against foreign-backed terrorists, by killing over 100 of them in Hama and Idlib provinces.
- Saudi Arabia's foreign minister says that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has to be removed from power either by force or through negotiations.
- Australia has charged five suspects, including a 15-year-old boy, with conspiracy to attack government buildings.
- In Egypt, two gunmen have shot dead a policeman guarding a post office.
- Israeli forces have raided the West Bank governorate of Tulkarm, shooting and injuring at least three Palestinians.
- Israel and the United States have test-fired a ballistic missile above the Mediterranean.
- Forces loyal to Saudi-backed former Yemeni government say they have taken parts of a key area in the southwestern province of Ta’izz from Ansarullah fighters.
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