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Israeli minister calls for West Bank annexation

Tuesday, 29 December 2015 5:17 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 29 December 2015 5:17 AM ]

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1. A Daesh terrorist captured by Kurdish fighters in northern Syria makes more revelations about Turkey’s links with the terrorist group. In an interview with Russian media, twenty-year-old Abdurrahman Abdulhadi says he received training in a camp in Turkey. Abdulhadi says Turkish commanders were among the trainers.

2. People have rallied in the US city of Cleveland to protest against the acquittal of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of an African American boy in 2014. Protesters say they are outraged by repeated incidents of US citizens, especially African Americans, being brutalized by the police.

3. Iran has shipped over 11 tons of low-enriched uranium to Russia under a deal reached between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries. US Secretary of State John Kerry has praised the move and called it a key step in Tehran's implementation of the historic nuclear accord.

4. Israeli Education Minister has renewed calls for the annexation of the occupied West Bank. Naftali Bennett said Israel should bring the cities of Ramallah and Bethlehem and their nearby areas under its full control. Tel Aviv has already built tens of thousands of settler units in Palestinian areas.

5. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has vowed to liberate all areas controlled by Daesh terrorists by the end of the next year. Speaking at a televised address, Abadi said 2016 will mark great victories against the Takfiris and their presence in Iraq and Mesopotamia will be terminated.

6. The Syrian army has liberated the central parts of the key city of Dara’a from the al-Qaeda affiliated al-Nusra Front militants. Securing the area would help the Syrian army cut a key supply line in and out of Jordan that the terrorists use to smuggle weapons.

7. Saudi Arabia has posted a record 98 billion dollar deficit for 2015 due to sharp drop in price of oil which contributes to 90 percent of the country’s total revenues. The crisis has forced Riyadh to take some austerity measures, including spending cuts in its 2016 budget and raising the price of fuel.

8. In Spain, firefighters are battling to contain scores of wildfires in northern parts of the country. Cantabria, Asturias and the Basque Country are the worst affected regions as high winds there are spreading the flames. Authorities however say none of the fires are currently threatening inhabited areas.

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