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World’s Respect for Iran Means Iran’s Enemies Have Failed: President Rouhani The respect the world has for the Iranian nations means Iran’s enemies have failed, says President Hassan Rouhani in his New Year message.

Russian-Syrian Coordination Crucial in War on Terror: President Assad Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says coordination with Russia was crucial in Syria’s war on terrorism.

US Extends Waiver for Iraq to continue Trade with Iran The US renewed a 90-day waiver for the second time to let Iraq continue energy imports from Iran which is under unilateral US sanctions

Iran Vows to Defend Oil Shipments after Israeli Regime Threats Iran has warned that it won’t hesitate to exercise its right to self-defense if the Israeli regime proceeds with the threats of blocking Iranian oil shipments.

Israeli Regime’s Killing of Gazans May Amount to War Crimes: UN Israeli regime’s rights violations during crackdown on Palestinian protesters in the Gaza Strip may amount to “war crimes”, a UN fact-finding mission reported, urging Tel Aviv to prevent military snipers from using lethal forces against the demonstrators.

UK Rejects Trump’s Suggestion that Britain Invented Russia’s US Election Meddling The British government has denounced as “completely false” accusation by Donald Trump that Britain invented Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, The Independent reported.

Blood of Syrians, Iranians, Iraqis ’Mixed in Battle against Terrorism’: Assad President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday cooperation among Syria, Iran, and Iraq in fighting terrorism has boosted the West Asian nations’ ties.

UK Servicing Saudi Jets Striking Yemen: Minister Britain’s Armed Forces Minister Mark Lancaster has admitted that his country is servicing fighter jets supplied to Saudi Arabia which are being used in a bloody aggression against neighboring Yemen.

US to Keep 1,000 Troops in Syria despite Trump’s Pullout Plan The US is crafting plans to keep nearly 1,000 forces in Syria, despite an earlier announcement by President Donald Trump to completely withdraw them from the Arab country, the Wall Street Journal has reported.

Saudi Hit Team Approved by Crown Prince to Silence Dissenters Saudi Arabia’s crown Prince, more than a year before the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, authorized a campaign to silence dissidents, The New York Times reported on Sunday.

Iraq’s Kurdistan Region Sells Oil to Israeli Regime at Wide Discounts: Paper Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region is secretly selling oil to Israel Israeli regime at heavily discounted prices, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported.

China Detained 13,000 ‘Terrorists’ Since 2014 China claimed on Monday it has arrested tens of thousands of “terrorists” since four years ago in its volatile western Xinjiang region, which is home to millions of Muslim minorities, including Uighurs.

Scores of Saudi, Sudanese Troopers in Yemeni Forces Retaliatory Ops At least 37 Saudi and Sudanese soldiers were killed during Yemeni forces two retaliatory attacks in the kingdom’s southwestern border region.

India, Pakistan Threatened to Fire ’Missiles’ at Each Other India and Pakistan have reportedly threatened to fire a barrage of missiles at each other as the tensions escalated between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.

Yemen Threatens to Target Riyadh, Abu Dhabi amid Continued Saudi-Led Aggression Yemeni has advanced aircraft as well as the coordinates of legitimate targets in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, which can be hit in retaliation for the war being waged against the country by Saudi Arabia and its regional allies, including the United Arab Emirates, army spokesman Brigadier Yahya Sare’e said.

Iran, Kurds Will Never Forget Halabja Massacre: Foreign Minister Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has recalled the massacre of Iraqi Kurds at the hands of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hossein in a chemical attack on March 16, 1988, saying Western governments would fail in their attempts to whitewash the incident, Press TV reported.

Flash Floods Kill at Least 42 in Indonesia’s Papua Province At least 42 people were killed and 21 others injured after Flash floods hit Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua, a local disaster agency official told Reuters on Sunday.

Death Toll from Mosque Attacks Tops 50: New Zealand Police The staggering death toll from terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch has risen to 50 with the recovery of a one more body from one of the mosques, Police in New Zealand have announced.

Yellow Vests’ 18 Saturday Day of ’Ultimatum’ French Yellow Vest movement’s 18 consecutive Saturday protests was an ultimatum to the government.