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December 8th, 2020

Afghan Negotiators Prepare Serious Talks on Wednesday Manchester Bomber May Have Trained With Libyan Militia, Inquiry Told
Venezuela's Maduro Says Hopeful of Dialogue With Biden MbS Denies Sending Hit Squad to Kill Former Saudi Spy in Canada
Cuba Attracts $1.9bn in Foreign Investment Despite US Sanctions DR Congo Crisis Deepens After Fresh Clashes in Parliament
US Coast Guard Won't 'Close the Door' on Hunting Submarines Again in the Future Cameroon Police Lift Blocking of Opposition Leader's Home
UK to Drop Tariffs on US Goods in Airbus-Boeing Dispute Suspected Chinese Spy Targeted California Politicians
Germany Blocks Chinese Takeover of Satellite Firm on Security Concerns: Document Mexico Says It Plans to Limit Actions of US Agents
Philippines Receives $29 Million of Military Equipment From US to Boost Defenses Uzbekistan Repatriates 98 People From Syrian Camps
China Cancels Commemorative Stamps With India Putin Signs Law Allowing Russian Legislation to Trump International Treaties
Trump Sought Contacts With Venezuela Early in His Term, Maduro Says France Tells Turkey to Clarify Positions if It Wants Constructive Ties
North Korea Berates South Korea's Top Diplomat for Doubt Over 'Zero Covid-19 Cases' Ex-Boko Haram Fighters Deradicalized, but Still Unreconciled
Fort Hood Report Details Toxic Environment for Female Soldiers Biden Plans to Keep Pushing Normalization Efforts Trump Began in the Middle East
26 Killed in Clashes Between Yemeni Govt Forces, Houthi Rebels in Marib: Military Source Two Navy Carriers Are About to Head Out on Grueling 'Double Pump' Deployments
Tunisian Charged Over Fatal French Church Stabbings Lebanon Renews Calls for 'Israeli Withdrawal From Occupied Lebanese Territories' During Border Talks
Saudi Arabia's MbS Files Motion to Dismiss 'Tiger Squad' Hit-Job Lawsuit in US Court UAE Shipping Chief Says Initial Trade With Israel Could Be Worth Over $5 Billion
Shin Bet Officials Threaten to Quit if Netanyahu Pal Heads Agency Iran Not Destabilizing Mideast, Israeli-Arab Conflict Is, Says Russian Envoy
Governor Signs Breonna's Law Banning No-Knock Search Warants in Virginia US-Saudi Citizen Sentenced to Six-Year Prison Term in Saudi Arabia
CBO: Deficit Climbs 25 Percent to $430 Billion Through November Dozens of AFRICOM-Bound Troops in Limbo Since Mid-October
Biden's Defense Secretary Pick Raises Concerns Over Recent Military Service US Senator Seeks Update on Contractor Taken in Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia and Qatar Move to End Crisis Ahead of Biden Presidency Crackdown in Hong Kong Continues; Eight More Arrested
Nigerian Intelligence Bought Tool to Spy on Citizens: Report Top PLO Official Hanan Ashrawi Resigns
Iran Top Court Upholds Dissident Journalist's Death Sentence 'Bharat Bandh': Indian Farmers Launch Strike to Press for Demands
Sheikh Sabah Reappointed Kuwait PM DR Congo MPs Brawl Again as President Nears Power Struggle Win
TikTok Saga: Second US Judge Blocks Trump's Ban, App in Limbo Judge Dismisses Case Against Former US Security Advisor Flynn
US Army Fires, Suspends 14 Soldiers Over Violence at Base Israel: Netanyahu Rival Bolts to Launch Leadership Challenge
Hezbollah Claims It Flew Drone Into Israel During Military Exercise Egyptian Army Says Killed 40 Suspected Jihadists in Sinai
Russia Announces First Armed Test of Heavy Strike Stealth 'Hunter' Drone US Cybersecurity Firm Fireeye Discloses Breach, Theft of Internal Hacking Tools
Biden's Incoming National Security Aide 'Deeply Concerned' About Hong Kong Crackdown Army Secretary Announces Multiple Firings, Suspensions After Investigation at Fort Hood
Two Senate Democrats Signal Opposition to Waiver for Biden's Pentagon Pick 153 UN States Call on Israel to 'Renounce Possession of Nuclear Weapons'
IDF Closes Investigation Into Stolen Weapons in Northern Israel Trump Sought Contacts With Venezuela Early in His Term, Maduro Says
US Lawmakers Ask Intel, Nvidia About Sale of Tech to China Used Against Uighurs Some of Those Involved in Killing of Iranian Nuclear Scientist Arrested, Official Says
Yemen Officials Say al-Qaeda Militant Attack Killed 6 Troops Top Saudi Diplomat Makes First Sudan Visit Since Al-Bashir Ouster
Iran President Vows to Help Syria Confront Israel 'Until Golan Liberated' Israel Scouting Out Sites to Set Up Embassy in Bahrain Before Year's End
Dubai Trade Official: We Have No Problem With Israeli Products From West Bank US Sanctions Iran's Envoy to Yemen, Iranian University for Recruiting Fighters
Four IDF Officers Dismissed, 11 Others Punished After Guns Stolen From Base Macron Kicks Off French Race to Build a New Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
Iran Arrests Several People Accused of Assisting in Nuclear Scientist's Assassination Negotiators Prepared for 'Serious' Talks Tomorrow: Abdullah
Biden's Reliance on Retired Military Brass Sets Off Alarm Bells Muqtada Sadr Is Preparing a Bid to Gain Iraq's Prime Minister Position
Azerbaijani Soldiers Filmed Beheading Elderly Armenian Man China Set to Bail Out Iraq With Multibillion-Dollar Oil Deal
Libya's LNA Says Its Forces Have Seized Turkish Cargo Ship Hundreds Protest in Armenia After PM Ignores Deadline to Resign
Iraqi Leader Calls for End to Violence in Sulaymaniyah Protests Warnings Intensify as Badly Needed Aid Still Not Reaching Tigray
Iraq: Kurdish Security Forces Kill Six Protesters Egypt, UAE Welcome Kuwaiti Efforts to Settle Gulf Diplomatic Crisis With Qatar
Iran Upholds Death Sentence for Dissident Journalist It 'Lured' From France Palestinian Writer Majd Kayyal Arrested by Israeli Police in Haifa
Killed on His Birthday: Family Grieves Palestinian Boy Shot by Israeli Forces Turkey Orders 304 Military Detained Over Suspected Coup Ties
Senior Member of Syrian White Helmets Flown to Germany China Condemns New US Hong Kong Sanctions, Taiwan Arms Sale
Protesters to Demonstrate Against El-Sissi's Visit to France France to Build New Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
Protesters Block Traffic in Armenia Calling on PM to Resign Ethiopia's Forces Shoot At, Detain UN Staffers in Tigray
China's Wang Vows to Uphold Trade Deal During Biden Administration: US Business Group Turkey Calls on EU to Act With Common Sense, Says Wants to Improve Ties
Turkey Condemns Seizure of Vessel by East Libyan Forces US Says No Sanctions Penalty on Humanitarian Aid for Iran
US Targets North Korea Coal Shipments With New Sanctions China Summons US Diplomat Over Sanctions, Vows Retaliation
Ethiopia Says UN Team Shot at in Tigray After Defying Checkpoints Republican US Senate Leader Urges Support for Trump's Massive UAE Arms Sale
Exclusive: US Thinks Eritrea Has Joined Ethiopian War, Diplomats Say Airwars Bi-Monthly Assessment - September & October 2020

December 7th, 2020

Iraq Daily Roundup: Three Killed; Kurdistan Protests Turn Deadly US and Its Allies Stoking Fears of Possible Iranian Attacks
Report: Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Airstrikes Rose 330% From 2016 to 2019 Iran Preparing to Begin Oil Exports in Hopes That Sanctions Are Eased
NATO Chief Says US and EU Need Each Other to Face China New Roads Pave Way for Massive Growth of Israeli Settlements
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