News items

• US Senators Call for action over Khashoggi Killing after CIA Briefing
• 1,200-year Bible Seized in Diyarbakir
• A Kazakh Lieutenant-Colonel Arrested in a Pub
• A “Delicate Moment” for the Global Economy, Says Lagarde
• Afghanistan: Hundreds Demand End to US Airstrikes in Afghanistan
• Afghanistan: Schools Reopen in Nangarhar following Fight against IS
• Airbus Terminating A380 Program
• Arab Foreign Ministers Press Conference
• Army and Nation Ready for War, says Pakistan PM
• Assam Railroad Bridge, India’s Longest, Opens Today
• Astronauts Escape Failing Rocket
• Attack of a 8 y Girl by a Golden Eagle
• Belt and Road Video Competition’s Awards in Beijing
• BigTech Companies on Article 13 Copyright Issue
• Black Limos Arrive at Possible Venue for Putin-Kim Meeting
• Briefing on Results of the Syria Small Group Meetings
• Briton Sentenced to Life in Prison in UAE for Spying
• China Launches Lander and Rover to the Moon
• Chinese Military Aircraft for Kazakhstan
• CIA Concludes bin Salman Ordered Khashoggi Assassination
• CNPC Takes Over Iranian Gas Project from Total
• Curbing Corruption by Improving Economic Governance in Central Asia
• Dalai Lama Taken to New Delhi Hospital for Chest Pain
• Damascus Horse Festival Marks Return to Normalcy in Syria
• Dimash Kudaibergen Performs in Uzbekistan
• Erdogan and Iraqi President Salih Hold Joint Press Conference
• Erdogan Cleared Saudi King of the Murder of Khashoghi
• Erdogan Loses Grip on Ankara as Istanbul is Disputed
• Erdogan Speech at the UN (Sept 25, 2018)
• Erdogan Statue Vandalised in Wiesbaden
• Erdogan to “Burry” Kurd Militants
• Ethiopian 737 Crash: Pilots Followed Expected Procedures
• EU Concerns over Turkey Detentions
• EU to Open Sanctions on Iran over Danish, French Assassination Plots
• Facebook and US Networks Withdraw Anti-Immigrant Ad
• Female-Only village created by Syrian Kurdish Women
• First Cross-Border Bridge between Russia and China
• For King Salman, Saudi Arabia Will Fulfil God’s Law
• For President Trump Iran Is a Very Big Threat
• Four Pupils Killed in a Mortar Attack in Ghazni
• France: G7 Foreign Ministers Arrive for Meeting in Dinard
• Freed Yazidi Women Handed Over to the Supreme Spiritual Council in Shinkal
• Georgia: Zurabishvili Becomes Country’s First Woman President
• German Government Divided over Ban on Saudi Arms Sales
• Germany Extends Weapon Export Ban to Saudi Arabia
• Helicopter Drills Kick Off in Pamir Mountains
• Huawei CFO Arrested in Canada after US Request
• Hunger Striking Kurdish MP Supporters in Diyarbakir
• IMF Press Briefing: Asia and Pacific
• IMF Warns Central Asia, Caucasus about Slower Growth Ahead
• Imran Kahn Hits Back at “False Assertions” by Trump
• Imran Khan Sworn In as Pakistan’s PM
• Indian Foreign Minister meets Uzbekistan’s President in Tashkent
• INSTEX Channel for EU-Iran Trade
• International Peace Talks on Syria Kick Off in Astana
• Interpol Chief Warns of Threat of Islamic State
• Intra-Afghan Talks Kicks Off in Moscow
• Iran Exempt from OPEC+ Production Cut, Oil Minister Says
• Iran Floods
• Iran “Ready to Discuss Human Rights” if EU Fixes Nuclear Accord
• Iran: Chabahar Deadly Car Bomb
• Iranian FM Meets Kurdish-Iraqi PM in Erbil
• Iranian Pharma Companies Face Production Issues Due to Sanctions
• Iranian Supreme Guide Receives Iraqi President
• Iran’s Zarif Meets Iraqi Vounterpart in Baghdad
• Iraqi Jets Strike ISIS Target in Syria
• Iraqi President Receives Rouhani at As-Salam Palace
• IS Caliphate Exodus Overwhelms East Syria Hospitals
• Israel Strikes Syria
• ISS Change of Command Ceremony
• ISS Expedition 58/59 Crew Ready for Take-Off from Baikonur
• Jamal Khashoggi Was “Accidentally” Killed
• Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia & the CIA
• Kazakh President Nazarbayev Announces His Resignation
• Kazakhstan Establishes Tourist Police
• Kazakhstan to Hold Early Presidential Election
• Khashoggi Case Will not Change the Saudi’s Policies toward Iran
• Khorezm, Sogd, Bactria, Parthia
• Landmines Take Growing Toll in Afghanistan
• Lavrov and Cavusoglu Hold Joint Presser following Joint Strategic Planning Group
• Lavrov and FM of Tajikistan Hold Joint Press Conference in Moscow
• Lavrov Meets Kyrgyz Counterpart Aidarbekov
• Lavrov on Russia’s Attempts to Replace INF Treaty
• Lavrov’s Address to the Young Turkmen Diplomats
• Mass Grave of Kurds Shown to Relatives in Iraq
• Mastermind behind Iran’s Ahvaz Terrorist Attack Killed
• Missing Dubai Princess “Troubled”
• Modi Meets Rahmon
• Modi Says India Now a Space Power after Shooting Down Satellite
• Modi Woos Voters ahead of Indian Election
• Modi, Erdogan and Bin Salman Arrive for G20 Summit
• Moroccan King Naps during Macron’s WWI Speech
• Muslim Fashion Exhibition in Frankfurt Draws Iranian Women’s Protest
• NATO AWACS Flight — Konya FOB Turkey
• Netanyahu Calls Erdogan “anti-Semitic Dictator”
• OPCW US Representative Accuses Iran, Russia of Pursuing Offensive Chemical
• OPEC Meeting in Vienna May Result in Less Production
• OPEC Summit in Vienna to Stabilise Prices
• Pakistan: Mass Rally over Asia Bibi’s Acquittal
• Pakistan: Opposition Rally Ends in Violence in Lahore
• Polls Open for the 2nd Phase of India’s Election
• Progress Spaceship Launched from Baikonur to Reach ISS in Record Time
• Putin and Erdogan Hold Bilateral Meeting in Moscow
• Putin Gets Injury during Judo
• Released Opposition Azeri Politician Speaks to Journalists
• Restored Ramses II Statue Unveiled in Egypt
• Ron Paul: Trump to End Unconstitutional Syria War
• Ron Paul: “President Trump’s Iran Policy, Is It Normal?”
• Rouhani Speech at UN (Sept 25, 2018)
• Royal Game of Ur Making a Comeback in Iraq
• Rush for Armoured Cars as Indian Election Comes Out
• Saddam Hussein’s Granddaughter Says He Was “Wrong” to Rely on Family
• Saudi Arabia & Allies Wrap Up Talks on Regional Policy
• Saudi Arabia Opens New Baghdad Consulate
• Saudi King Salman Is Alive
• Saudi Space Agency Chief Visits Moscow’s Space Centre
• Security Council Approves Deployment to Monitor Yemen Truce
• Sisi Holds Talks with General Haftar
• South Korea Launches 5G Networks Early to Lead
• State Duma Chairman in Tehran for Anti-Terror Forum
• State Visit of Shavkat Mirziyoyev to India
• Sugar Rush Fades for Indian Farmers
• Syria dominates talks between Lavrov and Saudi FM
• Syria: at least 8 Killed after Explosions Rock Raqqa
• Syria: Daraa Town Celebrates Christmas
• Taliban Attack Border Post with Uzbekistan
• Tehran Sinking Due to Groundwater Depletion
• Tensions High in Istanbul as Erdogan’s AK Party Contest Election Results
• The Iranian President Called Macron about the Sanctions against the IRGC
• The Premiere of “Silken Ladder” at Astana Opera
• Thousands of Malaysian Muslims Protest against UN’s ICERD
• Top Iranian Officials Meet with Afghan Taliban
• Trump Admin Claims Iran/al-Qaeda Alliance
• Trump Gives News Conference after Midterm Elections
• Trump Lashes Out at Germany over Military Budget
• Trump Says 100% of ISIS Territory Be Liberated by Next Week
• Trump Swift Reaction to India’s S-400 Purchase
• Trump Tempers Iran Rhetoric, Ready for New Deal
• Trump to Send Pompeo to Saudi Arabia as King Denies Khashoggi Link
• Tunisia: Hundreds Condemn Prince Salman’s Visit
• Turkey to Buy 120 F-35 Jets Amid Speculation Deal Will Be Cancelled
• Turkish FM Says Federation a “Failed Solution” for Cyprus
• Turkish, Iranian FMs News Conference
• Turkish, Russian Ministers Meet in Moscow for Syria Talks
• Turkmen President Lifts Golden Weight Bar
• Turkmen President Performs in Rap Video with his Grandson
• Two Policemen Killed after Attack on Chinese Consulate in Karachi
• U.S.-Turkish Tensions at NATO Summit
• UAE Embassy Reopens in Damascus after Seven Years
• UN IOM Welcomes Uzbekistan
• US Partnership with Saudi Arabia Is a Long, Historic Commitment — Pompeo
• USA and NK Negotiate a Location for 2nd Summit
• Uzbek President at The White House
• Venezuelan FM Meets Turkish Counterpart
• Volkswagen CEO “Not Aware” of China’s Uighur Camps
• What Are the Modern Threats Facing NATO?
• White House-Led “Arab NATO”
• WikiLeaks: Julian Assange Arrested
• Yazidis Celebrate New Year in Lalesh Temple
• Yemen: Fighting Persists as Battle for Hodeidah Rages On
• Yemeni Govt Delegation Confirms Progress on Prisoner Swap
• “We were wrong to oppose Assad”, Says Former Qatari PM