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• US Senators Call for action over Khashoggi Killing after CIA Briefing
• 1,200-year Bible Seized in Diyarbakir
• 5 Years after ISIS Onslaught, Yazidis still Search for Victims
• 62 Dead in Jalalabad Mosque Blast
• A Kazakh Lieutenant-Colonel Arrested in a Pub
• A Serious Fire in West Bishkek
• 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
• Anti-Govt Protests in Iraq: Death Toll Rises to 100
• Apache Helicopters Inducted into Indian Air Force
• Arab Foreign Ministers Press Conference
• Armenia Confirms Rouhani’s Presence at EAEU Summit
• Army and Nation Ready for War, says Pakistan PM
• Artists Come together in Samarkand to Paint
• Asma al-Assad Holds First TV Interview after Defeating Breast Cancer
• Assam Railroad Bridge, India’s Longest, Opens Today
• Astronauts Escape Failing Rocket
• At least 95 Wounded after Car Bomb Rocks Kabul
• Attack of a 8 y Girl by a Golden Eagle
• Baghdad: At Least 1 Killed at Anti-Government Protest
• Baloch Activists Appeal India to Raise Balochistan Issue in UN
• Belt & Road Initiative Forum & Its importance
• Belt and Road Video Competition’s Awards in Beijing
• Berdy Muhamedov Collects Strikes in Bowling
• Big Bank Reforms in India, 12 Bank Merged into 4 Entities
• BigTech Companies on Article 13 Copyright Issue
• Black Limos Arrive at Possible Venue for Putin-Kim Meeting
• Blast at Aghanistan President Ashraf Ghani’s Rally
• Briefing on Results of the Syria Small Group Meetings
• Briton Sentenced to Life in Prison in UAE for Spying
• Canberra to Pursue Case of Detained Australians in Iran
• Caspian Flotilla Conducts Massive Missile Drills in Dagestan
• Charter of the Kazakh-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry Signed
• China Issues 5G Licenses for Commercial Use
• China Launches Lander and Rover to the Moon
• China-Built Hospital in Kyrgyzstan
• Chinese Military Aircraft for Kazakhstan
• CIA Concludes bin Salman Ordered Khashoggi Assassination
• CNPC Takes Over Iranian Gas Project from Total
• Contact Lost with Indian Moon Lander
• Crucial India-Iran Meeting in New York
• 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
• Drones Strike 2 Saudi Aramco Oil Installations
• Elected Officials Barred from Taking Office in Turkey
• 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 Threatens Operation against Syria Kurdish Militants
• Erdogan to “Burry” Kurd Militants
• Ethiopian 737 Crash: Pilots Followed Expected Procedures
• EU Concerns over Turkey Detentions
• EU Mediterranean States Back Cyprus in Dispute with Turkey over Offshore Gas Reserves
• 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
• Flags Burn against UAE Presence in Yemen
• 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-Russia Meeting in “2+2” Format
• France: G7 Foreign Ministers Arrive for Meeting in Dinard
• Freed Yazidi Women Handed Over to the Supreme Spiritual Council in Shinkal
• Georgia Aspires to Be a Part of Europe
• Georgia: Zurabishvili Becomes Country’s First Woman President
• Georgian President Blames Russia
• Georgia’s President Calls for de-Escalation
• German FM to Visit Iran to Discuss Nuclear Deal
• German Government Divided over Ban on Saudi Arms Sales
• German Submarine for Egyptian Navy Christened
• Germany Extends Weapon Export Ban to Saudi Arabia
• Helicopter Drills Kick Off in Pamir Mountains
• Houthis Claim Capture of Saudi Troops
• Houthis Release Footage Showing Saudi Forces Surrendering
• Huawei CFO Arrested in Canada after US Request
• Huawei Unveils Harmony OS as Alternative to Android
• 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
• India Bans E-Cigarettes
• India Gave Sri-Lanka Intelligence, but There Were Lapses
• India-China Troops Face-Off in Ladakh
• Indian Chandrayaan-2 Enters Into Lunar Orbit
• Indian Foreign Minister meets Uzbekistan’s President in Tashkent
• Indian Foreign Secretary: Issue of Kashmir not Raised and Discussed
• Indian Rituals in France before Receiving 1st Rafale Jet
• 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 Lauds Trump’s Sacking of John Bolton
• Iran Removes anti-India Banners from Pakistan’s Consulate
• Iran Says its Oil Tanker Discharged Cargo
• Iran Shot Down U.S. Drone Over Strait of Hormuz
• Iran Will Breach Cap of Low-Grade Uranium Stockpile
• Iran “Ready to Discuss Human Rights” if EU Fixes Nuclear Accord
• Iran: British-Flagged Tanker is Ready to Be Released
• Iran: Chabahar Deadly Car Bomb
• Iranian FM Meets Kurdish-Iraqi PM in Erbil
• Iranian Naval Exercises near Strait of Hormuz
• Iranian Parliament Speaker Slams Macron’s “Amateurish” Comments
• Iranian Pharma Companies Face Production Issues Due to Sanctions
• Iranian Supreme Guide Receives Iraqi President
• Iran’s Zarif Meets Iraqi Vounterpart in Baghdad
• Iraq: Stampede Kills Dozens during Ashura
• Iraqi Jets Strike ISIS Target in Syria
• Iraqi PM Announces Curfew
• 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
• Istanbul Mayoral Election Rerun
• Italian Dockers Protest Saudi Weapons Shipment
• Jamal Khashoggi Was “Accidentally” Killed
• Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia & the CIA
• JCPOA: Iran Ready to Give More if It Gets More
• Jeenbekov Holds Security Council Meeting
• Kabul Bomb Attack Kills More than 60 Wedding Guests
• Kabul: Five Killed as Blast Hits Government Bus
• Kashmir Dispute Sparks Protests in India and Pakistan
• Kazakh President Nazarbayev Announces His Resignation
• Kazakhstan Establishes Tourist Police
• Kazakhstan to Hold Early Presidential Election
• Kazakhstan Votes for a New President
• Khamenei Rules Out Negotiations with US
• Khamenei: Trump’s “Deal of the Century” Will never Get off the Ground
• Khashoggi Case Will not Change the Saudi’s Policies toward Iran
• Khorezm, Sogd, Bactria, Parthia
• Kurdish Residents Flee as Turkish Operation Begins
• Kurds Concerned about US Withdrawal from Syria
• Kyrgyz Women Turn to Surgery to Get “European Eyes”
• Kyrgyzstan to Regulate Religious Schools
• Kyrgyzstan’s First Satellite by Young Women
• Landmines Take Growing Toll in Afghanistan
• Latest US Sanctions Target Iran’s Supreme Leader
• Lavrov and Cavusoglu Hold Joint Presser following Joint Strategic Planning Group
• Lavrov and FM of Tajikistan Hold Joint Press Conference in Moscow
• Lavrov Holds Talks with Kurdish Leaders in Erbil
• Lavrov Meets Kyrgyz Counterpart Aidarbekov
• Lavrov on Russia’s Attempts to Replace INF Treaty
• Lavrov: We Understand Turkey’s Security Concerns in Syria
• Lavrov’s Address to the Young Turkmen Diplomats
• Loya Jirga Discusses Approach to Taliban Talks in Kabul
• Maas Tries to Ease “Highly Explosive” Iranian Situation
• Macron Regrets Iranian Announcements on Enrichment
• Maryam Nawaz Sharif Tells Supporters PM Khan “Stole” their Votes
• Mass Grave of Kurds Shown to Relatives in Iraq
• Mass Rally in Support of the UAE-Backed Separatists in Aden
• Mastermind behind Iran’s Ahvaz Terrorist Attack Killed
• Medvedev Meets Turkmen President at Caspian Economic Forum
• Military Parade Marks China’s 70^th National Day
• Missile Drills in Centre 2019 Military Exercise
• Missing Dubai Princess “Troubled”
• Modi Announces $1 bln of Credit for Russia’s Far East
• Modi Arrives in Biarritz to Attend G7
• Modi Claims Victory in Indian Election
• Modi Leads 25,000 Yoga Devotees for International Yoga Day
• Modi Meets Rahmon
• Modi Meets Trump on the Sideline of G7
• Modi Says India Now a Space Power after Shooting Down Satellite
• Modi Visits Church in Sri-Lanka Targeted by Easter Attack
• Modi Will Attend Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok
• Modi Woos Voters ahead of Indian Election
• Modi, Erdogan and Bin Salman Arrive for G20 Summit
• Modi, Putin Hold a Joint Media Briefing
• Mogherini on Iran and the Nuclear Issue
• Moroccan King Naps during Macron’s WWI Speech
• Muslim Fashion Exhibition in Frankfurt Draws Iranian Women’s Protest
• NATO AWACS Flight — Konya FOB Turkey
• NATO’s Agile Spirit 2019 Drills Conclude in Akhaltsikhe
• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Begins New Hunger Strike
• Netanyahu Calls Erdogan “anti-Semitic Dictator”
• Nizar Zakka Interview after His Release from Jail in Iran
• Nur-Sultan as “Smart City” Pioneer
• OPCW US Representative Accuses Iran, Russia of Pursuing Offensive Chemical
• OPEC Meeting in Vienna May Result in Less Production
• OPEC Oil Supply Cuts Sink under Soaring U.S. Production
• OPEC Summit in Vienna to Stabilise Prices
• Pakistan Closes Airspace
• Pakistan: Mass Rally over Asia Bibi’s Acquittal
• Pakistan: Opposition Rally Ends in Violence in Lahore
• Pakistani PM in Tehran
• Pakistan’s MQM Leader Altaf Hussein Arrested in London
• Pence Announces 120-Hour Ceasefire in Northern Syria
• Polls Open for the 2nd Phase of India’s Election
• Pompeo Condemns Turkey over Gas Drilling in Cypriot Waters
• President Trump Speaks to Thousands at “Howdy Modi”
• President Xi Meets Putin in Moscow
• Prince William on Pakistan Visit
• Progress Spaceship Launched from Baikonur to Reach ISS in Record Time
• Protest against PM Modi Met with Counter Demonstration in New York
• Putin and Erdogan Hold Bilateral Meeting in Moscow
• Putin and King Salman Sign over 20 Agreements
• Putin and Mongolia’s President Hold Press Statement
• Putin Gets Injury during Judo
• Putin Meets Modi in Bishkek
• Putin Surprises Xi Jinping with Cake and Ice Cream
• Putin, Xi, Rohani Attend CICA Summit in Dushanbe
• Putin: Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities Will “Only Unite” Russia and Arab States
• Released Oil Tanker Raises Iranian Flag and Changes Name
• 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 Dismisses Bilateral Talks with Trump
• Rouhani Making Fun of Trump
• 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
• Russia Ends on a High at Tashkent Grand Prix
• Russian Journalist Yuzik Freed
• 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 Arabia: Suspected Houthi Drone Attack
• Saudi King Salman Is Alive
• Saudi Space Agency Chief Visits Moscow’s Space Centre
• SCO: Rouhani Praises Russia-Iran Cooperation
• Security Council Approves Deployment to Monitor Yemen Truce
• Sisi Holds Talks with General Haftar
• Son of Ahmad Shah Massoud Steps into Political Arena
• 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
• Summer Solstice Celebrated at Stonehenge
• Syria dominates talks between Lavrov and Saudi FM
• Syria: at least 8 Killed after Explosions Rock Raqqa
• Syria: Daraa Town Celebrates Christmas
• Syria: Russian Military Police in Manbij
• Syria:Blasts near Turkish Border
• Syrian Army Moves into Key Idlib Town
• Taliban Attack Border Post with Uzbekistan
• Tehran Has further Violated the Nuclear Deal
• Tehran Sinking Due to Groundwater Depletion
• Tehran to Further Reduce its Nuclear Commitments
• Tensions High in Istanbul as Erdogan’s AK Party Contest Election Results
• The First Caspian Economic Forum
• The Governance of China Released in Dushanbe
• The Iranian President Called Macron about the Sanctions against the IRGC
• The Premiere of “Silken Ladder” at Astana Opera
• Thousands Attend Funeral Prayers for Morsi in Istanbul
• Thousands of Malaysian Muslims Protest against UN’s ICERD
• Three Militants Killed in Dagestan
• Tokayev Says some Protesters Detained “by Mistake”
• Top Iranian Officials Meet with Afghan Taliban
• Tourists Threaten Kalash Rituals in Pakistan
• Trump Admin Claims Iran/al-Qaeda Alliance
• Trump Admits Rift with Bolton and Staffers
• Trump and Macron Say They Have the Same Goals on Iran
• Trump Cancelled Strikes on Iran at the Last Minute
• Trump Cancels Peace Talks on Afghanistan after Kabul Bombing
• 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 Suggests Iran’s Downing of U.S. Drone Wasn’t Intentional
• 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
• Trump Wants to “Make Iran Rich Again”
• Trump Will Wipe out Turkish Economy if Kurds Wiped out in Syria
• Tunisia: Hundreds Condemn Prince Salman’s Visit
• Turkey to Buy 120 F-35 Jets Amid Speculation Deal Will Be Cancelled
• Turkey: Protest against Dam over 12,000-year-old Town
• Turkey’s FM Defends Syria Incursion as Germany and France Halt Arms Sales
• Turkish and US Troops Hold Joint Patrol in Northern Syria
• Turkish FM Says Federation a “Failed Solution” for Cyprus
• Turkish Military Convoy Filmed in Incursion in Syria
• 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
• UAE, Saudi FM’s arrives in Pakistan to discuss Kashmir issue
• UAE-Backed Forces Regain Control of Aden
• UAE-Backed Separatists Take Presidential Palace in Aden
• UAE: Two Saudi Oil Tankers amongst Ships “Sabotaged”
• UK: Iran Responsible for Tanker Attacks
• UN IOM Welcomes Uzbekistan
• UN Report Demands Investigation into Prince Bin Salman
• US Blames Iran for Oil Tanker Attacks
• US in 11th Hour Bid to Seize Iranian Tanker
• US Partnership with Saudi Arabia Is a Long, Historic Commitment — Pompeo
• US “Pleased” with Calls by Rouhani for New Nuclear Deal
• US-Iran Tensions Could Jeopardise Afghanistan Says Pakistan’s FM
• US-Taliban Negotiations
• USA and NK Negotiate a Location for 2nd Summit
• Uzbek President at The White House
• Venezuelan FM Meets Turkish Counterpart
• Victims of Kazakh Ammunition Warehouse Blast Rushed to Hospital
• Video Purports to Show Iran Removing Mine
• Volkswagen CEO “Not Aware” of China’s Uighur Camps
• What Are the Modern Threats Facing NATO?
• What Happened to India’s Lunar Landing
• White House-Led “Arab NATO”
• WikiLeaks: Julian Assange Arrested
• World Energy Council 24^th Congress Kicks Off in Abu Dhabi
• Yazidis Celebrate New Year in Lalesh Temple
• Yemen: Fighting Persists as Battle for Hodeidah Rages On
• Yemeni Govt Delegation Confirms Progress on Prisoner Swap
• Yemeni IDPs Calling for Help
• Zalmay Khalilzad Visits Pakistan
• Zarif Holds Talks with IAEA Acting Chief
• Zarif Meets Abe on Sidelines of African Development Conference
• Zarif Proposed Prisoner Swap for Jailed British-Iranian
• Zarif Tells about his Discussion with Macron
• Zarif: Iran, Russia Have Strategic Ties
• “Freedom of Navigation Is for All”, Zarif Said
• “We were wrong to oppose Assad”, Says Former Qatari PM