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It would include sanctions on other governments - such as Iran and Russia - who have aided Syria’s military or contributes to the reconstruction of Syria.
Turkey said it might use military force to freeze gas drilling in maritime territory off Cyprus.
Christian leaders have cancelled Christmas celebrations in the streets of Baghdad in support of anti-government protests.
The Israeli parliament has approved a preliminary bill paving the way for a new election to be held in March 2020, following failed talks to form a government.
Turkey said on Wednesday it would retaliate against any US sanctions over its purchase of S-400 Russian defence systems.
Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan say they made progress in talks over a dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile, which Egypt fears could deprive it of essential water.
The Algerian prosecutor’s office has requested that former politicians, including two prime ministers, who served under ousted President Bouteflika, be given 20-year prison sentences for corruption.
A 22-year-old man - sentenced to 100 strokes - pleaded with a masked Sharia officer to stop lashing his back with a rattan cane before he fainted.
Lebanese security forces have used tear gas to disperse people in central Beirut protesting against former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri’s backing of businessman Samir al-Khatib to replace him.
Filling station owners announced the walkout from Thursday over mounting losses due to a dollar liquidity crunch.
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian teen near the Gaza border Friday, the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave said.
The Internet monitoring organisation Netblocks has reported that internet connectivity has been restored in Iran following a week of anti-government protests which were violently suppressed by security forces.
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