Iran Daily: Tehran — Private Companies Can Sell Our Oil
Iran has extended the idea that its economy can be propped up by oil sales by private companies, amid US sanctions hoping to choke Tehran’s energy sector.
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Author: Scott Lucas
Syria Daily: Turkey and Rebels Close on Kurdish-Held Manbij
Turkey and Syrian rebels have moved more troops close to Manbij, on the western edge of Kurdish-controlled territory in Syria.
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2nd Migrant Child Dies in US Custody
An 8-year-old boy from Guatemala has died in US custody, the second death of a migrant child in detention in less than three weeks.
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Syria Daily: Israel Strike Targets Hezbollah Leaders — Officials
An Israeli airstrike inside Syria tried to kill several senior Hezbollah officials as they boarded a plane for Iran, according to a US Defense Department official citing top Israeli military counterparts.
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The Looting of Aleppo
“Aleppo coming back more beautiful” rests with “an unsavoury mix of gangs and shabiha thugs calling themselves the ‘Tiger’s Men'”
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TrumpWatch, Day 705: Trump’s Christmas Message — “It’s A Disgrace”
Donald Trump issues a Christmas message, “It’s a disgrace”, as he rails against former FBI director James Comey, promises a Government shutdown over the Wall with Mexico , and continues to assail the Federal Reserve.
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