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MIDDLE EAST DAILY BULLETIN 07 OCTOBER 2015

NO: 2018 1. IRAQ, .................................................................................................................................... 4

Peshmerga announces launching operations to liberate Hawija and Sharqat ............................4

Security forces cleanse Albu Faraj and Humera areas in Anbar ...................................................4

ISIS executes 27 of its elements for escaping from battlefield ....................................................4

Abadi renews his criticism of previous government, accuses it of “waste of public money”......5

6 people killed and wounded in bombing southwest of Baghdad ...............................................5

Khalis bombing toll rises to more than 100 dead and wounded, says Diyala Council .................5

Abadi arrives in the city of Karbala to open specialized Hospital ................................................5

Security forces begin extensive operation to liberate 2 areas in Ramadi ....................................6

Human Rights: ISIS imposes takfiri curricula in schools and universities of Nineveh allows killing of minorities ...............................................................................................................................6

Hakim: The Four-party alliance against ISIS is a correct step .......................................................6

British report: America is sponsoring talks in Tanzania after Doha between the Iraqi government and Baathists ...................................................................................................................7

Washington concerned at the decision to open the Green Zone to the public ...........................7

Allawi's coalition discusses at a meeting the "ambiguity" of the four-party Alliance and the deficit of 2016 budget ..........................................................................................................................7

EU: Abadi’s reforms pose a challenge to him ...............................................................................7

Iraq violence: More than 60 people killed in bombings ...............................................................8

Taskhiri: Rulers in Iraq preferred their interests on the people...................................................8

IS says it bombed Sunni area in southern Shiite city in Iraq ........................................................8

Russia: We will expand our strikes against ISIS to include Iraq on condition that Baghdad ask us to do so ............................................................................................................................................9

Abadi briefed on the security plan for Muharram .......................................................................9

Baath Party issues a clarification about "Tanzania" talks with the Iraqi government to confront ISIS 9

ISIL’s headquarters destroyed in Fallujah ....................................................................................9 2. SYRIA ................................................................................................................................... 10

John Kerry raises Syria no-fly zone despite Obama’s skepticism .............................................. 10

'Intense' New Russian Strikes in Syria: Monitor ........................................................................ 10

Iran’s FM talks to US weekly on Russia, Peace in Syria ............................................................. 10

Syria crisis: Refugees return 'to sell assets for Europe journey'................................................ 11

Tony Blair: Help groups fighting Islamists in Syria ..................................................................... 11

10 million people in Syria face food insecurity: Oxfam ............................................................. 11

Sec. Kerry Asks for Plans for No-Fly Zone in Syria ..................................................................... 11

Ex-CIA Officer: US Congress Arms ISIL in Syria Via 'Moderate' Opposition ............................... 12

Syria to raise army salaries to fight 'economic migration' ........................................................ 12

Patriarch decries US policy toward Syria ................................................................................... 12 3. IRAN .................................................................................................................................... 13

Iran Considering Several Scenarios to Enter Europe Gas Market ............................................. 13

Insight - How Iranian general plotted out Syrian assault in Moscow ........................................ 13

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Filipino Muslim community leaders condoles Iran over Mina tragedy ..................................... 13

Iran favors diplomacy over arms for Mideast, Africa crises ...................................................... 13

Poland seeks energy cooperation with Iran .............................................................................. 14

Some Iranians might be in Saudi prisons: health minister ........................................................ 14

Iran should guard against infrastructure espionage after nuclear deal .................................... 14

Time ripe for Iran, Germany to expand economic ties: Horst Schrage ..................................... 14

Road minister survives no-confidence vote .............................................................................. 14

Good-faith JCPOA implementation to determine next on US-Iran agenda: Zarif ..................... 15 4. ISRAEL – PALESTINE.............................................................................................................. 15

Turbulent day as Palestinian storm continues .......................................................................... 15

Abbas calls for end to escalating violence ................................................................................. 15

Netanyahu threatens to change up coalition over security critique ......................................... 15

Palestinian locals continue to ward off settler attacks in West Bank ....................................... 15

‘US won’t veto UN vote on settlements if Israel builds anew’ .................................................. 16

PA paying convicted murderers imprisoned by Israel ............................................................... 16

Is Israel maintaining the status quo at al-Aqsa Mosque? ......................................................... 16

Israel demolition policy: Collective punishment in violation of international law.................... 16

Palestinian president warns people not to ‘militarise’ protests ............................................... 16

Revealed: latest construction shots of Heneghan Peng’s Palestinian Museum ....................... 17 5. JORDAN and LEBANON ......................................................................................................... 17

Sustenance tops schooling for Syrian refugees in Lebanon ...................................................... 17

Five Soldiers Wounded in Shelling on Ras Baalbek ................................................................... 17

Rivals Discuss Characteristics of Next President ....................................................................... 17

Activists take to the streets amid national dialogue ................................................................. 18

Hezbollah massing for Quneitra counteroffensive ................................................................... 18

Syrian refugees increasingly return home as UN cuts aid to Jordan ......................................... 18

U.S. and Jordan in a Dispute over Syrian Refugees ................................................................... 19

Jordan MB says Syria under Russian-Iranian occupation .......................................................... 19

Media outlets should join war on terror — experts.................................................................. 19

3,000 ISIL, Al-Nusra Front Terrorists Flee Syria to Jordan ......................................................... 20 6. ARABIAN PENINSULA AND THE GULF OF BASRA .................................................................... 20

Nasrallah: Saudi Arabia is responsible for all the bloodshed of all sects in Iraq ....................... 20

Coalition troops among 15 dead in Yemen attacks ................................................................... 20

Rocket attack in Aden against hotel housing Yemen PM .......................................................... 20

AP to hold emergency meeting ................................................................................................. 21

Saudi leader affirms unwavering support to Yemen ................................................................. 21

Bahrain-UK ties hailed ............................................................................................................... 21

TQM highly prized in Sultanate of Oman .................................................................................. 22

Saudi bank attacked, 2 killed ..................................................................................................... 22

Al Houthis, ex-Yemen president’s party ‘accept peace terms’ ................................................. 22

Al Houthis flee last bastion in Marib ......................................................................................... 22 7. EGYPT .................................................................................................................................. 23

Turkish Muslim Brotherhood calls on Egypt army personnel to dissent .................................. 23

Govt to talk with camel owners on MERS measures ................................................................ 23

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Freed Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy leaves Egypt for Canada ................................... 23

218 prisoners pardoned to mark 6th of October War .............................................................. 23

Sisi graces Sharjah epics in Cairo ............................................................................................... 24

148 Egyptian confirmed dead in Mecca’s stampde; 86 still missing ......................................... 24

Sisi supporters smell victory ahead of Egypt election ............................................................... 24

Egyptian President Condoles with Buhari on Abuja Bomb Blasts ............................................. 24

Egypt death toll in Haj stampede rises to 148 ........................................................................... 25

World Bank pumps $1.2bn annually in Egypt development projects – Official ........................ 25 8. NORTH AFRICA ..................................................................................................................... 25

President Bouteflika inks presidential decree ratifying Maritime Labour Convention ............. 25

Algerian-Tunisian monitoring committee opens in Tunis ......................................................... 25

Leon says Unity Government could be announced tomorrow ................................................. 26

E-passport chaos protest in Suq Al-Juma .................................................................................. 26

Second ordinary session of parliamentary term to begin October 20 ...................................... 26

Administrative Court renders invalid IVD decision to remove Zouheir Makhlouf .................... 26

Chris Stevens Initiative to Grant Moroccan Students a Life-Changing Cross-Cultural Experience27

Amid Sweden-Morocco Crisis, EU Calls for Negotiated Settlement to Western Sahara .......... 27

GNC to discuss names for Presidency Council .......................................................................... 27

Algeria-US Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance is modern, says Obama ................................... 28 9. AFGHANISTAN – PAKISTAN .................................................................................................. 28

PIA to be privatised by Dec, PSM by March 2016 ..................................................................... 28

Senators for Ehtesab of army, judiciary, politicians, media ...................................................... 28

PM directs AG to move SC on suspension of Kisan Package ..................................................... 28

The Fall of Kunduz and What It Means for Afghanistan ............................................................ 29

Did US Strike on Afghan Clinic Exceed Combat Authority? ....................................................... 29

Daesh militants gun down religious scholar in Nangarhar’s Bati Kot District ........................... 29

Afghan defense ministry said 58 militants killed in cleanup operations ................................... 29

EU urges moratorium on death penalty in Afghanistan............................................................ 30

No foreign aid agencies left in Afghanistan's Kunduz: UN ........................................................ 30

Pak army 'taking meaningful actions to back up their words': US general ............................... 30 10. TURKEY AND THE MIDDLE EAST ............................................................................................ 30

Russia striking moderates in Syria, says Turkish PM ................................................................. 30

Syria conflict must not spark Russia-NATO crisis - Turkish PM ................................................. 31

Turkey offers to coordinate air campaigns with Russia ............................................................ 31

Turkey PM says 'only two' Russia strikes aimed at IS ................................................................ 31

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1. IRAQ,

Peshmerga announces launching operations to liberate Hawija and Sharqat

The headquarters of the Southern Operations Command of the paramilitary Peshmerga force

announced launching military operations to liberate the districts of al-Hawija and al-Sharqat from ISIS

militants. The commander of the Southern Operations Command, Rasoul Omar, said in a statement

obtained by IraqiNews.com, “Operations to liberate the district of al-Hawija (45 km southwest of

Kirkuk) and the district of al-Sharqat (120 km north of Tikrit) have begun today,” adding that, “The

operations are carried out by the Peshmerga forces in cooperation with al-Hashed, which includes

residents from the districts.”

More Details:

http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/peshmerga-announces-launching-operations-liberate-hawija-

sharqat/

Security forces cleanse Albu Faraj and Humera areas in Anbar

On Tuesday the leader of tribal fighters in Anbar province announced cleansing the areas of Albu

Faraj and al-Humera, as well as the killing of dozens of ISIS elements in northern of Ramadi, pointing

out to the progress of the military troops in the areas of Albu Aath and Albu Diab. Sheikh Rafia al-

Fahdawi said in an interview for IraqiNews.com: “The security forces were able to cleanse the areas

of Albu Faraj and Humera and kill dozens of the ISIS elements during fierce battles, in which the army

troops and the police have made a significant progress in the areas of Albu Aath and Albu Joleb.”

More Details:

http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/security-forces-cleanse-albu-faraj-humera-areas-anbar/

ISIS executes 27 of its elements for escaping from battlefield

An informed source in Hawija said, that ISIS has executed about 27 of its elements in Hawija district

in the province of Kirkuk because of their escape from the battlefield. The source informed

IraqiNews.com, “ISIS has executed about 27 militants from its elements in Hawija district, and

hanged up their bodies over a bridge in the district.

More Details:

http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/isis-executes-27-elements-escaping-battles/

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Abadi renews his criticism of previous government, accuses it of “waste of public money”

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has renewed his criticism of the previous government,

bearing it the responsibility of the waste of public money. Haider al-Abadi said in a speech during the

opening of al-Kafil Specialized Hospital in Karbala that the opening of al-Kafil Specialized Hospital is

an important achievement, while expressed his hopes for this hospital to contribute in the reception

and the treatment of the wounded from the sons of the security forces and al-Hashed al-Shaabi

forces.

More Details:

http://www.iraqinews.com/features/abadi-renews-criticism-previous-government-accuses-waste-

public-money/

6 people killed and wounded in bombing southwest of Baghdad

A source at the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that six people had been either killed or wounded in

the explosion of an explosive device southwest of Baghdad. The source said in an interview for

IraqiNews.com: “An explosive device exploded, this morning, in a street in Amil district southwest

Baghdad, resulting in the death of two people and wounding four others.”

More Details:

http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/6-people-killed-wounded-bombing-southwest-baghdad/

Khalis bombing toll rises to more than 100 dead and wounded, says Diyala Council

Diyala Provincial Council announced on Tuesday, that the outcome of Khalis bombing has rised to

more than 100 dead and wounded, while called for an investigation into the incident. The deputy

head of the council, Mohammad Jawad al-Hamdani, said in an interview for IraqiNews.com, “The

outcome of yesterday’s bombing in Khalis rose to more than 100 dead and wounded.”

More Details:

http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/khalis-bombing-toll-rises-100-dead-wounded-says-diyala-

council/

Abadi arrives in the city of Karbala to open specialized Hospital

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has arrived on Tuesday in the city of Karbala for the opening of al-

Kafil Specialized Hospital. The reporter of IraqiNew.com said that the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi

has arrived in the city of Karbala, indicating that the Karbala governor Akil Turaihi and officials of the

province have received Abadi.

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More Details:

http://www.iraqinews.com/features/abadi-arrives-city-karbala-open-specialized-hospital/

Security forces begin extensive operation to liberate 2 areas in Ramadi

A senior security official in Anbar province announced on Tuesday, that the security forces and al-

Hashed al-Shaabi fighters have launched an attack on two areas controlled by the ISIS organization in

Ramadi, emphasizing that those troops have arrived to al-Sharaa Garage area and al-Taqwa Mosque

in the city.

More Details:

http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/security-forces-begin-extensive-operation-liberate-2-areas-

ramadi/

Human Rights: ISIS imposes takfiri curricula in schools and universities of Nineveh allows killing of minorities

Human Rights Commission member , Fadel al-Gharrawi said Tuesday that ISIS terrorist organization

has imposed takfiri curricula in all schools and universities in Nineveh province. Al- Gharwaa said in a

statement, that these approaches considered by the organization as " important lessons that must be

received by students and threatened all departments of schools and universities with death if they

refuse to implement the teaching of this curriculum, which urges the takfirist and violence, fear and

legitimize killing citizens as infidels or apostates or rejecters ".

More Details:

http://english.shafaaq.com/politics/16120-human-rights-isis-imposes-takfiri-curricula-in-schools-

and-universities-of-nineveh-allows-killing-of-minorities.html

Hakim: The Four-party alliance against ISIS is a correct step

The head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Ammar al-Hakim has considered the four-party

alliance among Iraq, Syria, Iran and Russia as a "correct step", calling on the world to combat ISIS

before it prevails more and to force to fight it in their own countries.

More Details:

http://english.shafaaq.com/politics/16121-hakim-the-four-party-alliance-against-isis-is-a-correct-

step.html

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British report: America is sponsoring talks in Tanzania after Doha between the Iraqi government and Baathists

According to the Independent newspaper, the United States and the United Nations are sponsoring a

meeting in Tanzania between Iraqi government officials and leaders of the Baathists for joint

cooperation between the two sides to face ISIS terrorist organization that controlled areas in the

north and west of the country since mid of last year.

More Details:

http://english.shafaaq.com/politics/16122-british-report-america-is-sponsoring-talks-in-tanzania-

after-doha-between-the-iraqi-government-and-baathists.html

Washington concerned at the decision to open the Green Zone to the public

The United Stated has expressed concern about the Iraqi government's decision to open the "Green

Zone", which is located in the center of Baghdad and is subjected to high security measures and

includes government headquarters and several embassies, to the public.

More Details:

http://english.shafaaq.com/politics/16123-washington-concerned-at-the-decision-to-open-the-

green-zone-to-the-public.html

Allawi's coalition discusses at a meeting the "ambiguity" of the four-party Alliance and the deficit of 2016 budget

The National coalition led by former Vice President, Iyad Allawi held a meeting to discuss a number

of topics and issues, notably the four-party alliance of Russia, Iran, Iraq and Syria to fight ISIS terrorist

organization in addition to the expected "significant" deficit in 2016 budget.

More Details:

http://english.shafaaq.com/politics/16126-allawi-s-coalition-discusses-at-a-meeting-the-ambiguity-

of-the-four-party-alliance-and-the-deficit-of-2016-budget.html

EU: Abadi’s reforms pose a challenge to him

High Representative of the European Union and European Commission Vice President , Federica

Mgrena has expected the government reforms adopted by Prime Minister , Haider al-Abadi to b

challenging to him.

More Details:

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http://english.shafaaq.com/politics/16127-eu-abadi%E2%80%99s-reforms-pose-a-challenge-to-

him.html

Iraq violence: More than 60 people killed in bombings

One of the largest bombs was in the Shia-majority town of Khalis in the eastern province of Diyala,

where at least 40 people were killed. Another attack in the town of al-Zubair, about 15km (9 miles)

south-west of the oil town of Basra, is reported to have killed at least 10 people. A third bomb in

Baghdad killed at least 13 people, police said.

More Details:

http://www.pukmedia.com/EN/EN_Direje.aspx?Jimare=36363

Taskhiri: Rulers in Iraq preferred their interests on the people

The head of the Supreme Council of Rapprochement Center among Islamic Schools , Ayatollah

Mohammad Ali Taskhiri, criticized Iraqi officials in successive governments after the fall of the former

regime. Taskhiri, one of the leaders of the institution of the Iraqi Dawa Party said in a televised

interview with "Russia Today" TV channel, "I blame the ruling parties in Iraq because they preferred

their interests on the people's interest ".

More Details:

http://english.shafaaq.com/politics/16129-taskhiri-rulers-in-iraq-preferred-their-interests-on-the-

people.html

IS says it bombed Sunni area in southern Shiite city in Iraq

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a car bombing in Iraq's southern,

predominantly Shiite city of Basra that killed at least 10 people the day before. IS says in a statement

posted on a Twitter account linked to the group that it carried out Monday's attack in Basra's

southwest suburb of al-Zubair, targeting Shiites. The Sunni-dominated al-Zubair is located 50

kilometers (31 miles) southwest of Basra. The attack was part of a series of bombings across Iraq that

killed at least 56 people.

More Details:

http://www.pukmedia.com/EN/EN_Direje.aspx?Jimare=36372

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Russia: We will expand our strikes against ISIS to include Iraq on condition that Baghdad ask us to do so

The Russian Media news agency quoted Valentina Matviyenko , President of the Russian Federation

Council as saying that her country would discuss expanding air strikes against militants of ISIS

terrorist organization in Syria to include Iraq if it received a request from Baghdad.

More Details:

http://english.shafaaq.com/politics/16134-russia-we-will-expand-our-strikes-against-isis-to-include-

iraq-on-condition-that-baghdad-ask-us-to-do-so.html

Abadi briefed on the security plan for Muharram

The Prime Minister and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces , Haider al-Abadi was briefed on

the security plans for the month of Muharram, and the visit of Imam Hussein bin Ali (PBUH) in

Karbala during this month.

More Details:

http://english.shafaaq.com/politics/16138-abadi-briefed-on-the-security-plan-for-muharram.html

Baath Party issues a clarification about "Tanzania" talks with the Iraqi government to confront ISIS

Baath Party denied on Wednesday that it has been involved in discussions that took place in

"Tanzania" with officials in the Iraqi government in order to coordinate to fight ISIS terrorist

organization that controlled areas in the north and west of the country since mid of last year.

More Details:

http://english.shafaaq.com/politics/16139-baath-party-issues-a-clarification-about-tanzania-talks-

with-the-iraqi-government-to-confront-isis.html

ISIL’s headquarters destroyed in Fallujah

A security source announced on Tuesday, 6th October 2015, that Jihad Brigades forces destroyed one

of the headquarters of the so called Islamic state in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) north of Fallujah with

missile strikes.

More Details:

http://www.pukmedia.com/EN/EN_Direje.aspx?Jimare=36375

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2. SYRIA

John Kerry raises Syria no-fly zone despite Obama’s skepticism

Secretary of State John Kerry has raised the possibility of a no-fly zone in Syria to protect civilians

even as President Barack Obama has consistently rejected the idea, several administration officials

told CNN. Officials said Kerry has asked his staff to further develop the idea and raised the issue at a

National Security Council meeting last week, where Obama discussed the U.S. strategy for stemming

the bloody civil war in Syria with his top advisers.

More Details:

http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/10/john-kerry-raises-syria-no-fly-zone-despite-obamas-

skepticism/?

'Intense' New Russian Strikes in Syria: Monitor

Russian warplanes have carried out "intense" new strikes in two Syrian provinces, a monitoring group

said today. Planes "believed to be Russian" hit at least four locations in central Hama province, and

three locations in northwestern Idlib province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The

Britain-based group had no immediate tolls from the strikes overnight and in the early hours today

which were "more intense than usual".

More Details:

http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/intense-new-russian-strikes-in-syria-monitor/915839?

Iran’s FM talks to US weekly on Russia, Peace in Syria

Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif and his American counterpart, John Kerry have been

jointly nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for their two-year negotiations on the Iran nuclear

deal.Iran’s FM talks to US weekly on Russia, Peace in Syria While in the United States, Zarif had a

busy time taking to the officials, media people and academics. On the day before his return to

Tehran, the New Yorker weekly magazine conducted an interview with Iran's top diplomat at the

residence of Iran’s U.N. ambassador, on Fifth Avenue, near the Metropolitan Museum.

More Details:

http://www.irna.ir/en/News/81789486/?

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Syria crisis: Refugees return 'to sell assets for Europe journey'

Growing numbers of Syrian refugees in Jordan are returning to Syria, figures from the UN refugee

agency UNHCR show. Almost 4,000 refugees returned to Syria in August, double the number for the

previous month.

More Details:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34464011

Tony Blair: Help groups fighting Islamists in Syria

Tony Blair has said the international community must be prepared to do “everything and more” to

support those fighting Islamist militants in Syria. The ex-UK prime minister told the BBC Syria had

“virtually disintegrated” but there would have to be a political settlement there, involving Russia and

other allies of the Assad regime. But the West must be able to negotiate from a “position of

strength”.

More Details:

http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/10/tony-blair-help-groups-fighting-islamists-in-syria/?

10 million people in Syria face food insecurity: Oxfam

Some ten million people in crisis-hit Syria do not have enough food to eat, aid agency Oxfam says. In

a Wednesday report called “Solidarity with Syrians,” the agency said global contributions to Syrians

both inside and outside their conflict-stricken country have been “utterly inadequate.” “The

international community is proving utterly inadequate in helping Syrians both inside and outside

their country,” the report said.

More Details:

http://www.albawaba.com/news/10-million-people-syria-face-food-insecurity-oxfam-751934

Sec. Kerry Asks for Plans for No-Fly Zone in Syria

In a meeting last week, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry instructed the National Security Council

and State Department staff to update plans for a potential U.S.-led no-fly zone in Syria, CNN reports.

Options include a potential area along the Syrian-Turkish border, which Ankara has encouraged for

months, or possibly an area in southern Syria along the Jordanian border. “What the secretary has

been doing is looking for ways to increase pressure on ISIL, ease the humanitarian burden, and

increase leverage for diplomacy to end the conflict,” an administration official said, noting that the

no-fly zone is “one of many ideas that he and others discussed.” President Obama has been skeptical

of the no-fly zone proposals, but he agreed to increase efforts to resupply U.S.-supported rebels in

Syria.

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More Details:

http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/07/sec-kerry-asks-for-plans-for-no-fly-zone-in-syria/?

Ex-CIA Officer: US Congress Arms ISIL in Syria Via 'Moderate' Opposition

The US congress armed the ISIL terrorists by providing weapons to the "moderate" opposition,

former CIA counter terrorism officer and Senate Foreign Relations Committee senior investigator

John Kiriakou said. The FSA is an armed Syrian opposition faction, considered "moderate" by western

countries, fighting the Syrian army loyal to President Bashar Assad since the beginning of the war in

2011. In 2014, the US Congress allocated $500 million to create FSA force of more than 5,000 men by

the end of 2015, RIA Novosti reported.

More Details:

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940715000509

Syria to raise army salaries to fight 'economic migration'

Syria is promising to raise army salaries to combat the large numbers of people fleeing the country

“for economic reasons”. Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi was quoted in the government-run SANA news

agency on Tuesday as saying that Syrians were leaving the country because opposition forces were

“systematically targeting infrastructure, leading to a fall in the standard of living”.

More Details:

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/syria-raise-army-salaries-fight-economic-migration-65331448?

Patriarch decries US policy toward Syria

The head of the Syriac Catholic Church decried the United States’ foreign policy toward Syria.

“Regarding the American administration vis-à-vis the situation in Syria since the beginning, it was

wrong in its approach to that situation in Syria," said Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Yonan.

More Details:

http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=26341&utm_source=feedburner

&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CatholicWorldNewsFeatureStories+%28Catholic+W

orld+News+%28on+CatholicCulture.org%29%29

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3. IRAN

Iran Considering Several Scenarios to Enter Europe Gas Market

Thanks to holding world’s largest gas reservoirs, Iran is studying a host of schemes for presence in

the international and European gas markets in addition to exporting it to neighboring countries,

deputy petroleum minister for gas affairs said.

More details:

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940714001080

Insight - How Iranian general plotted out Syrian assault in Moscow

At a meeting in Moscow in July, a top Iranian general unfurled a map of Syria to explain to his Russian

hosts how a series of defeats for President Bashar al-Assad could be turned into victory - with

Russia's help.

More details:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/10/07/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-soleimani-insigh-

idUKKCN0S02BX20151007?rpc=401

Filipino Muslim community leaders condoles Iran over Mina tragedy

In a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Manila Ali-Asqar Mohammadi, they called for proper

management of Hajj rituals so that such a tragedy never happens again.

More details:

http://www.irna.ir/en/News/81788830/?

Iran favors diplomacy over arms for Mideast, Africa crises

In order to solve regional crises, emphasis should be laid on political solutions rather than military

issues,” Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in

a Tuesday meeting with senior Ugandan diplomat Rossette Nyirinkindi Katungye in Tehran.

More details:

http://en.trend.az/iran/politics/2441011.html?

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Poland seeks energy cooperation with Iran

Polish economy minister says his country is willing to take part in Iran's energy efficiency

projects.Janusz Piechocinski told Trend on Oct.6 that renewables and green technologies are the

spheres in which the Polish companies can also engage in Iran.

More details:

http://en.trend.az/business/energy/2440865.html

Some Iranians might be in Saudi prisons: health minister

Iranian Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi has said there might be Iranians in Saudi prisons

following the Hajj stampede.

More details:

http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=249927

Iran should guard against infrastructure espionage after nuclear deal

The commander of Iran’s Passive Defense Organization has warned that after the implementation of

the nuclear deal, the type of threats against the country may change.

More details:

http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=249926

Time ripe for Iran, Germany to expand economic ties: Horst Schrage

Time is ripe for Iran and Germany to expand bilateral economic cooperation, Horst Schrage, the

managing director of Hanover Chamber of Industry and Commerce, stated.

More details:

http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=249924

Road minister survives no-confidence vote

Iran’s Parliament voted to keep Abbas Akhoundi the country’s roads and urban development

minister after an impeachment session, in a sign that the lawmakers support the current

administration.

More details:

http://www.iran-daily.com/News/128405.html

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Good-faith JCPOA implementation to determine next on US-Iran agenda: Zarif

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the good-faith implementation of the agreement

recently reached between Iran and the P5+1 countries over Tehran's nuclear program will pave the

way for Iran to address other issues with the US.

More details:

http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/10/07/432331/Iran-Zarif-JCPOA-US-goodfaith-implementation

4. ISRAEL – PALESTINE

Turbulent day as Palestinian storm continues

Tensions around the country remain on knife's edge, with violence erupting in Jerusalem, the West

Bank, and Jaffa. About 50 Palestinians were wounded, as well as several Israelis, including a baby girl.

More details:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4707647,00.html

Abbas calls for end to escalating violence

Amid rising tensions highlighted by a wave of attacks closing out the High Holy Days, Palestinian

President makes an appeal to renew the peace proces: 'We want to reach a political solution

peacefully.'

More details:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4707560,00.html

Netanyahu threatens to change up coalition over security critique

Netanyahu told Bayit Yehudi leaders that if they criticize him like Bennett did during Operation

Protective Edge, the composition of his coalition would be changed.

More details:

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Netanyahu-threatens-to-change-up-

coalition-over-security-critique-421131

Palestinian locals continue to ward off settler attacks in West Bank

After days of attacks by Israeli settlers throughout occupied Palestinian territory, Palestinian

residents continue attempts to prevent settler attacks in their towns and villages.

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More details:

http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=768046

‘US won’t veto UN vote on settlements if Israel builds anew’

Should West Bank construction resume in response to terrorism, Washington won’t block resolution

branding settlements illegal, report says.

More details:

http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-and-the-region/

PA paying convicted murderers imprisoned by Israel

Official Palestinian government documents published by Israel Radio on Tuesday showed hundreds

of thousands of dollars in payments to prisoners convicted in some of the deadliest attacks on

Israelis..

More details:

http://www.timesofisrael.com/pa-paying-convicted-murderers-imprisoned-by-israel/

Is Israel maintaining the status quo at al-Aqsa Mosque?

Israel's government stands accused of funding groups who want change. Israeli government leaders

have repeatedly said they do not want changes at the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

More details:

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2015/10/israel-maintaining-status-quoat-al-

aqsa-mosque-151006175407926.html

Israel demolition policy: Collective punishment in violation of international law

Rights organisation B'Tselem says that main victims of such demolitions are relatives forced to pay

for another person's actions.

More details:

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=73559

Palestinian president warns people not to ‘militarise’ protests

Carefully worded statement by Mahmoud Abbas stops short of calling for Palestinians to cease

confronting Israeli security forces as violence spreads

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More details:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/06/palestinian-president-mahmoud-abbas-warns-

people-not-to-militarise-protests-israel

Revealed: latest construction shots of Heneghan Peng’s Palestinian Museum

Heneghan Peng has revealed the latest construction photos of its competition-winnning Palestinian

Museum near Ramallah on the West Bank.

More details:

http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/revealed-latest-construction-shots-of-heneghan-pengs-

palestinian-museum/8690007.article?referrer=RSS

5. JORDAN and LEBANON

Sustenance tops schooling for Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Syrian refugee Salima el-Azzi, displaced from the town of Idlib, spent most of her time the past few

days clothes shopping for her three children in a popular market in the Bekaa region in East Lebanon,

with a very tight budget. "I am think how I can meet my childrens' needs on the eve of their school

year," el-Azzi told Xinhua, explaining that she works as a housemaid for a monthly pay of 200 U.S.

dollars "whilst the monthly rent for the room we live in is 130 U.S. dollars."

More Details:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-10/07/c_134687994.htm?

Five Soldiers Wounded in Shelling on Ras Baalbek

Several soldiers were injured on Wednesday in shelling on the outskirts of the northern Beqaa Valley

of Ras Baalbek, the National News Agency reported. An army position in the neighborhood of Tallet

Jarash came under shelling slightly, injuring five of its members.

More Details:

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/191483-five-soldiers-wounded-in-shelling-on-ras-baalbek

Rivals Discuss Characteristics of Next President

Lebanon's rival leaders met again on Wednesday to hold talks on the presidential crisis although

Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun did not attend the national dialogue session. On

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Tuesday, Aoun attended the morning session but skipped the evening one over what were described

as “health reasons.”

More Details:

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/191470-rivals-discuss-characteristics-of-next-president

Activists take to the streets amid national dialogue

Civil society activists have rallied against the arrest of a top #YouStink organizer as Lebanon's leaders

met once again for a national dialogue session aimed at breaking the political impasse gripping the

country. Shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday, a few dozen protesters blocked the road leading to Beirut’s

Hamra district following the arrest of Assaad Thebian, one of the top organizers in the #YouStink

grassroots movement protesting the government’s handling of Lebanon’s worsening garbage crisis as

well as systemic corruption.

More Details:

https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/NewsReports/566015-activists-take-to-the-streets-amid-national-

dialogue

Hezbollah massing for Quneitra counteroffensive

Hezbollah and the Syrian regime have been mustering their fighters for a counteroffensive in

northern Quneitra following recent rebel gains in the province bordering Israel, according to a pro-

rebel outlet. “A number of regime forces officers and commanders in the Hezbollah militia are

meeting in the headquarters of Quneitra’s 90th Brigade base,” a source told All4Syria in an article

published Tuesday after rebels made recent advances near the strategic installation.

More Details:

https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/NewsReports/566014-hezbollah-massing-for-quneitra-

counteroffensive

Syrian refugees increasingly return home as UN cuts aid to Jordan

Growing numbers of Syrian refugees are returning to their war-ravaged homeland from Jordan

because they can’t survive in exile after drastic aid cuts, can’t afford to pay smugglers to sneak them

into Europe or are simply homesick. The returns, along with the increasing migration to Europe,

signal that conditions in regional host countries have become increasingly intolerable, the refugees

and aid officials said.

More Details:

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http://www.albawaba.com/news/syrian-refugees-increasingly-return-home-un-cuts-aid-jordan-

751652

U.S. and Jordan in a Dispute over Syrian Refugees

Just as Jordanian officials were leading a high-level meeting on the Syrian refugee crisis at the

sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly last week, the UN and the U.S. were pressing the

desert kingdom to admit thousands of Syrians stranded on its border and being denied access to a

refugee camp that stands half empty.

More Details:

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-10-06/u-s-and-jordan-in-a-dispute-over-syrian-

refugees?

Jordan MB says Syria under Russian-Iranian occupation

The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan has condemned what it called the Russian-Iranian occupation of

Syria as well as the massacres committed by Daesh and the Assad regime. The group spokesman

Moath Khawaldeh said yesterday: “As the Syrian regime continues its heinous war crimes using all

weapons of mass destruction and torture against the Syrian people, Russia along with the Iranian

forces moved from supporting this criminal regime and defending it to becoming occupiers of the

Syrian territories amid Arab silence and international complicity.”

More Details:

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/21465-jordan-mb-says-syria-under-russian-

iranian-occupation?

Media outlets should join war on terror — experts

Using traditional and social media to counter terrorist groups’ campaigns and propaganda is as

equally important as military strikes, experts said on Tuesday. Terrorist groups, including Daesh,

successfully use social networking sites to recruit fighters from across the world. They even use any

available media outlets to spread their message of terror and draw peoples’ attention to their

criminal acts, which necessitates coordination and systematic efforts to counter such campaigns,

they said.

More Details:

http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/media-outlets-should-join-war-terror-%E2%80%94-experts

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3,000 ISIL, Al-Nusra Front Terrorists Flee Syria to Jordan

Hundreds of ISIL terrorists have fled Syria to Jordan as the Syrian army continues march on militant-

held regions, specially in the South, military sources said Monday. "Over 3,000 militants from the ISIL,

Al-Nusra Front and Jeish al-Yarmouk have left Syria for Jordan after the start of the Syrian army's new

wave of attacks and advances and the Russian airstrikes on ISIL positions," a military source said.

More Details:

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940713000874

6. ARABIAN PENINSULA AND THE GULF OF BASRA

Nasrallah: Saudi Arabia is responsible for all the bloodshed of all sects in Iraq

Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah accused the Saudis rule of being behind the

violence and fighting that has claimed the lives of thousands of people from all communities in Iraq.

More Details:

http://english.shafaaq.com/politics/16137-nasrallah-saudi-arabia-is-responsible-for-all-the-

bloodshed-of-all-sects-in-iraq.html

Coalition troops among 15 dead in Yemen attacks

: Rebel attacks on a hotel used by Yemen's prime minister and military installations in the southern

city of Aden Tuesday killed 15 Arab coalition troops and pro-government forces, Emirati media

reported. Rocket attacks by Iran-backed rebels and allied forces "targeted the government

headquarters and several military positions (and) left 15 Arab coalition and Yemeni resistance

martyrs," WAM news agency said.

More Details:

http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/26923/Coalition-troops-among-15-dead-in-Yemen-attacks

Rocket attack in Aden against hotel housing Yemen PM

A hotel in Yemen's second city of Aden where Prime Minister Khaled Bahah was staying with

members of the government was on fire on Tuesday after being hit by three rockets, a security

source and witnesses said. People had been left "dead and wounded" by the attack, a local official

told AFP on condition of anonymity, without saying if that included any members of government.

Bahah and his ministers have been installed in Aden -- declared Yemen's provisional capital after it

was taken back from Houthi rebels in mid-July -- after spending six months in exile in Saudi Arabia.

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More Details:

http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/26897/Rocket-attack-in-Aden-against-hotel-housing-Yemen-PM

AP to hold emergency meeting

Deputy Speaker of the Arab Parliament and member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly Mohammad

Al-Jabri has announced that the Arab Parliament is considering a proposal to hold an emergency

session to discuss the terror threats and foreign interferences in Arab affairs. In statements to KUNA

and Kuwait TV on Tuesday, Al-Jabri stated that the proposed session would thoroughly study the

recent terror attacks on Arab countries as well as the Arab response to non-Arab countries

interference in Arab affairs. He noted that the Arab Parliament's General Committee members will

visit Kuwait soon to meet Chairman of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union and National Assembly

Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim to discuss the holding the emergency session in cooperation with the

Arab League.

More Details:

http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/690117

Saudi leader affirms unwavering support to Yemen

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud today met Yemeni President

Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi and discussed latest developments unfolding in Yemen. Saudi Press Agency

(SPA) said the Saudi leader affirmed full support to Yemen and its legitimate government as well as

keenness on its security and stability.

More Details:

http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/689908

Bahrain-UK ties hailed

Deputy Prime Minister HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa received the Ambassador of

the United Kingdom to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Simon Martin. His Highness welcomed the recently-

appointed ambassador, wishing him success in his diplomatic duties, and assuring him cooperation to

boost the increasingly-growing strategic bilateral cooperation ties in all fields.

More Details:

http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/690171

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TQM highly prized in Sultanate of Oman

Dr. Ali bin Masoud al-Sunaidi, the Sultanate of Oman's Minister of Commerce and Industry said the

Ministry is proceeding to prepare for "Sultan Qaboos Industrial Excellence Award" which is the new

name the competition holding His Majesty’s name, that started since 1991 held once every two

years. He indicated that the ministry is honored to implement such competition with its new name

granted by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said. The directive of His Majesty requires granting the

award in conjunction with Industry Day on February 9th.

More Details:

http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/690134

Saudi bank attacked, 2 killed

Two people were killed and two others were injured in the southern Saudi Arabian region of Jizan

when a man opened fire with a machine gun on people at an Al Rajhi bank. The police said they

received a call at around 11 am on Tuesday that a man had entered the bank carrying the machine

gun and opened fire at employees and customers, resulting in the fatalities and injuries.

More Details:

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/saudi-bank-attacked-2-killed-1.1596389

Al Houthis, ex-Yemen president’s party ‘accept peace terms’

The party of Yemen’s former president, a main player in the messy, months-old civil war, said in an

emailed statement that it accepts a peace plan brokered by the United Nations in talks in Oman. The

General People’s Congress (GPC) is the party of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, to whom many

of the army units fighting alongside the northern Al Houthi militia against forces backed by Gulf

states remain loyal.

More Details:

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/al-houthis-ex-yemen-president-s-party-accept-peace-terms-

1.1596511

Al Houthis flee last bastion in Marib

Al Houthi militiamen who had been occupying large parts of Yemen fled their last bastion in Marib en

masse on Tuesday, according to news reports, putting the strategic province in almost full control of

coalition forces working to restore the country’s internationally recognised government. Arabic

language news outlets reported that coalition forces and the Yemeni Popular Resistance successfully

retook the Al Zor area in the city of Sirwah, the last Al Houthi stronghold in Marib province. Marib is

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expected to be the coalition’s launching ground for its campaign towards the capital Sana’a, which

remains in Al Houthi hands.

More Details:

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/al-houthis-flee-last-bastion-in-marib-1.1596292

7. EGYPT

Turkish Muslim Brotherhood calls on Egypt army personnel to dissent

The Turkey-based ‘Egyptian Revolutionary Council’ called upon Egyptian soldiers and officers to quit

their position in different army posts, and join sides of the people’s revolution, marking a

development in the oppositions view on army service in the country.

More details:

http://www.albawaba.com/news/turkish-muslim-brotherhood-calls-egypt-army-personnel-dissent-

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Govt to talk with camel owners on MERS measures

Officials from the agriculture and health ministries are set to hold a crucial meeting later this month

on how to convince skeptical camel owners that the animals are the cause of Middle East Respiratory

Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus infections and deaths.

More details:

http://news.yahoo.com/govt-talk-camel-owners-mers-measures-055816294.html

Freed Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy leaves Egypt for Canada

Mohamed Fahmy, a Canadian journalist with Al Jazeera freed from an Egyptian jail last month after a

presidential pardon for broadcasting "false" news, has announced he is flying home

More details:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-07/freed-al-jazeera-journalist-fahmy-leaves-egypt-for-

canada/6832528?

218 prisoners pardoned to mark 6th of October War

Some 218 prisoners have been pardoned by a presidential decree to commemorate the 6th of

October War, the Ministry of Interior announced Tuesday.

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More details:

http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/10/06/218-prisoners-pardoned-to-mark-6th-of-october-war/

Sisi graces Sharjah epics in Cairo

Egypt President Abdul Fattah Al Sisi on Tuesday attended a special performance of operetta,Egypt,

the Place and the Status and the celebrated epic oratorio, Clusters of Light, hosted by Sharjah Media

Centre (SMC) in Cairo.

More details:

http://gulftoday.ae/portal/61e44ac5-c682-4116-8029-c25dc63a822d.aspx?

148 Egyptian confirmed dead in Mecca’s stampde; 86 still missing

A total of 148 Egyptian pilgrims were killed in Mecca’s Mina stampede, while 86 remain missing,

according to the Egyptian Consulate in Jeddah.

More details:

http://www.thecairopost.com/news/170485/news/148-egyptians-confirmed-dead-in-meccas-

stampede-86-still-missing?

Sisi supporters smell victory ahead of Egypt election

There is really only one possible outcome to Egypt's much-delayed parliamentary election when

people begin voting later this month -- a body loyal to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.The current

mood in the Arab world's most populous nation was evident at an election rally in the southern town

of Qena, where candidates showered praise on Sisi who has crushed all opposition since ousting his

Islamist predecessor.

More details:

http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/sisi-supporters-smell-victory-ahead-egypt-election

Egyptian President Condoles with Buhari on Abuja Bomb Blasts

The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, President Abdel Fattah Al- Sisi, Tuesday condoled with

President Muhammadu Buhari on the bomb blasts in Abuja last Friday which claimed lives and left

many injured.

More details:

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/egyptian-president-condoles-with-buhari-on-abuja-bomb-

blasts/222096/?

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Egypt death toll in Haj stampede rises to 148

The number of Egyptians who died in a stampede while performing Haj climbed to 148 from 146,

Egypt's religious endowments minister said on Tuesday

More details:

http://en.aswatmasriya.com/news/view.aspx?id=af59e213-994c-4f5a-90d6-b8be3dad1341

World Bank pumps $1.2bn annually in Egypt development projects – Official

The World Bank's vice president for the Middle East and North Africa said the value of the bank's

development projects in Egypt is $1.2 billion annually, the state news agency MENA reported on

Tuesday.

More details:

http://amwalalghad.com/en/business/banks/39844-world-bank-pumps-12bn-annually-in-egypt-

development-projects--official.html?

8. NORTH AFRICA

President Bouteflika inks presidential decree ratifying Maritime Labour Convention

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika inked a presidential decree ratifying the Maritime Labour Convention,

the Presidency of the Republic announced Wednesday in a statement. "Pursuant to article 77-11 of

the Constitution, President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika signed a presidential decree ratifying

the Maritime Labour Convention, adopted by the General Conference of the International Labour

Organization in its eighty-fourth session in Geneva on 23 February 2006," said the source.

More Details:

http://www.aps.dz/en/algeria/8843-president-bouteflika-inks-presidential-decree-ratifying-

maritime-labour-convention

Algerian-Tunisian monitoring committee opens in Tunis

The works of the 18th session of the Algerian-Tunisian monitoring committee opened Tuesday in

Tunis, ahead of the meeting of the high joint bilateral committee on cooperation, scheduled for

October 25- 26 in Algiers. The monitoring committee meetings, to run until October 8, will discuss

draft agreements and blueprints in various sectors.

More Details:

http://www.aps.dz/en/algeria/8842-algerian-tunisian-monitoring-committee-opens-in-algiers

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Leon says Unity Government could be announced tomorrow

UNSMIL chief Bernardino Leon said today that he expects that a National Unity Government could

be finalised as early as tomorrow afternoon. He told a press conference in the Moroccan resort of

Skirhat that the GNC would be meeting tomorrow morning to put forward names for the roles of

prime minister and deputy prime ministers and two other members of the presidential council.

More Details:

https://www.libyaherald.com/2015/10/06/leon-says-unity-government-could-be-announced-

tomorrow/

E-passport chaos protest in Suq Al-Juma

Frustrated applicants are still complaining that despite official promises that the chaotic issuance of

new e-passports would be fixed, the system is still a mess. Yesterday an angry group of would-be

new passport holders petitioned Suq Al-Juma municipality protesting that the passport office was

refusing to accept fresh applications. They said that they were being giving no reason for this.

More Details:

https://www.libyaherald.com/2015/10/06/e-passport-chaos-protest-in-suq-al-juma/

Second ordinary session of parliamentary term to begin October 20

The second ordinary session of the parliamentary term will begin on October 20, 2015, Speaker of

the House of People’s Representatives (HPR) Mohamed Ennaceur said Tuesday. It was agreed that, as

part of renewal of the HPR structures (Assembly Bureau and standing and special commission’s

boards), parliamentary groups suggest candidates who will be announced at the opening of the

plenary session, he added.

More Details:

http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php/politics2/30049-second-ordinary-session-of-parliamentary-

term-to-begin-october-20

Administrative Court renders invalid IVD decision to remove Zouheir Makhlouf

The Administrative Court has rendered invalid the decision by the Truth and Dignity Commission

(French: IVD) to remove Zouheir Makhlouf, his lawyer Kamel Ben Massaoud told TAP on Monday. He

added that his client will resume his activities in the Truth and Dignity Commission under the

Administrative Court’s decision. “No appeal is allowed against this decision,” he noted.

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http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php/politics2/30046-administrative-court-renders-invalid-ivd-

decision-to-remove-zouheir-makhlouf

Chris Stevens Initiative to Grant Moroccan Students a Life-Changing Cross-Cultural Experience

In recognition of the dedication of Ambassador Chris Stevens to serve North Africa and the Middle

East, the State Department’s Stevens Initiative aspires to pay a tribute to his legacy by granting youth

in the Arab world a life-changing cross-cultural experience. Moroccans will be the first to inaugurate

the preliminary program, which includes 125 Moroccan students from public and private schools

across the kingdom. The program aims to effectively promote the tie between Moroccan and

American students through collaboration on virtual projects.

More Details:

http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/chris-stevens-initiative-to-grant-moroccan-students-a-life-

changing-cross-cultural-experience/

Amid Sweden-Morocco Crisis, EU Calls for Negotiated Settlement to Western Sahara

The European Union calls on all parties to the Western Sahara issue to seek a negotiated settlement,

said Vice-president of the European commission, Fedredica Mogherini. Mogherini, who is also EU’s

high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, said “the EU encourages parties to seek a

negotiated settlement to the conflict and supports the UN process”.

More Details:

http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/amid-sweden-morocco-crisis-eu-calls-for-negotiated-

settlement-to-western-sahara/

GNC to discuss names for Presidency Council

The head of the General National Congress’ team at the UN-brokered Libya Dialogue negotiations,

Awad Abdul Saddeq, flew back to Tripoli from Skhirat, Morocco, overnight to formally obtain the

GNC’s list of names for the posts of prime minister and the two deputy prime ministers in the

planned Government of National Accord plus the other two ministers who together will make up the

interim Presidency Council.

More Details:

https://www.libyaherald.com/2015/10/06/gnc-to-discuss-names-for-presidency-council/

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Algeria-US Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance is modern, says Obama

The Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance between Algeria and the United States of America, signed in

Algiers on 7 April 2010, to enhance the ability of the two countries to investigate and prosecute a

wide variety of crimes, "is modern," says US President Barack Obama. "The Treaty is one of a series

of modern mutual legal assistance treaties negotiated by the United States to more effectively

counter criminal activities," said Obama in a message to the US Senate for advice and consent to

ratification.

More Details:

http://www.aps.dz/en/algeria/8834-algeria-us-treaty-on-mutual-legal-assistance-is-modern,-says-

obama

9. AFGHANISTAN – PAKISTAN

PIA to be privatised by Dec, PSM by March 2016

Privatisation of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will be carried out by December 2015 and of

Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) by March 2016, according to the programme Pakistan has submitted to the

International Monetary Fund (IMF).

More details:

http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-40057-PIA-to-be-privatised-by-Dec-PSM-by-March-

2016

Senators for Ehtesab of army, judiciary, politicians, media

Legislators in the Senate on Tuesday called for enactment of an accountability law, which should hold

accountable all the government institutions and that there must be no “holy cow”, otherwise

corruption will not be fought.

More details:

http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-40058-Senators-for-Ehtesab-of-army-judiciary-

politicians-media

PM directs AG to move SC on suspension of Kisan Package

After the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)’s decision to suspend certain provisions of the Kisan

Package, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday directed to move the Supreme Court over the

suspension of the package.

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More details:

http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-40059-PM-directs-AG-to-move-SC-on-suspension-of-

Kisan-Package

The Fall of Kunduz and What It Means for Afghanistan

After months of taking a backseat to numerous other geostrategic hotspots, the recent Taliban

seizure of Kunduz, Afghanistan’s sixth largest city, has thrust this troubled country once again into

international headlines.

More details:

http://warontherocks.com/2015/10/the-fall-of-kunduz-and-what-it-means-for-the-future-of-

afghanistan/?singlepage=1

Did US Strike on Afghan Clinic Exceed Combat Authority?

The deadly U.S. attack on a hospital in Afghanistan, which U.S. officials have called a "mistake,"

leaves open the possibility that the decision to open fire exceeded the authority under which

American forces have operated since their combat mission ended nearly a year ago, officials say.

More details:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_UNITED_STATES_AFGHANISTAN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HO

ME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-10-07-03-36-38

Daesh militants gun down religious scholar in Nangarhar’s Bati Kot District

Daesh militant group has shot dead a religious scholar in Bati Kot District of eastern Nangarhar

province of Afghanistan.

More details:

http://www.khaama.com/daesh-gun-down-religious-scholar-in-nangarhars-bati-kot-district-3979?

Afghan defense ministry said 58 militants killed in cleanup operations

The Afghan Defense Ministry on Wednesday said that 58 Taliban militants have been killed in

cleanup operations in 10 provinces out of the country's 34 provinces.

More details:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-10/07/c_134689219.htm?

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EU urges moratorium on death penalty in Afghanistan

The European Union (EU) special representative for Afghanistan and ambassadors of some other

European countries on Tuesday urged the Afghan government to place a moratorium on the death

penalty in the country.

More details:

http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2015/10/06/eu-urges-moratorium-death-penalty-afghanistan

No foreign aid agencies left in Afghanistan's Kunduz: UN

All international aid organisations have left the embattled Afghan city of Kunduz following a United

States (US) air strike on a hospital run by medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) amid heavy

fighting, the United Nations (UN) said Tuesday.

More details:

http://www.dawn.com/news/1211493/no-foreign-aid-agencies-left-in-afghanistans-kunduz-un

Pak army 'taking meaningful actions to back up their words': US general

The top US military commander in Afghanistan has said that Pakistan no longer discriminates

between "good and bad" militants and appears to be "taking meaningful actions to back up their

words".

More details:

http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-199934-Pak-army-taking-meaningful-actions-to-back-up-their-

words:-US-general?

10. TURKEY AND THE MIDDLE EAST

Russia striking moderates in Syria, says Turkish PM

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu accused Russia on Wednesday of carrying out airstrikes on

moderate opposition forces in Syria. “These air operations are not being carried out against Daesh,”

Davutoglu said after visiting his party’s offices in Istanbul.

More Details:

http://www.aa.com.tr/en/guncel/russia-striking-moderates-in-syria-says-turkish-pm/435917?

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Syria conflict must not spark Russia-NATO crisis - Turkish PM

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday he does not want the conflict in Syria to

turn into a crisis between Russia and Nato nor into a Russian-Turkish dispute. But Turkey, a member

of the alliance, will not compromise on the security of its borders or air space, Davutoglu said at a

school opening in Istanbul, in comments broadcast live by state TV. Russia breached Turkish air space

since launching air strikes in Syria last week.

More Details:

http://gulfnews.com/news/mena/turkey/syria-conflict-must-not-spark-russia-nato-crisis-turkish-pm-

1.1596679?

Turkey offers to coordinate air campaigns with Russia

Russia says Turkey has offered to help coordinate military aircraft activities relating to Syria. It comes

as tensions have risen after Turkey accused Russian of violating its airspace. On Tuesday Moscow

announced its planes had flown around 20 sorties in its air operation to support the Syrian army. It

has admitted straying briefly into Turkish airspace by mistake.

More Details:

http://www.albawaba.com/news/report-turkey-offers-coordinate-air-campaigns-russia-751906

Turkey PM says 'only two' Russia strikes aimed at IS

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Wednesday said only two Russian air strikes in Syria had

targeted Islamic State jihadists and warned that Ankara would not make any concessions about the

security of its borders. His comments came after Russian war planes twice violated its air space in the

last days.

More Details:

http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/turkey-pm-says-only-two-russia-strikes-aimed-at-

is/article/445855?

*This media summary is prepared by ORSAM Middle East Research Assistant Firuze Yağmur Gökler.

It covers news and commentaries as reported by the national media sources publishing in the Middle

Eastern countries. The views expressed are not those of ORSAM and their inclusion does not imply

factual accuracy.

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