DIPLOMACY
US abducts Venezuelan president, Israeli strike kills 2 in Bint Jbeil: Everything you need to know this Monday
TRUCE
UN chief urges Israel to reverse ban on NGOs in Gaza
FOCUS
Iran protests expand from Tehran’s Grand Bazaar to students
Israel bans 37 foreign NGOs in Gaza, Hezbollah moves towards country-wide disarmament: Everything you need to know this Friday
10 nations press Israel on Gaza aid; Ain al-Hilweh disarmed; UAE forces to exit Yemen: Everything you need to know this Wednesday
PROTEST
Students join demonstrations after Iran shopkeepers protest
UNITED NATIONS
US pledges $2 billion in humanitarian support to UN, State Department says
In maps: How many Syrian refugees returned to Syria since Assad's regime fell?
Cabinet approves financial losses law, extraordinary parliament session set from Jan. 2 to March 1: Everything you need to know this Monday
Yemen declares state of emergency; Egypt and Lebanon revive natural gas deal: Everything you need to know this Tuesday
REPORT
How Israel's hilltop settlers coordinate attacks to expel Palestinians
TENSIONS
US, Iran spar over nuclear talks at UN
YEMEN
Houthis to exchange nearly 3,000 prisoners
DRUG TRAFFICKING
Captagon production 'disrupted' in Syria by fall of Assad regime