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Iran to hold naval drills in Sea of Oman & Indian Ocean

Tuesday, 26 January 2016 2:57 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 26 January 2016 2:57 PM ]

File photo showing a naval drill by Iranian naval forces. AFP

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

A lawyer for a hunger striking Palestinian prisoner is warning that his client’s health is deteriorating. Jawad Boulos says Mohammed al-Qeeq could die in the Israeli prison any minute. The journalist has been refusing to eat for more than two months now in protest against his administrative detention.
Iran’s Navy is prepared to launch drills in the Sea of Oman and the northern part of the Indian Ocean. Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says the exercises codenamed “Velayat 94” will show off the might of the Iranian naval forces. The tactical phase of the maneuvers starts today.
At least 22 people have been killed and many more injured in two explosions that rocked Syria’s central province of Homs. The twin blasts hit a checkpoint in al-Zahra neighborhood of Homs city. The casualties include military forces. The Daesh terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
A lawyer for a hunger striking Palestinian prisoner is warning that his client’s health is deteriorating. Jawad Boulos says Mohammed al-Qeeq could die in the Israeli prison any minute. The journalist has been refusing to eat for more than two months now in protest against his administrative detention.
Russia describes as destabilizing and short-sighted, the deployment of the US missile system and NATO's expansion near its borders. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow won't allow the West to punish it for having an independent foreign policy.
The Zika virus continues to cause a global health scare. Colombia estimates that there are 600-thousand cases of infection in the South American country. The World Health Organization warns the mosquito-borne disease is likely to spread across nearly all of the Americas.
Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak has been cleared of corruption in a long-running financial scandal that has gripped the Asian nation. The attorney-general's office says the 681 million dollars Najib received in his bank account was a gift from the Saudi royal family.
Canberra is under growing pressure to cut constitutional ties with Britain, as more people are calling for another referendum on who should be Australia’s head of state. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth the second, also the Queen of Australia, is effectively the head of state of the former British colony.

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