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Human Rights Activists and members of the international aid convoy known as \"Miles of Smiles Convoy\" have organized a press conference focusing on the Israeli blockade of Gaza strip. They gathered in front of the Israeli controlled Erez crossing to highlight the many miseries of people of Gaza.

Iran and Turkey have called on the conflicting sides in Syria to resolve their disputes through dialog.

The foreign ministers of Iran and Turkey have called for a ceasefire in Syria before the upcoming peace talks in Geneva. The statement came in a joint news conference between Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in Tehran. The two sides added that foreign-backed militants must leave Syria, and refugees should be allowed to return home. Davutoglu said foreign intervention in Syria is not constructive, and that Iran should take part in the upcoming Geneva-two peace conference.

In Syria, at least two people have been killed in insurgent shelling of the city of Idlib. At least five mortar shells landed near a university in the northwestern city. One of the victims was a student and the other a passerby. At least 17 others were also injured in the attack. Mortar attacks are the hallmark of insurgents in Syria. Only on Monday, about a dozen people were killed in a mortar attack on a government stronghold in the northern city of Aleppo.

Anger is building across Pakistan over deadly U-S drone attacks in the northwest of the country. People have taken to the streets in several cities, chanting anti-American slogans and calling for an immediate end for the strikes.

Syrian soldiers have discovered explosive devices and ammunition left behind by militants in the western farms of Qara in the Damascus countryside. The army managed to seize the town and force militants out after fierce clashes earlier this month. Army units continue to make gains against foreign-backed insurgents in different parts of the country. In its latest drive, the army has made fresh advances in the suburbs of the strategic cities of Aleppo and Idlib. Fighting is also raging on between Syrian forces and militants in Ma\'lula, north of Damascus and the nearby Qalamun region.

Egyptian Women against the Coup is highlighting violations women and girls have endured since the military overthrew President Mohamed Morsi in July. The opposition movement discussed the latest court ruling that targeted twenty-one female protesters for their role in anti-government protests.

Bahraini security forces have once again clashed with anti-government protesters in the suburbs of the capital Manama. The clashes broke out in the village of Sanabis following the funeral of 15-year old Ahmad Abdul-Amir Ali. He was critically injured in an explosion near a warehouse on Friday. Reports say Ahmad died because the ambulance taking him to hospital was stopped by security forces. Bahrain\'s main opposition group al-Wefaq called the teenager a martyr and urged people to participate in his funeral.

Protests have been staged in occupied Palestinian territories against israel\'s Prawer Bill, which would lead to the relocation of tens of thousands of Palestinian Bedouins. The protesters call the bill racist and an attempt by Tel Aviv to ethnically cleanse the Palestinians. Israel says it will go ahead with the bill. More from Press TV\'s Nel Burden in Ramallah.

Anti-US sentiments are growing in Pakistan, with more rallies being held against the US drone attacks. Protests have been staged in the past several days, with demonstrators pledging to keep up rallies until the U-S stops its drone attacks in their country.

Israel forces have destroyed dozens of homes and outhouses belonging to Palestinians in al-Auja village, near Jericho in the Jordan Valley.

Israeli bulldozers have begun leveling Palestinian lands in a village near Ramallah to facilitate the construction of a new illegal settlement.

Helpless families of missing Pakistanis have staged a sit-in protest in Islamabad. They are urging the government to let them know about the fate of their loved ones who were kidnapped under the cover of the so-called war on terror.

Egyptian police have dispersed several rallies, firing tear gas at protesters in Cairo as the government tries to stamp out anger.

Representatives of Pakistani Shia organizations have participated in the All Parties Shia Conference in Lahore to denounce targeted killings of Shia Muslims across the country.

Hezbollah commander - Hassan Al-Laqqis - is the 8th Hezbollah commander to have been assassinated. Hezbollah says the killing is part of an open war by israel against the resistance movement.

Thousands of anti-austerity protesters have held a demonstration in Athens to commemorate a teenage student killed by the police in 2008. Clashes were reported between police and protesters at the end of the day.

Palestinian mourners have gathered in Jalazon Refugee Camp, north of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. They held a funeral procession for 14-year-old Wajih Ramahi who was killed by Israeli forces on Saturday. Palestinians in the Jalazon refugee Camp say that it\'s not the first time that a young Palestinian is killed or injured by Israelis near the camp\'s school, which is a few hundred meters away from the Israeli settlement of Beit Eel.

Disabled people in Iraq\'s Kurdistan Region have decided to take legal action against regional Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and his ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party. This comes after a group of protesting disabled people were forcibly removed by armed masked men who are believed to be from security forces belonging to the ruling Barzani family.

In Egypt, three prominent activists have gone on trial for defying a controversial protest law. Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma, and Mohamed Adel are accused of organizing an illegal protest on November 30. Maher and Douma are also charged with allegedly assaulting police officers at another rally last month. The charges stem from a new law imposed by the military-backed government following the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi in early July. Maher and Douma supported Morsi\'s removal, but oppose what they see as the army\'s attempts to crack down on freedom of expression. Reports say the trial of the three leading figures-- who had a major role in the 2011 downfall of former regime-- has been adjourned now. Cairo has drawn international fire for the protest law, which has sparked violent protests nationwide. The law bans any protest assembly without prior permission from the police.

Two parties in Pakistan, the Tehrik-e-Insaf and Jamat-e-Islami, have not let any NATO supply truck pass through the country\'s northwestern Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province for three weeks now.

Italians have held nationwide protests against their government and the EU\'s economic policies. Traffic was halted and shops were closed in fear of attacks in a number of Italian cities. Press TV\'s correspondent in Italy, Max Civili has the story.

Energy crisis in Pakistan is worsening with every passing day.The growing energy shortages have compelled the government in Pakistan to suspend gas supply to industrial units in the country\'s most populous province.

The deadliest attack took place on Baqubah where a bomb blast left eleven people dead. The explosion also left 19 people injured. Earlier, gunmen shot dead seven shepherds northeast of the city. Nearly a thousand people were killed in terrorist attacks countrywide in November alone. Iraqi officials blame the attacks on al-Qaeda and the remnants of the former Ba\'athist regime.

The U-S and Britain have suspended military assistance to the so-called Free Syrian Army in northern Syria after al-Qaeda-linked insurgents seized the weapons depots belonging to the F-S-A there. The so-called Islamic Front, which is an umbrella group of al-Qaeda-affiliated rings, captured the arms depots of the Western-backed Free Syrian Army. The seizure near the Bab el-Hawa border crossing with Turkey came after the Islamic Front, which is backed by regional allies of the U-S, announced that it rejected the authority of the F-S-A command. The militant group was formed just last month when six insurgent groups merged together to try and create a new Islamic Emirate in the crisis-hit Arab country.

Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency have wrapped up what\'s been desrcibed as a productive meeting on Tehran\'s nuclear energy program in the Austrian capital. The two sides will hold a fresh round of talks in Tehran on January 21. The latest talks follow a recent nuclear deal between Iran and the permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany. Tehran also earlier agreed to provide the I-A-E-A access to formerly off-limit sites. Iran met its first obligation under the I-A-E-A agreement at the weekend, by allowing the UN nuclear agency inspectors to visit Arak\'s heavy-water facility.

Business leaders from Turkey and Iran have gathered in Istanbul to attend the Turkish-Iranian business forum. The event is considered to be one of the most important venues that bring businessmen from the two countries together.

Heavy rains and very low temperatures have hit Gaza, leaving streets flooded and all schools and universities closed until Saturday. Civil defense and medical crews declared a state of high alert due to the extremely dangerous situation in Gaza.