1.Daesh attack kills 8 regime loyalists in east Syria
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1791111/middle-east
2.Yemen: NGOs fear the worst after Houthi ‘terrorist’ designation
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/12/yemen-ngos-fear-the-worst-after-houthi-terrorist-designation
3.Saudi Arabia’s crude U-turn
https://www.dawn.com/news/1600689
4.Qatar ready to mediate for Turkey, Saudi Arabia following Gulf rapprochement
https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/qatar-ready-to-mediate-for-turkey-saudi-arabia-following-gulf-rapprochement
5.New law allows Oman to get first crown prince
https://www.dawn.com/news/1601018/new-law-allows-oman-to-get-first-crown-prince
6.Policeman killed, dozens injured in southern Iraq clashes
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/11/policeman-killed-dozens-injured-in-southern-iraq-clashes
7.‘A dangerous game of chicken’: Iran sets up challenge for Biden with nuclear ramp-up
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/12/playing-chicken-iran-sets-up-challenge-for-biden-with-nuclear-ramp-up.html
8.Libya: Militia Terrorized Town, Leaving Mass Graves
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/01/07/libya-militia-terrorized-town-leaving-mass-graves
9.Palestine calls to end Israeli excavations in Al-Aqsa
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/palestine-calls-to-end-israeli-excavations-in-al-aqsa/2106737
10.Lebanon declares state of emergency as military enforces lockdown
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1790971/middle-east
11.Nigeria cattle crisis: how drought and urbanisation led to deadly land grabs
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/11/nigeria-cattle-crisis-how-drought-and-urbanisation-led-to-deadly-land-grabs
12.Somalia and Kenya still have a road to neighbourly cooperation
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/1/11/somalia-and-kenya-still-have-a-path-to-neighbourly-cooperation
13.West Africa: Democracy ‘a constant process’ top UN official tells Security Council 
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/01/1081812
14.Turkey ratifies military, tourism pacts with Pakistan
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/turkey-ratifies-military-tourism-pacts-with-pakistan/2108344