Middle East - VoA

1. EU Official Says Iran to Return to Nuclear Talks Thursday

2. Man Arrested in France in Connection with Saudi Journalist Killing is Released on Mistaken Identity 

3. Lebanon’s Dire Economic Crisis Threatens to Steal Christmas

4. US Senate Backs Sale of Missiles to Saudi Arabia

5. 34 Years after First Palestinian Intifada, Peace with Israelis Remains Elusive

6. US Imposes Sanctions on People in Iran, Syria and Uganda, Citing Rights Abuses

7. Motorcycle Bomb Kills 4 in Iraq, Official Blames Islamic State

8. Israel Worried as Iran Talks Falter

9. Turkey and Qatar Leaders Meet Amid Growing Isolation 

10. As Iran Nuclear Talks Hit Snags, Israel Seeks Harder US Line

11. Saudi Arabia Approves Entry of Tourists Jabbed with Sputnik 

12. Israeli Police Questioned on Palestinian Attacker's Shooting

13. US Official Accuses Iran of Reneging on Nuclear Compromises

14. Iran Fires Missile Over Natanz in Unannounced Air Defense Drill

15. Police Shoot Palestinian Attacker After Jerusalem Stabbing

16. Pakistan to Host OIC-led International Meeting on Afghanistan

17. France's Macron Defends Saudi Visit After Khashoggi Murder

18. Islamic State Attack Leaves Over Dozen Kurds Dead

19. Islamic State Attack on Kurdish Villages Leaves Over Dozen Dead

20. Resignation of Lebanon Info Minister May Not Heal Saudi Rift