As Friday afternoon slips into evening, here are some more things going on:
From Morocco World News, U.S. First Daughter Ivanka Trump congratulates Morocco for its efforts to protect the rights of female landowners.
From Hürriyet Daily News, over 1.2 million irregular migrants have been held in Turkey during the last five years.
From Turkish Minute, Tunisian authorities reportedly seize Turkish weapons smuggled into Libya.
From Rûdaw, can Kurdistan avoid being entangled in tensions between the U.S. and Iran?
From In-Cyprus, the road to Troodos, Cyprus remains closed due to snow.
From The Syrian Observer, two human rights organizations document the number of civilian deaths in Syria.
From Arutz Sheva, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert predicts that Binyamin Netanyahu will also become a former prime minister.
From The Times Of Israel, a legal advisor to the Knesset is set to allow the formation of a committee that will decide on Netanyahu's request for immunity.
From The Jerusalem Post, Israeli start-ups team up to create genetically modified cannabis.
From YNetNews, Israel releases two prisoners in a goodwill gesture after a missing Israeli soldier's body is returned.
From the Egypt Independent, the latest round of dam negotiations are "faltering".
From Egypt Today, according to archaeologist Zahi Hawass, Jewish temples are part of Egypt's heritage.
From StepFeed, authorities search for a missing sailor whose yacht was found in the Red Sea off the coast of Marsa Alam.
From The New Arab, protesters clash with Lebanese police over cuts to electricity.
From Radio Farda, according to an Iranian news outlet, Iran will issue a "preliminary report" about the crash of the Ukrainian airliner.
From IranWire, an advisor to Iranian President Rouhani threatens Iranian journalists outside the country.
From Dawn, 15 people are killed and 19 others are injured by a bomb detonating inside a mosque in Quetta, Pakistan.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan's National Assembly clears a bill requiring swift action on child abuse cases.
From Pakistan Today, the Lahore High Court is informed that the treason case against former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was filed without the cabinet's approval.
From Khaama Press, Taliban leaders don't believe that tensions between the U.S. and Iran will interrupt the peace process in Afghanistan.
From The Hans India, the Indian Supreme Court rules on government restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir.
From the Hindustan Times, the Indian navy deploys an aircraft carrier to the Arabian sea as China and Pakistan conduct a naval drill.
From ANI, Indian customs authorities seize 790 grams of gold at the Chennai airport.
From India Today, India's controversial Citizenship Act comes into effect on today's date. (By looking at some publication dates for articles from my Indian sources, it's already January 11th over there.)
From the Dhaka Tribune, two cargo ships built in Bangladesh are exported to India.
From the Daily Mirror, according to Human Rights Watch, Sri Lanka should repeal and replace its Prevention of Terrorism Act.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankans are warned by their foreign ministry to be careful in the Middle East.
From Breitbart, three former insurance directors in Sweden warn that migrants can easily abuse the welfare system.
From Al Arabiya, U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Human Rights Watch are criticized for sharing a report attacking an Iranian activist.
From The Telegraph, a convicted jihadist suspected of carrying out a terror attack while behind bars reportedly held sharia courts in prison.
From The Jakarta Post, rangers from Indonesia's Mount Leuser National Park rescue two orangutans from a poacher.
From The Straits Times, a Chinese national suspected of having a virus which surfaced in Wuhan, China is quarantined in Singapore.
From the Borneo Post, the Malaysian government plans to introduce a Tax Identification Number in January 2021.
From Free Malaysia Today, the Malaysian navy is expected to acquire 12 surveillance drones from the U.S.
From The Mainichi, two children of former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, wanted in Japan for alleged financial misconduct, are questioned in the U.S. in the presence of Japanese prosecutors.
And from Gatestone Institute, France is becoming a "budding Islamic republic".
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