Syrian army making gains ahead of peace talks

Members of the Syrian government forces stand in a road in the town of Rabia in Syria. © AFP

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • The Syrian army and volunteer forces make sweeping gains across the northern parts of the country a day before scheduled peace talks in Geneva.
  • The United States issues a reminder that products imported from the occupied West Bank or Gaza should not be labeled made in Israel.
  • The International Committee of the Red Cross warns about the life of imprisoned Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qiq who is on hunger strike in an Israeli prison.
  • Tens of Shia and Sunni scholars from across the world gather in the Iranian city of Qom for an international conference on Takfirism and terrorism.
  • In Germany, the party of Chancellor Angela Merkel and its coalition partners agree on tightening the rules for asylum seekers.

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