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• Rockets Rain Down on US Base Sitting on Top of Syria's Biggest Oil Field: Report Sputnik 16 Oct 2022 -- Syria's energy ministry estimates that the US and its Kurdish militia allies control up to 90 percent of the nation's oil and gas reserves, which allowed Damascus to enjoy energy self-sufficiency and generate modest export income before the start of the foreign-backed civil conflict in the country in 2011.
• Fresh missile attack targets US-occupied base in eastern Syria: Media Press TV 16 Oct 2022 -- A US-occupied military base in the eastern Syrian province of Dayr al-Zawr has reportedly come under fresh missile strikes.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Commander, Naval Forces Korea Hosts Annual Mine Warfare Symposium US Navy 16 Oct 2022 -- Operational readiness and mine countermeasure proficiency at sea was the focus of an international conference hosted by the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea, October, 13, 2022.
• USS Higgins Conducts Port Visit in Thailand US Navy 16 Oct 2022 -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) concluded a port visit in Sattahip, Thailand, Oct. 11.
• Exoskeleton to enhance safety, retention for aerial porters, others US Air Force 16 Oct 2022 -- The pneumatically-powered exoskeleton, developed by ROAM Robotics as part of a Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant, is displayed during an Air Force Research Laboratory demonstration Oct. 6, 2022, at the Air Force Reserve Command's 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
• US signs military cooperation agreement with Sweden Press TV 16 Oct 2022 -- The United States has signed a military deal with Sweden claiming to protect the Nordic nation's borders, while it awaits official accession to the NATO military alliance.
• Sweden, US Sign New Military Cooperation Agreement, Reports Say Sputnik 16 Oct 2022 -- Sweden has signed a new military cooperation agreement with the United States to strengthen its borders, Swedish media reported on Sunday.
• Terrorist attack at Russian army base leaves 11 dead, 15 injured Press TV 16 Oct 2022 -- A terrorist attack on a training range in Russia's Belgorod Region bordering Ukraine has left at least 11 people dead and 15 others injured.
• Belarus Says Almost 9,000 Russian Troops To Deploy There RFE/RL 16 Oct 2022 -- The Defense Ministry in Minsk announced that almost 9,000 Russian troops will be stationed in Belarus as part of a "regional grouping" of forces it claims are needed to protect its borders.
• France To Supply Ukraine With Air-Defense Systems, Expand Training For Ukrainian Soldiers RFE/RL 16 Oct 2022 -- France has announced it will provide air-defense systems to Ukraine and expand a training program for Ukrainian soldiers.
• Chinese PLA Navy holds full test for dual amphibious assault ship group Global Times 16 Oct 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently conducted a full test for an amphibious transport group consisting of two Type 075 amphibious assault ships in the South China Sea, a move experts said on Sunday indicated that such a dual vessel group has achieved combat capability.
• Xi stresses PLA centenary goals, military modernization at 20th CPC National Congress Global Times 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping on Sunday stressed further modernizing national defense and the military at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), with analysts saying that the modernization will involve the informatization and intelligentization of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the PLA's enhanced capability in safeguarding the country's security.
• Xi stresses further modernizing national defense, military People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping said on Sunday achieving the goals for the centenary of the People's Liberation Army in 2027 and more quickly elevating the people's armed forces to world-class standards are strategic tasks for building a modern socialist country in all respects.
• Xi stresses further modernizing national defense, military PLA Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping said on Sunday achieving the goals for the centenary of the People's Liberation Army in 2027 and more quickly elevating the people's armed forces to world-class standards are strategic tasks for building a modern socialist country in all respects.
• Iran Tests Air Defenses That Can Track Aircraft Flying Out of US Mideast Bases Sputnik 16 Oct 2022 -- Earlier this year, Iran's Noor-2 surveillance satellite surprised the Pentagon by taking a high-resolution satellite snap of the United States Fifth Fleet's headquarters in Manama, Bahrain. Two years earlier, the Noor-1 released detailed images of Al-Udeid Air Base - the Qatar-based home of the US Central Command.
• Iran says has begun primary tests of Bavar373 defense system at 300 km range IRNA 16 Oct 2022 -- Commander of air defense of the Iranian Army Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard said on Sunday that the country has begun initial tests of Bavar373 defense system at a range of 300 km.
• Iran expands range of homegrown missile defense system, warns enemies of 'harsh response' Press TV 16 Oct 2022 -- Commander of Iran Army's Air Defense Force Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi-Fard says Iranian military experts and technicians have expanded the operational range of the domestically-designed and manufactured Bavar-373 (Belief-373) surface-to-air missile system to 300 kilometers.
• Iran won't tolerate terrorists behind its borders: Top comdr IRNA 16 Oct 2022 -- Iran would never tolerate the presence of 3,000 terrorists with a bomb-making center behind Iranian borders, the chief of staff for the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran said.
• IRGC Ground Force to hold drills in Aras region IRNA 16 Oct 2022 -- The Ground Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will soon hold massive military drills in East Azarbaijan Province, northeastern Iran.
• Japan, Australia May Update Declaration on Security Cooperation Sputnik 16 Oct 2022 -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese may announce the signing of a new declaration on cooperation between the two countries in the field of security amid China's growing military power, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Sunday, citing sources.
• Turkmenistan Orders Students Studying Abroad To Return Home To Serve In Army Despite Exemption RFE/RL 16 Oct 2022 -- Military service is mandatory in Turkmenistan for many conscription-age men, who must serve up to two years.
• US, Canada Supply Haitian Police With Armored Vehicles Sputnik 16 Oct 2022 -- The United States and Canada have delivered armored vehicles and other security equipment to Haiti, to help local authorities in the fight against gang violence amid a grave humanitarian crisis, a joint statement from the US and Canadian governments, released by the US State Department, says.

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• UN Envoy Otunbaeva Meets With Taliban Officials To Discuss Aid, Girls' Education RFE/RL Gandhara 16 Oct 2022 -- The United Nations' new special representative for Afghanistan Roza Otunbaeva has met with high-ranked officials of the Taliban-led government to discuss a "broad range of issues, including international assistance, drug abuse, and the importance of girls' education," the UN said on October 16.
• Huge needs remain in Yemen as fragile peace extends beyond truce: UN deputy relief chief UN News 16 Oct 2022 -- The UN's deputy relief chief Joyce Msuya stressed on Sunday that life-saving humanitarian assistance and protection in Yemen must be ramped up to protect the lives of millions of vulnerable people across the war-ravaged country.
• From Yemen, deputy UN relief chief spotlights need to step up action to protect millions of vulnerable people UNOCHA 16 Oct 2022 -- Wrapping up a nine-day visit to Yemen, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya stressed that life-saving humanitarian assistance and protection in Yemen must be ramped up to protect the lives of millions of vulnerable people, most of them women and children.
• Iran top general vows strikes against Iraq-based terrorists will persist Press TV 16 Oct 2022 -- Iran's senior military commander vows that the Islamic Republic will keep up its defensive operations against US- and Israeli-backed separatist terror groups holed up near the country's northwestern borders in Iraq's Kurdistan region.
• Pakistan Says Five Militants Killed In Restive Balochistan RFE/RL Gandhara 16 Oct 2022 -- Pakistani authorities say five militants have been killed in a shootout with security forces in the country's restive southwest area.
• Lebanon says Israeli gunboats violate its territorial waters several times Press TV 16 Oct 2022 -- Lebanon says Israeli gunboats have violated the country's territorial waters several times, days after Beirut and Tel Aviv approved a deal over their disputed maritime border.
• Nigerian Authorities Say Separatist Not Free Yet VOA 16 Oct 2022 -- Nigerian prosecutors say they will appeal a court's decision to drop terrorism charges against separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu. An appeals court dismissed the charges Thursday, saying a lower court had no authority in the case and that Kanu was illegally extradited from Kenya. Kanu leads the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a group that wants to break away from Nigeria the government has labeled a terrorist organization.

News Reports

• Nearly One Million Quarantined in Uganda as Ebola Outbreak Spreads Sputnik 16 Oct 2022 -- The landlocked East African nation declared an outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in September. On Wednesday, health ministers from nine African countries met to organize a joint response to the health emergency.
• Hungary's PM warns EU economy will dive over anti-Moscow bans Press TV 16 Oct 2022 -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called on his country to prepare for war in the event the turbulent economic situation across Europe triggers a conflict in the continent.
• Russia's Gazprom: Gas price cap would lead to suspension of supplies to Europe Press TV 16 Oct 2022 -- The head of Russia's energy giant Gazprom has warned that the likely imposition of a price cap on Russian gas in Europe is in breach of contractual terms and would entail the termination of supplies to the energy-strapped continent.
• Russia's Gazprom: If Europe Imposes Price Cap, Gas Supplies Will Be Halted Sputnik 16 Oct 2022 -- The introduction of a price cap on Russian gas in Europe, if such a decision is made, will be a violation of the contractual terms and will entail the termination of supplies, Alexey Miller, the head of Russian energy giant Gazprom, said on Sunday.
• Pipeline Carrying Russian Oil To Germany Repaired After Leak Detected In Poland RFE/RL 16 Oct 2022 -- The Polish operator of the Druzhba oil pipeline said it had fixed a leak that had caused part of the pipeline from Russia to Germany to be shut.
• 20th National Congress of Communist Party of China opens in Beijing, Xi Jinping delivers report to Congress on behalf of 19th CPC Central Committee PRC MofA 16 Oct 2022 -- Strive in unity to lay out a new blueprint for national rejuvenation; make concerted efforts to create new historic achievements. The highly anticipated 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) opened on the morning of October 16 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, on behalf of the 19th CPC Central Committee, delivered to the Congress a report titled "Hold High the Great Banner of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and Strive in Unity to Build a Modern Socialist Country in All Respects".
• Xi Jinping — The Man Leading China for Better or Worse VOA 16 Oct 2022 -- Standing before some 2,300 Chinese Communist Party elite members and giving a nearly two-hour long speech at the opening of the Party Congress, China's President Xi Jinping looked in full control, at the helm of a giant nation growing ever more powerful economically and geopolitically.
• CPC opens 20th National Congress Global Times 16 Oct 2022 -- The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) opened on Sunday.
• Transformation over past 10 years of new era marks 'milestone'; 'Party's leadership with strong core key to achievements' Global Times 16 Oct 2022 -- At the important 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) which opened on Sunday, Xi Jinping said that the great transformation over the past 10 years of the new era marks a milestone in the history of the CPC, of the People's Republic of China, of reform and opening-up, of the development of socialism, and of the development of the Chinese nation.
• Full, rigorous Party self-governance an unceasing endeavor: Xi Global Times 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping said on Sunday that the Communist Party of China (CPC) members must bear in mind that full and rigorous self-governance is an unceasing endeavor and that self-reform is a journey to which there is no end.
• Xi expounds on CPC's central task Global Times 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping Sunday expounded on the missions and tasks of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on the new journey of the new era.
• Xi calls for building modern socialist China in all respects as key CPC congress opens People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping called on all members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to strive in unity to build a modern socialist China in all respects as the 20th CPC National Congress opened Sunday.
• Past five years truly momentous, extraordinary: Xi People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- The five years since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have been truly momentous and extraordinary, Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
• China sees historic rise in economic strength: Xi People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- China has seen a historic rise in its economic strength in the past decade, Xi Jinping said Sunday at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
• Xi pledges to improve people's wellbeing People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping on Sunday pledged to improve the people's wellbeing and raise quality of life at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
• Xi calls for advancing Beautiful China Initiative People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping called for advancing the Beautiful China Initiative at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Sunday.
• Xi stresses safeguarding national security, social stability People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping on Sunday stressed modernizing China's national security system and capacity and safeguarding national security and social stability.
• Xi Jinping presides over preparatory meeting for 20th CPC National Congress People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping presided over a preparatory meeting for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the afternoon of October 15.
• Xi lists major principles in building modern socialist China People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping on Sunday listed major principles in the great and arduous endeavor to build a modern socialist China in all respects.
• CPC outlines China's overall development objectives for year 2035 People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) outlined China's overall development objectives for the year 2035, according to a report submitted to the 20th CPC National Congress, which opened Sunday.
• CPC expounds on main objectives, tasks for next 5 years People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) unveiled the main objectives and tasks for the next five years in a report submitted to the 20th CPC National Congress, which opened on Sunday.
• China opposes unilateralism, exclusive groups against particular countries: report People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- China opposes all forms of unilateralism and the forming of blocs and exclusive groups targeted against particular countries, according to a report submitted to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Sunday.
• Full, rigorous Party self-governance an unceasing endeavor: Xi People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping said on Sunday that the Communist Party of China (CPC) members must bear in mind that full and rigorous self-governance is an unceasing endeavor and that self-reform is a journey to which there is no end.
• China will never seek hegemony or engage in expansionism: Xi People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- China will never seek hegemony or engage in expansionism, Xi Jinping said on Sunday at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
• Building a modern socialist country in all respects under rule of law: Xi People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping said on Sunday that China must strive to build a modern socialist country in all respects under the rule of law.
• Whole-process people's democracy is democracy in its broadest, most genuine, most effective form: Xi People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- Whole-process people's democracy is the defining feature of socialist democracy; it is democracy in its broadest, most genuine, and most effective form, Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
• Xi stresses promoting high-standard opening up People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping stressed promoting high-standard opening up in a report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Sunday.
• Opening new chapters in adapting Marxism to Chinese context, needs of the times: Xi People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- It is the solemn historic responsibility of today's Chinese Communists to continue opening new chapters in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
• CPC achieves overwhelming victory, fully consolidates gains in fight against corruption: Xi People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) has achieved an overwhelming victory and fully consolidated the gains in its fight against corruption, Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
• China sees historic rise in economic strength: Xi People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- China has seen a historic rise in its economic strength in the past decade, Xi Jinping said Sunday at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
• Xi expounds on three major events over past decade People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- The past decade marked three major events of great immediate importance and profound historical significance for the cause of the Party and the people, Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
• Past five years truly momentous, extraordinary: Xi People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- The five years since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have been truly momentous and extraordinary, Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
• Xi calls for building modern socialist China in all respects as key CPC congress opens People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping called on all members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to strive in unity to build a modern socialist China in all respects as the 20th CPC National Congress opened Sunday.
• CPC Constitution amendment to incorporate major theoretical views, strategic thinking: spokesperson People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- The amendment to the Constitution of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the upcoming 20th CPC National Congress will incorporate the major theoretical views and strategic thinking to be established in a report of the 19th CPC Central Committee to the 20th CPC National Congress, a spokesperson said Saturday.
• Qualifications of 2,296 delegates to CPC national congress approved: spokesperson People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- Qualifications of 2,296 delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have been confirmed valid, a spokesperson for the congress said Saturday.
• China remains important stabilizer, driving force of global growth: spokesperson People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- China remains an important anchor of stability and driving force of global economic growth, a spokesperson for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China said Saturday.
• Presidium of 20th CPC National Congress holds first meeting People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- The presidium of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its first meeting on Saturday afternoon at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
• China to accelerate creating new development pattern, pursue high-quality development: Xi PLA Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- China will accelerate creating a new development pattern and pursue high-quality development, Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
• Xi's vision leads to success PLA Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CPC CENTRAL COMMITTEE WITH COMRADE XI JINPING AT ITS CORE, HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND SHIFTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE CAUSE OF THE PARTY AND THE COUNTRY.
• China dedicated to promoting human community with shared future: Xi PLA Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- China is dedicated to promoting a human community with a shared future, Xi Jinping said on Sunday at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
• Presidium of 20th CPC National Congress holds first meeting PLA Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- The presidium of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its first meeting on Saturday afternoon at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
• Xi stresses improving income distribution system People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- China will improve the system of income distribution, keeping distribution according to work as the mainstay with multiple forms of distribution existing alongside it, Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
• People of all ethnic groups enjoy security, stability, development and progress in Xinjiang: delegate to 20th CPC National Congress Global Times 16 Oct 2022 -- People of all ethnic groups enjoy a happy life of security, stability, development and progress in Xinjiang, a region that has experienced great changes in the past decade, a delegate to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) from Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region said on Sunday.
• CPC achieves overwhelming victory, fully consolidates gains in fight against corruption: Xi PLA Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) has achieved an overwhelming victory and fully consolidated the gains in its fight against corruption, Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
• Winning tough, protracted battle against corruption: Xi People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping on Sunday stressed winning the tough and protracted battle against corruption.
• Despite Tough Words, Japan Might Not Enter a Taiwan War VOA 16 Oct 2022 -- As Japan continues to ramp up its military, perceptions about how it would be used during a possible war between Taiwan and China differ greatly between its public messaging abroad and domestic views at home, according to analysts.
• Taiwan reaffirms sovereignty, independence in response to Xi speech CNA 16 Oct 2022 -- The office of President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) reiterated Sunday that it represents a "sovereign and democratic country," in response to comments by Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) in a major speech earlier in the day.
• Xi's remarks show Taiwan issue is now part of Sino-U.S. rivalry: Scholar CNA 16 Oct 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's (習近平) opening speech at the Communist Party of China (CPC) 20th National Congress early Sunday signaled a fundamental shift in Beijing's Taiwan policy, with cross-Taiwan Strait relations now becoming an integral part of the China-United States rivalry, according to a Taiwanese scholar.
• 20th CPC National Congress report on Taiwan question 'a solemn pledge', fresh warning to external interference, separatist forces: analysts Global Times 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping said on Sunday that the Communist Party of China (CPC) will implement its overall policy for resolving the Taiwan question in the new era, and unswervingly advance the cause of national reunification at the opening session of the 20th CPC National Congress.
• CPC to unswervingly advance cause of national reunification: Xi People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping said on Sunday that the Communist Party of China (CPC) will implement its overall policy for resolving the Taiwan question in the new era, and unswervingly advance the cause of national reunification.
• Peaceful means first choice to resolve Taiwan question: spokesperson PLA Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- To realize national reunification through peaceful means is our first choice to resolve the Taiwan question, said a spokesperson at a press conference in Beijing on Saturday, adding that non-peaceful means will remain the last resort.
• China committed to Taiwan peaceful reunification, but will use forces if necessary: Xi Press TV 16 Oct 2022 -- China's President Xi Jinping says his government is committed to peaceful reunification with Taiwan, but may use force if necessary.
• CCP Congress: Xi Doesn't Rule Out Use of Force in Taiwan, Reveals Army Aspirations Sputnik 16 Oct 2022 -- The 20th Congress of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) opened on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
• China's Xi opens CCP congress stressing security, pressure on Taiwan Radio Free Asia 16 Oct 2022 -- The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which convened in Beijing on Oct. 16 for a week, is expected to grant an unprecedented third five-year term to Xi Jinping, the CCP general secretary and state president. In the run up to the congress, RFA has examined the 69-year-old Xi's decade at the helm of the world's most populous nation in a series of reports on Hong Kong, foreign policy, intellectuals, civil society and rural poverty.
• Xi stresses upholding, improving policy of One Country, Two Systems People's Daily 16 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping on Sunday stressed upholding and improving the policy of One Country, Two Systems.
• 'People should not be intimidated,' Canadian MP says after China rebuke CNA 16 Oct 2022 -- Canadian MP Judy Sgro said Friday that people "should not be intimidated by outside sources" after China publicly rebuked the parliamentarian for visiting Taiwan.
• President Raisi says US favors insecurity in Iran IRNA 16 Oct 2022 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Sunday that the United States feels angry with any act of innovation in Iran while being happy with the problems and insecurity in the country.
• President Raeisi: US role, mischief evident in regional acts of sabotage, assassinations, riots Press TV 16 Oct 2022 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has strongly condemned the United States' support for the recent riots in Iran, saying America's hands are evident in most acts of sabotage, assassinations and riots in the region.
• Iran terms Biden's remarks as "interventionist" IRNA 16 Oct 2022 -- The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that the United States is used to fishing in troubled waters; but here is Iran [and the US cannot do so].
• Iran Says Four Die In Prison Unrest, Rebukes Biden For Backing Protesters RFE/RL 16 Oct 2022 -- Four people were killed in a blaze at a notorious prison in the Iranian capital that houses political prisoners and anti-government protesters, the Iranian judiciary said on October 16.
• Iran Prison Fire Erupts Amid Continued Protests VOA 16 Oct 2022 -- Iran said four inmates were killed and 61 injured in a towering fire at Tehran's Evin prison, a facility where political prisoners and anti-government activists are detained.
• Tehran prison fire kills 4, injures 61: Judiciary IRNA 16 Oct 2022 -- A Saturday night fire at Evin prison has left four prisoners dead and 61 injured, the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced.
• Calm restored to Tehran's Evin Prison after fire incident: Iran's Judiciary Press TV 16 Oct 2022 -- The Iranian Judiciary says conditions in Tehran's Evin Prison are "completely normal" and the facility's daily affairs are being carried out as usual after a large fire broke out in one of the prison's workshops.
• Iran's exports to replace its oil revenues: Minister IRNA 16 Oct 2022 -- Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Fatemi Amin said that the Islamic Republic's export is growing very fast, and that there is only a 3.5-billion-dollar gap to be able to omit oil revenues from the country's trade balance.
• Iran starts refining its crude oil in Venezuela: Oil minister Press TV 16 Oct 2022 -- A first oil refinery processing Iranian crude oil outside of the country has started operations, according to a statement by the Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji who says the project in Venezuela will be replicated in other parts of the world.
• White House: Biden has no plans to meet with Saudi crown prince at G-20 summit Press TV 16 Oct 2022 -- US President Joe Biden "has no plans" to meet with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at next month's Group of Twenty (G-20) summit in Indonesia, the White House has said.
• Biden Has 'No Plans' to Meet Saudi Crown Prince on Sidelines of G20 Summit Sputnik 16 Oct 2022 -- US President Joe Biden has no plans to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit in Indonesia, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.
• Tunisia protests: Police fire tear gas at protesters during second night of clashes Press TV 16 Oct 2022 -- Tunisian police have fired tear gas during a second night of protests in the capital over the country's long-running economic crisis.
• Bulgaria Has Gas Needs Covered for One Year - Economy Minister Sputnik 16 Oct 2022 -- Bulgarian Economy Minister Nikola Stoyanov says his country has secured sufficient gas supplies for the next twelve months.