Saudi calls on Syria’s Assad to step down before transitional government

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

• Saudi Arabia renews its call for the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from office as the UN envoy announces the restart of Syria peace talks next week.
• International pressure on Turkey grows after the government placed an opposition newspaper under state control and police raided its headquarters.
• A new report says some 40 children have been killed by Israeli forces in occupied Palestinian territories since October first.
• The Palestinian Liberation Organization calls on the international community to pressure Israel to release the bodies of Palestinians killed by its soldiers.
• The second Iran-Europe Business and Banking Forum is held in Tehran as European banks show eagerness to restart ties with Tehran in the post-sanctions era.

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