Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech during the plenary session of the Extraordinary Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit on Palestinian issues in Jakarta, Indonesia March 7, 2016. (Photo by Reuters)
These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:
- Tunisian forces foil an attempt by Daesh terrorists to establish an emirate on the Libyan border. The army kills dozens of terrorists in the operation.
- A UN Refugee Agency warns of the developing humanitarian crisis on the Greek-Macedonian border as the EU and Turkey work out a deal over the asylum seekers.
- A global Muslim body calls for a ban on products from Israeli settlements in the occupied territories as Iran slams the UN Security Council for failing to stand up to Israeli violations.
- The US says it will go ahead with military exercises with South Korea despite a threat by Pyongyang to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike on Washington and Seoul.
- The world’s atomic agency once again confirms the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program, inviting the country to boost bilateral technical cooperation.
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