Analysis The Takeaway: Will Biden push Sisi to free Alaa Abdel-Fattah? Plus, Netanyahu's election will test US foreign policy toward Israel; Saudi Arabia is still detaining US citizens; and State Department officials visit prison camp for ISIS dependents. By Elizabeth Hagedorn In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights
Airstrikes on Syria-Iraq border target Iranian fuel convoy Iran blames a deadly unidentified attack on a fuel convoy shortly after it entered Syria on the US, despite official denials. Iraq
Turkish government criticized for creating new Alevi cultural agency Many Alevi associations have objected to the agency's placement with the Culture Ministry, which they say demonstrates the government’s refusal to recognize Alevis as a religious community. Turkey
