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Portal:Current events/2017 January 16

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January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War
- Deir ez-Zor offensive (January–February 2017)
  - ISIL's thirdattack against the Syrian government's forces in the city ofDeir ez-Zor reportedly splits the government held area in two. An estimated 14,000 ISIL fighters are participating in the attack according to the government.(Al Masdar News)

Business and economy

Italian eyewear makerLuxottica and French corrective eyewear manufacturerEssilor agree to a €50 billion merger.(Reuters viaBusiness Insider)

Disasters and accidents

International relations

War in Donbass,Russia–Ukraine relations
- Ukraine suesRussia at theInternational Court of Justice, accusing the latter of being engaged in acts of "terrorism" and "discrimination" ineastern Ukraine andCrimea.(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Egypt–Saudi Arabia relations
- A top Egyptian court rules against giving away the twoRed Sea islands ofTiran andSanafir toSaudi Arabia.(Reuters)
Norway–United States relations,Operation Atlantic Resolve
- Three hundredU.S. marines arrive inNorway for a six-month deployment, becoming the first foreign troops in Norway since World War II. The marines will be stationed atVærnes Air Station inStjørdal.(Reuters)

Law and crime

2016 South Korean political scandal
- South Korean prosecutors issue an arrest warrant forLee Jae-yong, a senior executive in theSamsung Group, in relation to the political scandal that has led to the impeachment ofPark Geun-hye, thePresident of South Korea.(Los Angeles Times)
Oman receives 10 former detainees of theGuantanamo Bay detention camp following a request by theUnited States to take them.(BBC)
A lone gunman opens fire atthe BPM Festival inPlaya del Carmen,Mexico, killing at least four people and injuring 12 others.(BBC)(Reuters)
Noor Salman, the wife ofOmar Mateen who committed the2016 Orlando mass shooting is arrested and charged with obstructing the investigation of the case.(New York Times)
Abdulkadir Masharipov, suspected of killing 39 people in the2017 Istanbul nightclub shooting, is arrested inIstanbul'sEsenyurt district.(AP viaNew York Times)

Politics and elections