Saudi energy minister meets US Iran envoy in Vienna ahead of OPEC
Middle East
December 5, 2018
Saudi energy minister meets US Iran envoy in Vienna ahead of OPEC
VIENNA (Reuters) – Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih met with US special representative for Iran Brian Hook in Vienna…
Plan to combat fake news proposed as EU elections approach
Technology
December 5, 2018
Plan to combat fake news proposed as EU elections approach
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s executive proposed on Wednesday spending more money to counter fake news on the…
Islamic State executing people in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: UN
Middle East
December 5, 2018
Islamic State executing people in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: UN
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations has reports of Islamic State (ISIL) executing people perceived as cooperating with rebel…
Iran moves closer to adopting law against funding terrorism
Middle East
December 5, 2018
Iran moves closer to adopting law against funding terrorism
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s parliament approved a tweaked draft law against funding terrorism on Wednesday which officials hope will…
Istanbul prosecutor seeks arrest of Saudi officials over Khashoggi killing
Middle East
December 5, 2018
Istanbul prosecutor seeks arrest of Saudi officials over Khashoggi killing
ANKARA (Reuters) – Istanbul’s chief prosecutor has filed warrants for the arrest of a top aide to Saudi Arabia’s…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in West Bank clash: Palestinians
Middle East
December 4, 2018
Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in West Bank clash: Palestinians
TULKARM, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man during a clash in the occupied West Bank…
As many as 15 migrants die in boat off Libya: Egyptian survivor
Middle East
December 4, 2018
As many as 15 migrants die in boat off Libya: Egyptian survivor
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – As many as 15 migrants have died in a boat off the Libyan coast, an…
Italy police arrest mafia’s new ‘boss of bosses’ in Sicily
World
December 4, 2018
Italy police arrest mafia’s new ‘boss of bosses’ in Sicily
ROME (Reuters) – Italian police have arrested the new head of the Sicilian mafia and 45 other alleged mobsters in…
Shi’ite rivalry paralyses Iraq’s government
Middle East
December 4, 2018
Shi’ite rivalry paralyses Iraq’s government
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A growing rivalry between two powerful Shi’ite Muslim factions has paralyzed efforts to form a government…
CIA chief Haspel to brief Senate leaders on Khashoggi’s death
Middle East
December 4, 2018
CIA chief Haspel to brief Senate leaders on Khashoggi’s death
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – CIA Director Gina Haspel will give a closed briefing to leaders of several U.S. Senate committees…