Netanyahu tiptoes around US threat to cut off Palestinian aid
Middle East
January 8, 2018
Netanyahu tiptoes around US threat to cut off Palestinian aid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin trod carefully on Sunday around a threatened US aid cut to Palestinians, stopping short of backing…
British spending falls in 2017 for first time in five years: Visa
World
January 8, 2018
British spending falls in 2017 for first time in five years: Visa
British shoppers tightened their belts over Christmas, leading to the first year-on-year fall in spending since 2012, and leading businesses…
France remembers Charlie Hebdo victims three years after attacks
World
January 7, 2018
France remembers Charlie Hebdo victims three years after attacks
French President Emmanuel Macron led a somber tribute on Sunday to the 17 victims of attacks in Paris three years…
Trump rejects author’s accusations, calls self ‘stable genius’
World
January 7, 2018
Trump rejects author’s accusations, calls self ‘stable genius’
US President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected an author’s accusations that he is mentally unfit for office and said his…
Iran Guards say quell unrest fomented by foreign enemies
Middle East
January 7, 2018
Iran Guards say quell unrest fomented by foreign enemies
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday the country’s people and security forces had put an end to unrest fomented by…
Syrian army presses offensive in last rebel stronghold of Idlib
Middle East
January 7, 2018
Syrian army presses offensive in last rebel stronghold of Idlib
Syria’s army and its allies pressed further into the country’s largest remaining rebel stronghold on Sunday, capturing a town and…
Israel offers to pay African migrants to leave, threatens jail
Middle East
January 7, 2018
Israel offers to pay African migrants to leave, threatens jail
Israel said on Wednesday it would pay thousands of African migrants living illegally in the country to leave, threatening them…
Saudi royal handouts to cost about $13 billion: minister
Middle East
January 7, 2018
Saudi royal handouts to cost about $13 billion: minister
A package of handouts to Saudi Arabian citizens to compensate them for cost of living increases will cost the government…
France plans privatization law in asset sale push: PM
World
January 7, 2018
France plans privatization law in asset sale push: PM
The French government is planning a privatization bill as part of its program of asset sales, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe…
Iraq to start exporting Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-January: Iraqi oil minister Luaibi
World
January 7, 2018
Iraq to start exporting Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-January: Iraqi oil minister Luaibi
Iraq will start exporting oil from the northern Kirkuk fields to Iran before end January, Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi…