Bus bomb kills eight in Syria’s Homs city: state media
Middle East
December 6, 2017
Bus bomb kills eight in Syria’s Homs city: state media
A bomb blast killed eight people and injured 16 others on a bus in Syria’s Homs on Tuesday, state media…
UN pushing sharp increase in migrant returns from Libya
Middle East
December 6, 2017
UN pushing sharp increase in migrant returns from Libya
The United Nations migration agency is stepping up the rate at which it flies migrants home from Libya, aiming to…
Egypt’s Atoll gas field begins test production: minister
Economy
December 5, 2017
Egypt’s Atoll gas field begins test production: minister
Test production at Egypt’s Atoll offshore gas field began on Tuesday with a production capacity of 300 million cubic feet…
Egypt says 4 bln dollars of debt paid to African Export-Import Bank
Economy
December 5, 2017
Egypt says 4 bln dollars of debt paid to African Export-Import Bank
Egypt has paid back a total $4 billion to the African Export-Import Bank, the central bank said on Tuesday. The…
Iran asks Muslims to disrupt Israeli ties in region: TV
Middle East
December 5, 2017
Iran asks Muslims to disrupt Israeli ties in region: TV
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged Muslims on Tuesday to disrupt what he called a plot by unnamed countries in the…
Germany must stop relying on US for foreign policy: foreign minister
World
December 5, 2017
Germany must stop relying on US for foreign policy: foreign minister
Germany should be more assertive in setting foreign policy according to its own interests rather than to those of the…
UN rights boss says can’t rule out crime of genocide against Rohingya
World
December 5, 2017
UN rights boss says can’t rule out crime of genocide against Rohingya
The United Nations’ top human rights official said on Tuesday Rohingyas were continuing to flee northern Rakhine state in Myanmar,…
Germans see Trump as bigger problem than North Korea or Russia
World
December 5, 2017
Germans see Trump as bigger problem than North Korea or Russia
Germans see US President Donald Trump as a bigger challenge for German foreign policy than authoritarian leaders in North Korea,…
Saudi has completed main wave of arrests in anti-graft purge, minister says
Middle East
December 5, 2017
Saudi has completed main wave of arrests in anti-graft purge, minister says
Saudi Arabia has completed the main wave of arrests in its sweeping crackdown on corruption and is preparing to channel…
UN rights team warns Mexico of ‘crisis’ in journalists’ safety
World
December 5, 2017
UN rights team warns Mexico of ‘crisis’ in journalists’ safety
The United Nations said on Monday the Mexican government is struggling to keep journalists safe and prosecute their oppressors, after…