‘Kiss of death’ to two-state solution if Jerusalem declared Israel capital: PLO envoy
Middle East
December 5, 2017
‘Kiss of death’ to two-state solution if Jerusalem declared Israel capital: PLO envoy
A formal US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel would be the “kiss of death” to the two-state…
Slain Yemen ex-leader’s son calls for revenge: Saudi-owned TV
Middle East
December 5, 2017
Slain Yemen ex-leader’s son calls for revenge: Saudi-owned TV
The son of Yemeni ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was killed by the armed Houthi movement after switching sides in…
Breaking: Houthi radio says ex-president Saleh killed in Yemen fighting, no confirmation
Middle East
December 4, 2017
Breaking: Houthi radio says ex-president Saleh killed in Yemen fighting, no confirmation
The radio station of Yemen’s Houthi-run interior ministry said on Monday the militia’s former war ally turned adversary, ex-president Ali…
Houthis blow up ex-president Saleh’s house, death toll soars in Sanaa fighting
Middle East
December 4, 2017
Houthis blow up ex-president Saleh’s house, death toll soars in Sanaa fighting
Iran-allied Houthi forces blew up the house of ex-Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa on Monday as fighting between…
Facebook opens new London HQ, to create 800 UK jobs
World
December 4, 2017
Facebook opens new London HQ, to create 800 UK jobs
Facebook opens its new London office on Monday and said it would add 800 more jobs in the capital next…
LafargeHolcim chairman says ‘unacceptable errors’ made in Syria
Middle East
December 4, 2017
LafargeHolcim chairman says ‘unacceptable errors’ made in Syria
The chairman of Swiss-French cement maker LafargeHolcim (LHN.S) said the company had made unacceptable errors in Syria and that it…
Exxon eyes Egypt’s offshore oil and gas – sources
Egypt
December 4, 2017
Exxon eyes Egypt’s offshore oil and gas – sources
Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) is considering a foray into Egypt offshore oil and gas, seeking to replicate rivals’ success in the…
China think tank calls for ‘democratic’ internet governance
World
December 4, 2017
China think tank calls for ‘democratic’ internet governance
China ranks fifth among 38 nations globally in standards of cyber governance, a top state-backed internet think tank said on…
Syrian, Russian jets bomb residential areas in eastern Ghouta: witnesses, monitor
Middle East
December 4, 2017
Syrian, Russian jets bomb residential areas in eastern Ghouta: witnesses, monitor
Jets believed to be Syrian and Russian struck heavily crowded residential areas in a besieged rebel enclave near Damascus, killing…
European parliament not moving from Strasbourg, France says
World
December 3, 2017
European parliament not moving from Strasbourg, France says
France won’t let the official base of the European Union’s parliament be moved from Strasbourg to Brussels, the country’s European…