Trump asks Supreme Court to block travel ban ruling
World
July 15, 2017
Trump asks Supreme Court to block travel ban ruling
The US Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to block a judge’s ruling that prevented President Donald Trump’s…
China says Nobel laureate cremated and his wife is ‘free’
World
July 15, 2017
China says Nobel laureate cremated and his wife is ‘free’
Deceased Chinese Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo was cremated on Saturday and his wife is “free,” a government official…
A dozen killed, over 40 wounded in Cameroon suicide bomb attack
World
July 14, 2017
A dozen killed, over 40 wounded in Cameroon suicide bomb attack
Two suicide bombers killed at least 12 people and wounded over 40 others in a small town in northern Cameroon…
Egypt to receive $1.25 billion IMF loan
Business
July 14, 2017
Egypt to receive $1.25 billion IMF loan
Egypt is to receive a second loan installment worth $1.25 billion from the International Monetary Fund on Thursday night or…
Egypt to halt flour subsidy, cut wheat imports up to 10%
Egypt
July 13, 2017
Egypt to halt flour subsidy, cut wheat imports up to 10%
Egypt, the world’s largest wheat buyer, will stop subsidizing flour for its sweeping bread subsidy program next month in a…
South Sudan President Kiir sacks judges over strike
World
July 13, 2017
South Sudan President Kiir sacks judges over strike
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked several judges who had been on strike over poor pay and living conditions…
Exclusive: Saudis to cut August oil exports to lowest level this year
Business
July 12, 2017
Exclusive: Saudis to cut August oil exports to lowest level this year
Saudi Arabia will cut crude oil shipments to its customers in August by more than 600,000 barrels per day to…
Turkey issues detention orders for 34 former state TV personnel
Middle East
July 12, 2017
Turkey issues detention orders for 34 former state TV personnel
Turkey issued detention warrants on Wednesday for 34 former personnel of the state-owned broadcaster TRT in an investigation targeting supporters…
China says ‘responsibility theory’ on North Korea has to stop
World
July 11, 2017
China says ‘responsibility theory’ on North Korea has to stop
China hit back on Tuesday in unusually strong terms after receiving repeated calls from the United States to put more…
Syrian Observatory says has ‘confirmed information’ that Islamic State chief killed
Middle East
July 11, 2017
Syrian Observatory says has ‘confirmed information’ that Islamic State chief killed
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had “confirmed information” that Islamic State leader Abu…