crisis
French govt holds crisis talks after ‘yellow vest’ riots
World
December 3, 2018
French govt holds crisis talks after ‘yellow vest’ riots
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe holds talks with party leaders on Monday as Paris scrambles to forge a response…
Oil falls, heading for biggest monthly slide since 2008
Business
November 29, 2018
Oil falls, heading for biggest monthly slide since 2008
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil fell on Thursday, bringing losses for the month so far to 23 percent, marking its…
Libyan coast guard rescues 113 Europe-bound migrants
Middle East
November 26, 2018
Libyan coast guard rescues 113 Europe-bound migrants
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has rescued 113 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, off the…
Trying to make Yemen child smile ‘like tickling a ghost’: UN food chief
Middle East
November 17, 2018
Trying to make Yemen child smile ‘like tickling a ghost’: UN food chief
United Nations food chief David Beasley spotted a tiny foot sticking out from under a blanket in a hospital…
Saudi king to make week-long domestic tour amid Khashoggi crisis
Middle East
November 5, 2018
Saudi king to make week-long domestic tour amid Khashoggi crisis
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman will embark on a week-long domestic tour on Tuesday, a senior government…
EU-Egyptian water conference aims to help ‘12.5 million Egyptians’
Environment
October 18, 2018
EU-Egyptian water conference aims to help ‘12.5 million Egyptians’
Amid an approaching freshwater crisis, the first “EU-Egypt Water Cooperation Days” conference was inaugurated on Wednesday, by the European…
EU leaders plan to beef up borders to stop flow of migrants
World
October 18, 2018
EU leaders plan to beef up borders to stop flow of migrants
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are set to push ahead with plans to boost cooperation with North African…
Tony Blair sees 50-50 chance of another Brexit referendum
World
October 11, 2018
Tony Blair sees 50-50 chance of another Brexit referendum
LONDON (Reuters) – Former British leader Tony Blair said there was a 50-50 chance of another Brexit referendum as…
9 dead, 25 missing as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey: coast guard
Middle East
October 10, 2018
9 dead, 25 missing as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey: coast guard
ANKARA (Reuters) – Nine people died after a boat filled with migrants sank off the western coast of Turkey…
Syria orders amnesty for army deserters
Middle East
October 9, 2018
Syria orders amnesty for army deserters
President Assad has promised that anyone who left the army or fled compulsory service will not be prosecuted. Under…