South Africa’s Zuma again denounces “monopoly” white economic power
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma reiterated a call on Monday for radical reforms to shift the balance of “monopoly” economic power away from whites who dominated under apartheid, saying without such change blacks would stay p…
Fears for Lebanese economy if Saudis impose Qatar-style blockade
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese politicians and bankers believe Saudi Arabia intends to do to their country what it did to Qatar – corral Arab allies into enforcing an economic blockade unless its demands are met.
Air strikes kill 29 in market in northern Syria: monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitoring group said on Monday that air strikes on a market had killed at least 29 people in a rebel-held area of northwest Syria.
Strong earthquake hits Iraq and Iran, killing more than 450
ANKARA/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Thousands of homeless Iranians huddled against the cold late on Monday, a day after at least 450 people were killed in Iran’s deadliest earthquake in more than a decade, state TV said.
Saudi anti-graft detainees will get due process: Saudi U.N. envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Saudi royal family members, officials and businessmen arrested in an anti-corruption crackdown this month will be granted due process, Saudi Arabia’s U.N. Ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi said on Monday.
Saudi Arabia to host “expanded” Syrian opposition conference
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will host what it called an “expanded” conference for the Syrian opposition this month, aiming to unify its position ahead of United Nations-backed peace talks, the state news agency SPA reported on Monday.
Nigeria’s Buhari to visit heartland of Biafra secessionists
ABUJA (Reuters) – President Muhammadu Buhari is to visit southeast Nigeria this week, his spokesman said on Monday, his first trip since taking office to a region formerly known as Biafra.
Lebanon’s Hariri shackled by bigger outside forces
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Nothing so encapsulated the political shackles in which Saad al-Hariri has operated as Lebanon’s prime minister as the way he resigned in a televised statement made from Saudi Arabia.
At U.N., North Korea says U.S. to blame for ‘worst ever situation’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – North Korea complained to the United Nations on Monday about joint military exercises by the United State and South Korea, describing it as “the worst ever situation” because U.S. nuclear war equipment had been deployed ready…
Myanmar military denies atrocities against Rohingya, replaces general
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s army released a report on Monday denying all allegations of rape and killings by security forces, having days earlier replaced the general in charge of the operation that drove more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to …
