Egypt orders detention of four men over hot air balloon crash
CAIRO (Reuters) – The public prosecutor in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor ordered the detention of four men pending an investigation into a hot air balloon crash that killed a South African tourist and injured several others, state news agency MEN…
Planes collide at Toronto’s Pearson Airport; passengers safe
(Reuters) – Dozens of passengers were evacuated from an aircraft at Toronto’s Pearson Airport late on Friday after a plane under tow struck an arriving jet that was waiting to park, sparking a small fire, the airport authority said.
Germany, Turkey pledge to thaw ties that coup crackdown and arrests froze
GOSLAR, Germany (Reuters) – Germany and Turkey’s foreign ministers on Saturday agreed to pull out all the stops to improve ties that have soured due to disputes over Ankara’s post-coup crackdown and the arrests of German citizens in Turkey, but they st…
Sudan closes border with Eritrea
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan has closed its border with Eritrea a week after Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir announced a six-month state of emergency in the regions of Kassala and North Kurdufan, state news agency SUNA said on Saturday.
Germany, Turkey pledge to thaw ties that coup and arrests froze
GOSLAR, Germany (Reuters) – Germany and Turkey’s foreign ministers on Saturday agreed to pull out all the stops to improve ties that have soured due to disputes over Ankara’s post-coup crackdown and the arrests of German citizens in Turkey.
Former Zimbabwe ministers loyal to Mugabe charged with corruption
HARARE (Reuters) – Two former Zimbabwean cabinet ministers who served under ex-president Robert Mugabe have been charged with corruption, their lawyers said on Saturday, the latest sign of a crackdown on officials loyal to Mugabe.
We’ll do all we can to overcome difficulties in German-Turkish ties: Gabriel
GOSLAR, Germany (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Saturday he had agreed with visiting Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu to do everything possible to improve the ties between Berlin and Ankara that have soured in a series of…
Iran stages pro-government rallies, derides Trump ‘blunder’ at U.N.
DUBAI (Reuters) – Thousands of government supporters staged rallies in Iran for a fourth day on Saturday, in a backlash against widespread protests that the clerical establishment has blamed on the country’s enemies.
Watchdog group calls on Saudi Arabia to release local journalist
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Saudi Arabia to release a local journalist who was reportedly arrested this week after criticizing the government.
Eleven Saudi princes detained following protest: media
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi authorities have detained 11 princes after they gathered at a royal palace in Riyadh in a rare protest against austerity measures that included suspending payment of their utility bills, Saudi media reported on Saturday.
