Zimbabwe’s ruling party to hold rally as anti-Mugabe tide rises
HARARE (Reuters) – President Robert Mugabe’s own ruling ZANU-PF party wants him to step down and plans to hold a rally in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on Saturday to make the point.
Saudi Arabia recalls its ambassador to Germany for consultation
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has summoned its ambassador in Germany home for consultations over comments allegedly made by German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel during a meeting with his Lebanese counterpart, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Satur…
Russia casts 11th U.N. Syria veto, again blocking inquiry
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia vetoed on Friday a Japanese-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution to extend by one month an international inquiry into who is to blame for chemical weapons attacks in Syria, just a day after Moscow blocked a U.S. pu…
Russia blocks bid to briefly extend Syria chemical weapons inquiry
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia vetoed on Friday a Japanese-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution to extend by one month an international inquiry into who is to blame for chemical weapons attacks in Syria, just a day after Moscow blocked a U.S. pu…
Lebanon’s Hariri leaves Saudi Arabia for France on Friday
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Saad al-Hariri, who sparked a crisis by resigning as Lebanese prime minister on Nov. 4 during a visit to Saudi Arabia, is on his way to the airport, he said early on Saturday, before his flight from Riyadh to France.
Lebanon’s Hariri on Twitter: “I am on the way to the airport”
CAIRO (Reuters) – Lebanon Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said late on Friday he is on his way to the airport in Saudi Arabia.
North Korea says China envoy stressed stance to ‘develop traditional relations’: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said China’s special envoy arrived in Pyongyang on Friday, and met with high-ranking North Korean official Choe Ryong Hae, the North’s official KCNA news agency said on Saturday.
U.N. to vote on Syria inquiry renewal, Russia opposed: diplomats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Friday on a Japanese-drafted resolution to renew for one month an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria, but diplomats said Russia opposed the measu…
Qatar foreign minister decries ‘reckless leadership’ in region
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Qatar’s foreign minister on Friday criticized “reckless leadership” in the Gulf for a number of crises including the Gulf rift and Lebanon, taking apparent aim at Saudi Arabia.
German justice ministry urges ban on Kuwait Airways over Israel issue
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government should revoke landing rights for Kuwait Airways given its ban on Israeli passengers, a senior Justice Department official said on Friday, saying such discrimination was intolerable.
