Israeli army chief says ready to share information with Saudi Arabia
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Israeli army’s chief of staff told an Arabic language online newspaper that Israel was ready to share “intelligence information” with Saudi Arabia, saying their countries had a common interest in standing up to Iran.
Kenya court to rule on presidential election cases on Monday
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s Supreme Court will rule on Monday on cases that seek to nullify the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta last month and the judges could order a fresh vote or clear the way for the incumbent to be sworn in for a second te…
Lebanese president hopes Hariri visit to France will end crisis
BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) – Lebanon’s president said on Thursday he hoped the crisis over Saad al-Hariri’s resignation as prime minister would end soon, with Hariri due to leave Saudi Arabia for France this weekend.
Mugabe under house arrest resists army pressure to quit
HARARE (Reuters) – President Robert Mugabe is insisting he remains Zimbabwe’s only legitimate ruler and is refusing to quit after a military coup, but pressure is mounting on the 93-year-old former guerrilla to accept offers of a graceful exit, sources…
Iran factions use earthquake relief effort to pursue power struggle
ANKARA (Reuters) – Political infighting among Iran’s ruling elite has moved on to a new battleground – the relief effort after an earthquake that killed at least 530 people and injured thousands.
Saudi foreign minister says message to Iran is: ‘enough is enough’
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir said on Thursday the kingdom’s actions in the Middle East were a response to what he called the “aggression” of Iran.
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe resisting army pressure to quit, sources say
HARARE (Reuters) – President Robert Mugabe is insisting he remains Zimbabwe’s only legitimate ruler and balking at mediation by a Catholic priest to allow the 93-year-old former guerrilla a graceful exit after a military coup, sources said on Thursday….
Italy’s PD drops fast in polls after Sicily flop
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s ruling Democratic Party (PD) has lost support following its flop in a regional election in Sicily, while Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia (Go Italy!) has gained ground, according to a poll released on Thursday.
French military says coalition opposed IS withdrawal from Raqqa
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s military said on Thursday the coalition battling Islamic State in Syria had opposed a deal allowing fighters of the militant group to withdraw from their former bastion of Raqqa.
U.N. pleads for end of Yemen blockade or ‘untold thousands’ will die
GENEVA (Reuters) – The heads of three U.N. agencies urged the Saudi-led military coalition on Thursday to lift its blockade on Yemen, warning that “untold thousands” would die if it stayed in place.
