Hezbollah says Saudi declares Lebanon war with Hariri detention
BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) – Hezbollah’s leader said on Friday that Saudi Arabia had declared war on Lebanon and his Iran-backed group, accusing Riyadh of detaining Saad al-Hariri and forcing him to resign as Lebanon’s prime minister to destabilize the cou…
Saudi-led coalition opens Yemen border crossing; aid agencies warn of famine
ADEN/GENEVA (Reuters) – The Saudi-led military coalition fighting against Yemen’s Houthi movement reopened a land border crossing, partly easing a blockade imposed earlier this week, but aid agencies warned of famine and a health catastrophe if other p…
Hezbollah says Saudi declares war on Lebanon, detains Hariri
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah’s leader said on Friday that Saudi Arabia had declared war on Lebanon and his Iran-backed group, accusing Riyadh of detaining Saad al-Hariri and forcing him to resign as Lebanon’s prime minister to destabilize the country.
TPP trade pact in disarray as Canada holds up talks
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – Efforts to revive the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal foundered on Friday when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau failed to show up for a meeting to agree a path forward without the United States.
Russia to amend law to classify U.S. media ‘foreign agents’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s parliament warned on Friday some U.S. and other foreign media could be declared “foreign agents” and obliged to regularly declare full details of their funding, finances and staffing.
A house divided: How Saudi Crown Prince purged royal family rivals
BEIRUT/RIYADH (Reuters) – The first hint that something was amiss came in a letter.
Hackers play 30 minutes of Islamic State propaganda on Swedish radio
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Some listeners to commercial radio station Mix Megapol in Sweden heard 30 minutes of an Islamic State propaganda song on Friday after hackers took over the station’s frequency, the station’s owners said.
Militant threat hangs over Islamic State’s former Libyan stronghold
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) – Nearly a year after Islamic State was driven from its Libyan stronghold Sirte, residents surveying their wrecked homes feel neglected and vulnerable, still afraid of the militant threat that has waned but not vanished.
Japan’s biggest warship to drill with U.S. carriers near Korean peninsula
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan said on Friday it would send one of its two big helicopter carriers, the largest warship in its fleet, along with two escorts to join three U.S. aircraft carriers for exercises in waters close to the Korean peninsula.
Iran provided capability for missile attacks from Yemen: U.S. Air Force
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has provided the capability for ballistic missile attacks launched from Yemen, a senior U.S. Air Force official said on Friday.
