After deadly shooting, Israel says Jerusalem’s Noble Sanctuary to reopen Sunday
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel will reopen the Noble Sanctuary-Temple Mount compound on Sunday, a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday, after the holy site had been shut down following a deadly shooting.
Syrian army takes more oil fields from Islamic State in Raqqa and eastern desert
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army backed by heavy Russian air strikes seized a string of oil wells in southwest Raqqa province on Saturday, as retreating Islamic State militants battle to defend their remaining territory in the country.
Benghazi airport reopens after three-year closure during war
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Benghazi’s international airport officially reopened for commercial flights amid a heavy security presence on Saturday after a three-year closure due to fighting in the city.
Thousands march against referendum, extra powers for Mali president
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Thousands of Malians took to the streets on Saturday to protest against a planned referendum on constitutional changes that would give extra powers to President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, create new regions and recognize the Tuareg’s et…
In shadow of crackdown, Turkey commemorates failed coup
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Turks rallied to mark the anniversary of last year’s failed coup on Saturday, in an outpouring of mass support for President Tayyip Erdogan that lay bare the divisions of a society riven by widesprea…
Rohingya villagers tell media of abuses during army crackdown
KYAR GAUNG TAUNG, Myanmar, 2017 – Rohingya Muslim women lined up to tell reporters of missing husbands, mothers and sons on Saturday as international media were escorted for the first time to a village in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state affected by vi…
Head of South Sudan state television arrested: wife
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The head of South Sudan’s state television has been arrested, his wife told Reuters on Saturday, after failing to carry a live broadcast of President Salva Kiir’s speech during independence day celebrations this week.
China air force says conducted ‘multiple’ long-range missions this week
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s air force said on Saturday that its fighters and bombers conducted “multiple” long-range drills far out at sea this week, including flying near Japan and self-ruled Taiwan, in what it said was a test of its ability to operat…
Russia sees growing acceptance of Assad as key to Syria talks
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N.-led Syria talks have a chance of making progress because demands for the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad have receded, Russia’s ambassador in Geneva, Alexei Borodavkin, told reporters on Saturday.
Merkel’s rival to meet Macron in Paris on Thursday
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) leader Martin Schulz will meet French President Emmanuel Macron for talks in Paris on Thursday, a party spokesman said on Saturday.
