U.S. does not plan to grant Iran access to U.S. financial system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration does not plan to give Iran access to the U.S. financial system, a State Department spokesman said on Monday.
Warplanes set al Qaeda compound in southern Yemen on fire: witnesses
ADEN (Reuters) – Warplanes believed to belong to the Saudi-led coalition bombed and set ablaze an al Qaeda compound in southern Yemen on Monday, residents said, the latest attack to target the militant group that controls at least two cities in the cou…
UAE jails two Lebanese, one Lebanese-Canadian for six months for Hezbollah links
DUBAI (Reuters) – A United Arab Emirates court sentenced two Lebanese nationals and a Lebanese-Canadian citizen to six months in jail followed by expulsion for setting up a group affiliated to the Lebanese Shi’ite militant group Hezbollah, local media …
Migrants sent back from Greece arrive in Turkey under EU deal
DIKILI, Turkey/LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) – The first migrants deported from Greek islands under a disputed EU-Turkey deal were shipped back to Turkey on Monday in a drive to shut down the main route used by more than a million people fleeing war and pov…
U.S. firm to de-mine Iraqi city of Ramadi retaken from Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A U.S. de-mining company is removing explosives and training Iraqis to dismantle the devices planted by Islamic State in the largest Iraqi city retaken from the militants, a diplomat and two U.S. officials said on Monday.
Obama, NATO chief discuss Islamic State, Libya
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that NATO could help Libya counter Islamic State militants as well as train and assist troops in Iraq, Jordan and elsewhere to fight the insur…
Tunisia reopening Tripoli embassy after unity government arrives
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia said on Monday that it was reopening its embassy and consulate in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, following the arrival there of the U.N.-backed unity government.
Son of Afghan Taliban founder given top council post
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Taliban appointed the son of its late founder Mullah Mohammad Omar as head of a military commission on Monday and named him and his uncle to its powerful decision-making body, a spokesman said.
Air France allows crew to avoid Tehran route after headscarf row
PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) – Air France said it would allow female cabin crew and pilots to opt out of flying routes to Tehran after some staff said they did not want to be forced to cover their hair when in Iran.
U.S. air strike in Somalia killed senior al Shabaab leader: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. air strike last week killed a senior leader of the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab in Somalia, the Pentagon said on Monday.
