U.S. raised concerns with Saudis about halting aid to Lebanese army
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it had raised concerns with Saudi Arabia about the kingdom’s cutting off aid to the Lebanese army, adding that international assistance to Lebanon is essential to curbing the influence of Iranian…
EU executive seeks local pay for workers seconded within bloc
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed on Tuesday that workers posted from one European Union country to work in another should be entitled to the same pay as local employees, not just the host country’s minimum wage.
Switzerland, Nigeria sign agreement on $300 million confiscated from Abacha family
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria and Switzerland have signed an agreement that paves the way for the return of more than $300 million confiscated from the family of the Nigeria’s former military ruler, Sani Abacha, the office of Nigeria’s vice president said …
Former Sarkozy protegee launches bid for French presidential primaries
PARIS (Reuters) – Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, a former campaign spokeswoman of ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy, on Tuesday joined an already crowded race for the center-right’s presidential nomination in a primary due in November.
WFP says serious food shortages in Falluja, besieged by Iraqi army
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Humanitarian disaster is looming in the western Iraq city of Falluja, an Islamic State stronghold under siege by security forces, where tens of thousands of people face food shortages, the United Nations World Food…
Exclusive: U.S. to announce further easing of Cuba restrictions on March 17 – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s administration will announce further measures to ease travel and trade restrictions on Cuba on March 17, ahead of his historic visit to the Communist-ruled island this month, U.S. congressional sources sa…
Turkish news agency says it was seized by government
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have seized control of the Cihan news agency, the agency said, widening the crackdown against supporters of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, an influential foe of President Tayyip Erdogan.
Niger opposition says will boycott run-off election
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger’s opposition coalition said on Tuesday its candidate, Hama Amadou, would not contest a run-off election on March 20, effectively ensuring that President Mahamadou Issoufou will win a second term.
Lebanese journalist acquitted of contempt of Hague court on appeal
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Appeals judges at a special court in The Hague quashed the conviction of a Lebanese journalist who was accused of exposing witnesses in the trial of the alleged assassins of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri.
Finland charges two Iraqi men with war crimes
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Two Iraqi men have been charged with war crimes by Finnish prosecutors, the Helsinki prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday.
