Rouhani shows determination to end embassy attacks in Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani asked Iran’s judiciary on Wednesday to urgently prosecute the people who attacked the Saudi embassy in Tehran in protest at the kingdom’s execution of a prominent Shi’ite cleric.
Tunisian PM reshuffles cabinet amid security, economic challenges
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid named 12 new ministers on Wednesday in a cabinet reshuffle he hopes will boost the effectiveness of his government as it battles jihadist violence and tries to revive the economy.
Germany identifies three suspects in New Year attacks on women
DUESSELDORF/BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) – German police have identified three suspects in connection with attacks on women at New Year celebrations in the city of Cologne but have not yet made any arrests, the interior minister of the state of North Rhin…
Anger grows in Saudi Arabia’s Shi’ite areas after executions
RIYADH (Reuters) – Since Saturday’s execution of four Shi’ite Muslims in Saudi Arabia, hundreds or thousands of the minority sect have marched nightly in protest, and their anger could herald wider unrest.
Ivory Coast president vows ‘more efficient government’, reappoints PM
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara promised “a new departure” for French-speaking Africa’s largest economy on Wednesday as he started to reshuffle the government following his landslide re-election last October.
No drop in asylum seekers reaching Germany, Berlin says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany has seen no drop in the number of people arriving and seeking asylum despite EU efforts to confront a migration crisis, the deputy interior minister said on Wednesday, blaming a lack of controls at Europe’s borders.
U.S. conducts air strikes as fighting rages in Afghan province
KABUL (Reuters) – U.S aircraft carried out a dozen strikes in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday as fierce battles continued with Taliban insurgents around the town of Marjah near the provincial capital, a U.S. army spokesman said.
Iraq offers to mediate between Saudi and Iran, fearing for IS campaign
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq dispatched its foreign minister to Tehran on Wednesday with an offer to mediate in an escalating feud between Saudi Arabia and Iran, reflecting Baghdad’s fears that new sectarian conflict could unravel its campaign against Isla…
Gaza Strip gets first new hospital in a decade, two more due this year
GAZA (Reuters) – The Gaza Strip’s struggling healthcare system will get some much needed help in 2016 after the first new hospital in a decade opened its doors in the territory last month and as two more foreign-funded clinics are set to launch this ye…
Islamic State threatens to destroy Saudi prisons after executions
RIYADH (Reuters) – Islamic State threatened to destroy Saudi Arabian prisons holding jihadists after Riyadh’s execution of 47 people including 43 convicted al Qaeda militants.
