New Saudi performance center adds to top prince’s powers
RIYADH (Reuters) – Hit by falling oil prices, Saudi Arabia has set up a new body that aims to improve the efficiency of government agencies while giving more influence to the powerful young Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.
Turkey should not become ‘concentration camp’ for migrants, PM says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey wants fresh funding from the European Union in exchange for stopping migrants streaming to Europe but should not be expected to turn itself into a “concentration camp” for refugees, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Mon…
5,000 migrants reach Slovenia on Monday: official
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Some 5,000 migrants reached Slovenia on Monday from Croatia, with another 1,200 on their way by train, the Slovenian interior ministry said, accusing Croatia of ignoring efforts to contain the flow.
Bosnian Muslim ex-commander denies killings of Serbs near Srebrenica
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A Bosnian Muslim wartime commander who defended Srebrenica against separatist Serb forces pleaded not guilty on Monday to the killing of three Serb prisoners earlier in Bosnia’s 1992-95 war.
Erdogan foe targeted anew as Turkish court accepts plot case
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court has accepted an indictment accusing President Tayyip Erdogan’s foe Fethullah Gulen of trying to overthrow the government, state media said on Monday, stepping up pressure on the U.S.-based cleric less than two weeks…
Nuclear deal on Iran program to be implemented this year, says Iranian official
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran’s nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi said on Monday he expected a deal with six world powers on shrinking Tehran’s atomic program in exchange for sanctions relief to be implemented by year-end.
Cambodia PM likens opposition’s policies to Khmer Rouge
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen warned on Monday an opposition win in the 2018 election would create civil war, likening the party’s policy agenda to that of the Khmer Rouge when it eradicated businesses and executed intellectua…
Muslims condemn Britain’s plans to combat extremism
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron unveiled a new strategy on Monday to combat extremism, saying the battle was “perhaps the “defining one of this century”, but his proposals were condemned by Muslims as demonizing their communitie…
Russia always favors Syria talks, speaker Matviyenko says
GENEVA (Reuters) – Russia is always in favor of talks in any format, the speaker of Russia’s upper chamber of parliament said on Monday, in reply to a question about a U.S. plan for a meeting on Syria involving Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Jordan.
Cyprus says cannot lift veto on Turkey’s EU talks
ATHENS (Reuters) – Cyprus said on Monday it would not end its veto of Turkey’s accession negotiations with the European Union, potentially scuppering EU leaders’ plans to “re-energize” the talks in return for Ankara’s help in tackling Europe’s migrant …
