U.S. sanctions businessman helping Syrian government buy oil from Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States sanctioned a Syrian businessman on Wednesday who it said was a middleman for oil sales between Islamic State and the Syrian government, the latest salvo in an effort to cut off the flow of funds to the militant …
EU lawmakers call for ‘blacklist’ of European jihadists
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – The European Parliament urged EU governments to share more data with each other on citizens they suspect of being Islamist radicals, calling for a “blacklist of jihadists” in a resolution passed on Wednesday.
Hungarian court says terror suspect is World War Two hobbyist
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A Hungarian detained by police on suspicion of international terrorism links is a World War Two hobbyist who was stopped while driving home with old ammunition he had dug up in a forest, a court said on Wednesday.
Sisi loyalists sweep list seats in Egypt’s election
CAIRO (Reuters) – An electoral alliance loyal to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has picked up all 60 list seats up for grabs in the second and final round of a parliamentary election marred by low participation, official preliminary results sh…
Sudan security forces detain opposition leader
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s security forces detained one of the country’s leading opposition figures on Wednesday along with two other members of the country’s main opposition coalition, a spokesman for the coalition said.
Brussels lockdown ends but manhunt goes on
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Brussels metro and schools reopened on Wednesday as the Belgian capital edged back to normal after a four-day security lockdown but the hunt went on for militants police fear may mount a Paris-style mass attack.
France, Belgium widen probe into Paris attacks, Hollande meets with Obama
PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – An investigation into the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris widened on Tuesday when French prosecutors said a man who provided lodging to the suspected ringleader must have known of a militant plot, and Belgium issued a warrant for a …
Pope in Africa hopes to bridge Christian-Muslim faultlines
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Pope Francis called on Wednesday for ethnic and religious reconciliation at the start of his first tour of Africa, where he will address a fast-growing Catholic population and seek to heal Christian-Muslim divisions.
French comic convicted in Belgium for anti-Semitic jokes
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Belgian court sentenced controversial French comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala on Wednesday to two months in prison and a 9,000 euro ($9,534) fine for making anti-Semitic jokes during a comedy show in 2012.
Lebanon charges network linked to Beirut bombings
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Lebanese military court charged 26 people on Wednesday with belonging to a terrorist group, Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for twin bomb attacks that killed 44 people in Beirut this month, a judicial source said.
