Saudi Arabia says relations with Hamas have not changed after meeting
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said on Thursday a visit to the kingdom last week by a Hamas delegation was religious rather than political and Saudi relations with the Iran-allied Palestinian group had not changed.
Iran eyes $185 billion oil and gas projects after sanctions
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran on Thursday outlined plans to rebuild its main industries and trade relationships following a nuclear agreement with world powers, saying it was targeting oil and gas projects worth $185 billion by 2020.
Exclusive: Japan eyes British help to sink German bid for Australian submarine
TOKYO/SYDNEY (Reuters) – A Japanese government team is in talks with at least two top British firms to help a Japanese consortium land one of the world’s most lucrative defense contracts, sources in Tokyo said, a $50 billion project to build submarines…
Yemen’s ex-president in talks to resolve war-party official
SANAA (Reuters) – Representatives of Yemen’s ex-leader, Ali Abdullah Saleh, are in talks with diplomats from the United States, Britain and the United Arab Emirates to help end four months of war in the impoverished country, a member of his party said….
Beirut’s mounting trash reflects crisis of government
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The stench of uncollected refuse in the streets of Beirut is a stark reminder of the crisis of government afflicting Lebanon, where politicians divided by local and regional conflicts have been unable to agree on where to dump the ca…
Teenage Briton admits inciting terrorism in ANZAC day plot
LONDON (Reuters) – A 15 year-old British boy has pleaded guilty to inciting an attack on an ANZAC day parade in Melbourne in April, prosecutors said.
Former UK spy chief warned of political embarrassment risk over child abuse claims
LONDON (Reuters) – A British spy chief warned Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s government in the 1980s that allegations of a lawmaker “having a penchant for small boys” risked causing political embarrassment, according to a review of government docum…
Drones and ditches as Turkey tightens border after Islamic State bombing
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is erecting a modular wall along part of its border with Syria as well as reinforcing wire fencing and digging extra ditches after a suspected Islamic State suicide bombing killed 32 mostly young students in a border town this…
Gay couple from U.S. in Thai custody battle over surrogate baby
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A gay couple from the United States said on Wednesday their lives were being “destroyed” after a Thai surrogate mother refused to sign papers allowing them to take their baby out of Thailand.
Turkish opposition leader sees early election more likely than coalition
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The leader of Turkey’s largest opposition party was reported on Thursday as saying he saw an early election as more likely than the formation of a coalition government, in comments adding to political uncertainty.
