Italian minister to quit over corruption scandal
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi said he would step down on Friday after his ministry was embroiled in a corruption inquiry involving billions of euros in public works contracts.
Plane attacks Hadi’s Aden base as Yemen conflict worsens
ADEN (Reuters) – An unidentified warplane attacked the presidential palace in Aden on Thursday after rival forces fought the worst clashes in years in Yemen’s second city, an official and residents said, in a sharp escalation of the country’s months-lo…
Two policemen injured by bomb at Shi’ite village in Bahrain: MOI
MANAMA (Reuters) – A bomb blast in a Shi’ite village in Bahrain injured two police officers on Thursday, the country’s interior ministry said.
Two policemen injured by bomb at Shi’ite village in Bahrain: MOI
MANAMA (Reuters) – A bomb blast in a Shi’ite village in Bahrain injured two police officers on Thursday, the country’s interior ministry said.
Libyan official government forces bomb Tripoli airport
TRIPOLI/RABAT (Reuters) – Warplanes from Libya’s internationally recognized government on Thursday bombed the only functioning commercial airport in Tripoli on Thursday, delaying the arrival of a delegation from a rival parliament for U.N. peace talks,…
U.S., allies conduct air strikes in Syria and Iraq against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and coalition forces conducted 12 air strikes against Islamic State fighters in Iraq and seven in Syria over the past 24 hours, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
Yemeni president accuses former regime of attempted coup
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi described an attack on his palace in the southern port city of Aden on Thursday as an attempted coup backed by the previous regime.
Sri Lanka says Rajapaksa officials stashed over $2 billion in Dubai
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan investigators have located more than $2 billion that was secretly transferred to accounts in Dubai by figures close to the administration of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, the government said on Thursday.
U.N. to press ahead with Iran anti-drugs fund despite executions
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United Nations will go ahead with a multi-million dollar funding package to tackle drug trafficking in Iran despite criticism by rights groups over the use of the death penalty for offenders, a U.N. insider sai…
Workers’ rights campaigners voice concerns over UAE ban of U.S. academic
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Labor rights’ campaigners are concerned the Abu Dhabi government is cracking down on free expression after a U.S. professor researching migrant labor conditions was barred from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
