Clashes between Shi’ite Houthis and Sunnis in Yemen leave 26 dead
SANAA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Yemenis demonstrated in several cities on Saturday against the rule of the Shi’ite Muslim Houthi movement as clashes between Houthis and Sunnis in a southern mountainous region left 26 dead.
Iraq’s Sunni blocs halt parliament activities after sheikh’s killing
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s two main parliamentary lists including Sunni lawmakers suspended their activities on Saturday in protest at the killing of a prominent Sunni tribal leader and the kidnapping of a Sunni member of parliament the night before.
Anwar back in jail but problems mount for Malaysian PM Najib
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The biggest political threat to Malaysia’s government is behind bars after a court upheld a sodomy conviction for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, but more thorny problems confront Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Libyan oil pipeline sabotaged, gunmen storm Sirte offices
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s National Oil Corporation urgently called on Saturday for more official protection for its installations after an oil pipeline from its El Sarir field was sabotaged, halting flow to Hariga port.
Lebanon’s Hariri: talking to Hezbollah necessary to ease tensions
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Former prime minister Saad al-Hariri, speaking on a rare visit marking the 10th anniversary of his father’s assassination, said dialogue with Hezbollah was necessary to ease sectarian tensions in Lebanon.
Italian coastguard goes to rescue of at least 600 migrants
ROME (Reuters) – Two merchant ships and an Italian coast guard vessel went to the rescue of more than 600 migrants who sent emergency calls for help from their packed rubber boats near the Libyan coast on Saturday.
Top officials close rank around Argentina’s embattled president
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Top government officials rallied behind Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez on Saturday after a state prosecutor said he would keep investigating accusations that she tried to cover up Iran’s alleged involvement in a 1994 …
Greece pledges to shut immigrant detention centers
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s new left-wing government pledged on Saturday to close down detention centers for illegal immigrants that have long been criticized by rights groups as inhumane.
Islamic State targeted in 13 airstrikes in Iraq, Syria: joint task force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies staged nine airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq and four in Syria, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement on Saturday.
France to award Moroccan intelligence chief Legion d’honneur after row
RABAT (Reuters) – France will give its highest award, the Legion d’honneur, to the head of Morocco’s domestic intelligence, Abdellatif Hammouchi, who faces lawsuits over alleged torture.
