Rose-tinted return for French government but recovery not assured
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande’s return from holiday has been eased by a spurt in second-quarter growth. Yet looming tax hikes, raging unemployment and an upcoming pension overhaul will determine whether the rebound can last.
Concerned Israel quietly backs Egypt’s military
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is urging the West to stick by Egypt’s army in its confrontation with the Muslim Brotherhood, quietly echoing warnings by U.S. regional ally Saudi Arabia against putting pressure on the military-backed government.
Brussels to send mission to Gibraltar as tensions simmer
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Monday it would send a fact-finding mission to Gibraltar to help defuse tensions over the Mediterranean enclave between Britain and Spain.
Egyptians yearn for return to normality
CAIRO (Reuters) – It is early afternoon in downtown Cairo, but Khaled Fathi is already wondering how he will get home before curfew.
Almost 30,000 Syrian refugees enter Iraq since Thursday: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – An estimated 29,000 Syrian refugees have entered northern Iraq since Thursday in one of the largest crossings in Syria’s two-year-old conflict and the influx is continuing, the United Nations said on Monday.
Use of UK terror law to detain reporter’s partner ‘a disgrace’
LONDON (Reuters) – British authorities came under pressure on Monday to explain why anti-terrorism powers were used to detain for nine hours the partner of a journalist who has written articles about U.S. and British surveillance programs based on leak…
Mubarak could be freed after Egypt court drops corruption case
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court dropped on Monday a corruption charge against Hosni Mubarak, the president ousted in the 2011 uprising, a ruling his lawyer said would clear the way to his release from jail soon.
Iran may be limiting sensitive nuclear stockpile: diplomats
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran appears to be holding back growth of its most sensitive nuclear stockpile by continuing to convert some of it into reactor fuel, diplomats said on Monday, potentially giving more time for negotiation with world powers.
Analysis: Egyptian crackdown hands al Qaeda new lease on life
LONDON (Reuters) – You would probably have to go back a decade to find a cause with such potential to mobilize jihadis worldwide in a short space of time.
Al Qaeda planning attacks on high-speed trains in Europe: newspaper
BERLIN (Reuters) – Al Qaeda is planning attacks on high-speed trains in Europe and the authorities in Germany have stepped up security on the country’s rail system, a German newspaper reported on Monday.
