Exclusive: Syrian army moves Scud missiles to avoid strike
AMMAN (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s forces have removed several Scud missiles and dozens of launchers from a base north of Damascus, possibly to protect the weapons from a Western attack, opposition sources said on Thursday.
Russia threatens Belarus with months of oil supply cuts
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Tension between Russia and Belarus rose on Thursday as Moscow warned oil supply cuts to its energy-poor neighbor could last for months, and Minsk threatened to open a criminal case against a Russian tycoon with Kremlin ties.
Tanzania asks Uganda to help it mend ties with Rwanda
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania has asked Uganda’s president to help it patch up relations with Rwanda after a falling-out over Tanzania’s efforts to bring peace to the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania’s prime minister said on Thursda…
Russia sends warships to Mediterranean as Syria tension rises
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday it was sending warships to the Mediterranean, but denied it was beefing up its naval force there as Western powers prepare for military action against Syria.
Russia sends warships to Mediterranean as Syria tension rises
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday it was sending warships to the Mediterranean, but denied it was beefing up its naval force there as Western powers prepare for military action against Syria.
Car bomb in northern Iraqi city kills 11
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – A car bomb killed 11 people and wounded 27 in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Thursday, police and medical sources said, in the latest of an intensifying series of attacks.
Cyprus Airways changes Beirut night flight to morning, citing Syria
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus Airways rescheduled its evening flight from Larnaca to the Lebanese capital Beirut on Thursday, citing the situation in Syria where the U.S. and its allies are considering military strikes following an alleged chemical weapon…
Cyprus Airways changes Beirut night flight to morning, citing Syria
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus Airways rescheduled its evening flight from Larnaca to the Lebanese capital Beirut on Thursday, citing the situation in Syria where the U.S. and its allies are considering military strikes following an alleged chemical weapon…
Berlusconi masterminded tax evasion plan, Italian court says
ROME (Reuters) – Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was the mastermind behind a complex system of tax evasion by his holding company Fininvest, Italy’s highest appeals court said on Thursday.
Egypt arrests senior Brotherhood politician El-Beltagi
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police captured senior Muslim Brotherhood official Mohamed El-Beltagi on Thursday, security sources said, as they pressed on with a crackdown that has put most of the Islamist group’s top leaders behind bars.
