Russian artist unveils Putin ‘superhero’ paintings in Istanbul
A Russian artist unveiled four giant paintings of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in central Istanbul on Saturday, saying he wanted to show the good ties between Ankara and Moscow despite differences over Syria and other issues.
No dialogue for now as Saudis, Iranians camp on positions
Iran and Saudi Arabia appeared no closer to bridging their differences on Saturday with both sides sticking to their positions and regional facilitator Oman seeing no breakthrough before U.S. elections in November.
U.S. relaxes restrictions on U.S. civilian flights over Gulf
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is allowing U.S. airlines to resume operations over large areas of the Gulf, saying that a lower military posture by Iran has reduced the threat of miscalculation or misidentification of civilian flights.
UK’s duchess Kate draws lessons from her childhood and her ‘amazing granny’
Britain’s duchess Kate, the wife of Prince William, discussed the importance of the early years of childhood during her first podcast interview released on Saturday, praising the experiences she shared with her grandmother.
U.S. to evacuate Americans from cruise ship quarantined at Japan port
The United States said on Saturday it will send aircraft to Japan to bring back American passengers on the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, where the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred.
Turkey’s Erdogan: Situation in Idlib won’t be solved until Syrian forces withdraw
The situation in Idlib in northwestern Syrian will not be resolved until Syrian government forces withdraw beyond the borders that Turkey and Russia outlined in a 2018 agreement, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.
Flights canceled amid flood alerts as second storm in week hits Britain
The second storm in a week hit Britain on Saturday, prompting flooding alerts for many parts of the country and disrupting flights and train services just as many schools start their half-term holidays.
Despite Yemen violence spike, Saudi says talks with Houthis progressing
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Saturday that Riyadh was still committed to back-channel peace talks with Yemen’s Houthi rebels, despite a recent increase in violence in the five-year conflict.
Ivanka Trump visits the UAE for women’s conference
Ivanka Trump, an adviser to her father U.S. President Donald Trump, began a trip on Saturday to the United Arab Emirates where she is due to speak at a conference to promote female entrepreneurship this week.
U.S. condemns detention of Venezuela opposition leader Guaido’s uncle
The U.S. State Department on Saturday condemned the detention of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido’s uncle as politically motivated and demanded his immediate release.
