Iran’s protests against gasoline price hike turn political: media
Riot police and security forces clashed with demonstrators in Tehran and dozens of cities across Iran on Saturday, Iranian news agencies and social media said, as protests against a rise in gasoline prices turned political.
Iranian official warns protesters that security forces could take action: TV
Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli told state TV on Saturday that security forces will act to restore calm if those protesting against increased gasoline prices “damaged public properties” as anti-government protests spread across Iran.
Lebanon’s Safadi withdraws candidacy to be next Prime Minister: reports
Former finance minister Mohammad Safadi withdrew his candidacy to be prime minister of the next Lebanese government, broadcasters LBCI and al-Jadeed reported on Saturday.
UK PM Johnson’s Conservatives have highest support since 2017: poll
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party have the highest level of support since 2017, while the popularity of the main opposition Labour Party has also been growing, a poll published by the Sunday Telegraph newspaper showed.
UK’s Johnson extends lead over Labour before election: poll
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has a 15-point lead over the opposition Labour Party, according to an opinion poll published by the Mail on Sunday ahead of next month’s election.
UK’s Corbyn: Labour to exclude NHS, medicines from trade deals with U.S.
UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said the Labour Party will exclude Britain’s National Health Service and medicines from trade deals with the United States, as he accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of covering up “secret talks” on the NHS.
Hong Kong protesters unleash stash of petrol bombs; Chinese soldiers clear roads
Fires blazed on the doorstep of a Hong Kong university into the early hours of Sunday as protesters hurled petrol bombs and police fired volleys of tear gas in some of the most dramatic scenes in more than five months of escalating violence.
UK’s Johnson has 16-point lead over Labour before election: Opinium poll
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has a 16-point lead over the opposition Labour Party, according to an opinion poll published by Opinium Research on Saturday, ahead of next month’s election.
Venezuela opposition rallies against Maduro to revive momentum
Venezuela’s opposition staged nationwide protests against President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday and called for a new wave of demonstrations to revive their stalled effort to topple the deeply unpopular ruling Socialist Party.
Fire extinguished at Shams 1 solar field in Abu Dhabi, no injuries: Statement
A fire has been extinguished on Saturday at Shams 1 solar field in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi, with no injures reported, the company said.
