Sistani backs U.N. ideas to ease Iraq crisis, concerned elites not serious: U.N. official
Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric is concerned the political elite is not serious about enacting promised reforms to defuse mass unrest and believes protesters will not go home without concrete steps to realize their demands, a senior U.N. official said.
Turkey starts repatriating Islamic State detainees
Turkey said on Monday it had deported two captives from Islamic State, a German and an American, starting a program to repatriate detainees that has caused friction with its NATO allies since it launched an offensive in northern Syria.
Poland asks Netflix to make changes to documentary about Nazi death camp guard
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has pressed Netflix, the U.S. streaming and production company, to make changes to a documentary that includes a map showing Nazi death camps inside the borders of modern Poland.
Sistani backs UN ideas to ease Iraq crisis, concerned elites not serious: UN official
Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric is concerned the political elite is not serious about enacting promised reforms to defuse mass unrest and believes protesters will not go home without concrete steps to realize their demands, a senior U.N. official said.
Dutch state must repatriate children of Islamic State mothers, court rules
The Netherlands must actively help repatriate the children of women who joined Islamic State in Syria, a court in The Hague ruled on Monday.
Lebanon central bank says bank deposits are safe, banks to review curbs
Lebanon’s central bank, seeking to shore up battered confidence in the financial system amid the worst economic crisis in decades, said on Monday bank deposits are secure and it had the ability to preserve the stability of the pegged Lebanese pound.
Lebanese banks hope for positive impact from c.bank statements
Lebanese banks welcomed statements from central bank governor Riad Salameh on Monday, expressing hope these would have a positive impact on banking operations, particularly his assurances about protecting deposits and the stability of the Lebanese poun…
Lebanon’s Speaker Berri postpones parliament session
A session of the Lebanese parliament scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed for a week due to security considerations, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said.
Greek police clash with students protesting against university shutdown
Greek police fired teargas on Monday at students protesting against the shutdown of a prominent Athens university that authorities raided at the weekend to confiscate materials they said were typically used in violent demonstrations.
Morales’ exit in Bolivia leaves violence and political vacuum
Buildings were set alight in Bolivia’s capital La Paz overnight in apparent retaliatory attacks after Evo Morales, president since 2006, resigned under pressure from anger over his disputed re-election last month.
