Putin says no reliable information about who attacked Saudi oil plants
Russian President Vladimir Putin said before his first visit to Saudi Arabia in more than a decade that Moscow could play a key role in easing regional tensions given its good ties with Sunni Muslim Gulf Arab states and Shi’ite Iran.
Turkish army, Syrian allies enter Tel Abyad, situation calm: Reuters witness
The Turkish army and its Syrian rebel allies advanced into the center of the Syrian town of Tel Abyad on Sunday where the situation was calm and they were conducting search operations, a Reuters witness said.
Mortars fired at Somalia’s Mogadishu airport: sources
At least three mortars were fired at Mogadishu’s international airport on Sunday, injuring six people, a diplomatic source said.
Saudi Arabia says it is not behind Iranian tanker struck in Red Sea
A Saudi minister said on Sunday that Riyadh was not behind a suspected strike against an Iranian-owned oil tanker in the Red Sea, which Iranian state-run television said was hit on Friday by missiles but denied reports they came from Saudi Arabia.
Save the Children concerned by reports IS-linked women, children fled camp
Save the Children said it was deeply concerned by reports hundreds of women and children linked to Islamic State had fled in terror from a camp for displaced people in northern Syria after shells fell on it on Sunday.
Putin says Trump not to blame for lack of improvement in Russia-U.S. ties
Moscow is not blaming U.S. President Donald Trump for failing to improve U.S.-Russian relations, a pledge he had made during his election campaign, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Arab broadcasters.
Islamic State relatives flee en masse from Syrian camp: Kurdish-led authority
Women affiliated with Islamic State and their children fled en masse from a camp where they were being held in northern Syria on Sunday after shelling by Turkish forces in a five-day-old offensive, the region’s Kurdish-led administration said.
Nepal pushes to end dependency on India with China rail, tunnel deals
Chinese President Xi Jinping wound up two days of meetings in Nepal on Sunday with separate deals for a rail link to Tibet and a tunnel, an official said, as the Himalayan nation seeks to end an Indian dominance over its trade routes by increasing conn…
Tunisians vote for president, choosing between media mogul and retired professor
Tunisians were choosing on Sunday between two political outsiders to be their next president, in a free election that has seen voters ditch top politicians after years of declining living standards following a 2011 revolution.
Hong Kong protesters, police in chaotic clashes, as metro, shops targeted
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists and riot police clashed in chaotic scenes around the city on Sunday with police in riot gear chasing protesters through crowds of lunchtime shoppers.
