Iran oil industry must be alert to physical, cyber threats: minister
Iran’s oil minister told the petroleum industry on Sunday to be on alert to physical and cyber attacks, amid heightened tensions with the United States in the Gulf region.
‘Everything is burned’: Bolivian caravan marches across fire-ravaged region to pressure Morales
In Bolivia’s fire-ravaged lowlands, a caravan of indigenous protesters is marching hundreds of miles to demand President Evo Morales declare a surge in wildfires a national disaster, a move they hope will unleash international aid.
Fire strikes Saudi high-speed train station, at least five injured
A fire broke out in the Haramain high-speed rail station in Saudi Arabia’s coastal city of Jeddah, injuring at least five people, the authorities said on Sunday.
Lines as far as the eye can see: new fuel shortage hits Yemen
A fuel shortage is deepening Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, forcing drivers to wait for days in lines that stretch back from some petrol stations as far as the eye can see.
Hungary will remain part of the European Union, PM Orban says
Hungary has no plans to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Sunday, adding however that eastern and western members of the bloc must find a compromise over the bloc’s future.
Scores of migrants flee after being rescued off Libyan coast: officials
At least 71 illegal migrants rescued after four days in distress at sea were brought to shore east of the Libyan capital Tripoli early on Sunday but then fled and no attempt was made to capture them, a navy official said.
Estonia’s interior minister calls for enquiry into banker’s death
Estonia’s interior minister on Sunday called for an enquiry into the death of the former head of Danske Bank’s Estonian branch, which is at the center of investigations into the world’s largest money laundering scandal.
UK health minister: I accept the law but it could be challenged
British health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday he accepted the law but that did not mean it shouldn’t be challenged, when asked about legislation that could force the government to ask the European Union to delay Brexit.
Victims of north Nigerian institution share stories of terror
When Jibril had tried to escape as a boy from an institution in Nigeria that called itself a place of Islamic teachings, he said he was hung up by his arms until bones in his shoulders broke.
Netanyahu to meet centrist rival in last-ditch bid to form unity government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make a final effort this week to salvage a deal from talks to form a unity government with his centrist election rival, he said on Sunday.
