Sudanese security orders offices of Qatar-based Al Jazeera TV closed: office director
Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) has ordered Qatar-based Al Jazeera Television offices in Khartoum closed without giving any reasons, the office director said.
Saudi Arabia says decisive Arab stand needed against Iranian actions
Saudi Arabia’s king told an emergency Arab summit on Thursday that a decisive stand was needed to stop Iranian escalations in the region following attacks on Gulf oil assets this month.
White House moves to speed vote on North American trade deal
The Trump administration on Thursday took a procedural action aimed at speeding up a vote in Congress on the new North American trade deal, but the move rankled House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has sought more time to review the pact.
Pompeo says Iran attacked oil tankers to raise global oil price
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday blamed Iran for attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf, saying it was an effort by Tehran to raise the global price of oil.
Three men admit to the murder of two Scandinavian hikers in Morocco
Three Moroccan men admitted on Thursday to the killing of two Scandinavian backpackers in a grisly murder last December, saying they had committed the crime after attempting and failing to join the Islamic State.
Sudan’s military rulers say protest site threatens country: TV
Sudan’s Transitional Council on Thursday accused protesters of seizing a vehicle belonging to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and said an encampment outside the Defence Ministry in central Khartoum has become a threat to the country.
Eastern Libyan forces release head of oil workers union
The head of Libya’s oil workers’ labor union, Saad Dinar, was released on Thursday after being held by eastern security authorities for almost a month near Benghazi, a relative said.
Pope to honor Romania’s communist-era martyrs
Pope Francis travels on Friday to Romania, giving him another opportunity to preach a message of European integration and political rectitude even as he pays tribute to Christians killed during the communist era.
White House expected to take action to speed up vote on USMCA
The White House is expected to submit a statement of administrative action to the U.S. Congress soon on President Donald Trump’s new trade deal with Canada and Mexico in an effort to speed up a congressional vote, an administration official said on Thu…
Mark Harper enters UK prime minister race to replace Theresa May: Telegraph
Britain’s Mark Harper has become the 12th Conservative Party member of parliament to enter the leadership race to replace Prime Minister Theresa May, the Telegraph reported on Thursday.
