Yemen’s Houthis to start Hodeidah withdrawal on Saturday: U.N.
Yemen’s Houthi group intends to withdraw forces from three key ports in Yemen over four days, starting on Saturday, said a senior United Nations official in charge of monitoring the move.
U.N. says Houthis to redeploy from Yemen ports
Yemen’s Houthi group agreed on Friday to unilaterally redeploy forces out of three key ports between May 11 and May 14, a U.N. statement said, a move needed to pave the way for political negotiations to end Yemen’s four-year war.
Greek PM Tsipras wins confidence vote weeks before EU election
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won a confidence vote on Friday, weeks before European Parliament elections that will be a first test of his government’s re-election chances in national polls this autumn.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg hails French hate speech plan as EU model
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg hailed France’s efforts to regulate hateful content online as a model for the European Union after meeting President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday.
Lebanese government to tighten soldiers’ eligibility for frontline benefits
The Lebanese government said on Friday that only soldiers serving at the frontline with Israel would benefit from a financial incentive that was designed for frontline troops but has been widely applied.
Nigeria says ex-president and his oil minister took bribes: court filing
The Nigerian government has accused former President Goodluck Jonathan and his then oil minister of accepting bribes and breaking the country’s laws to broker a $1.3 billion oil deal eight years ago, a London court filing shows.
Venezuelan troops turn blind eye to routes into Brazil – at a price
The only official border crossing between Venezuela and Brazil has been closed for weeks but just a mile away a steady stream of migrants and smugglers still flows between the countries — for a price.
Sri Lanka orders DNA test to confirm Easter attack ringleader is dead
A Sri Lankan court on Friday authorized a DNA test to confirm that the presumed ringleader of coordinated Islamist attacks that killed over 250 people on Easter Sunday in churches and hotels did indeed blow himself up at Colombo’s Shangri-La hotel.
Israeli troops kill Palestinian at Gaza border protest -medics
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian on Friday during weekly protests along the border with Israel, Gaza health officials said.
Pompeo to raise ‘aggressive, destabilizing’ Russian actions with Putin, Lavrov
Mike Pompeo will make his first trip to Russia as U.S. secretary of state next week for talks with President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on “aggressive and destabilizing actions” Moscow has taken around the world, a senior State D…
