Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes, killing 157
An Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet bound for Nairobi crashed minutes after take-off on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board and raising questions about the safety of the Boeing 737 MAX 8, a new model that also crashed in Indonesia in October.
Abbas picks loyalist Shtayyeh as Palestinian prime minister
Economist Mohammed Shtayyeh, a member of the West Bank’s dominant Fatah party, was named Palestinian prime minister on Sunday in what the rival Hamas group that runs Gaza called a blow to unity efforts.
Algerian plane expected to fly Bouteflika home takes off from Geneva
An Algerian government plane that was expected to fly President Abdelaziz Bouteflika back to Algiers took off from Geneva’s Cointrin airport on Sunday.
Palestinian Authority cuts back wages in tax, prisoner dispute with Israel
The Palestinian Authority is scaling back wages paid to its employees in response to a cash crunch deepened by a dispute with Israel over payments to families of militants in Israeli jails, it said on Sunday.
Former Catalan leader Puigdemont to run in European election
Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, living in self-imposed exile in Belgium, will run in the May 26 European Parliament elections as the leading candidate of Junts per Catalunya (JxCat), his political party said on Sunday.
Erdogan accuses women’s march of disrespecting Islam
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday accused a women’s march in central Istanbul on Friday of disrespecting Islam by booing the Islamic call to prayer.
Poll shows India’s Modi-led coalition could sweep election: TV
India’s ruling party alliance will sweep a majority of parliamentary seats up for grabs in the election starting April 11, a nationwide opinion poll has shown.
Italy wants to sign Belt and Road deal to help exports: deputy PM
Italy wants to join China’s giant “Belt and Road” infrastructure plan to boost Italian exports, not to strengthen political ties with the Asian giant, Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday.
U.S. to send teams to assist in Ethiopian Airlines crash
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will send four people to assist in the fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash, an NTSB spokesman said on Sunday.
Sudanese emergency court jails opposition leader’s daughter: party
A Sudanese emergency court sentenced Mariam Sadiq al-Mahdi, the deputy head of the opposition Umma Party and daughter of its leader, to one week in prison on Sunday, party officials said.
