Arab Parliament urges Arab League to reinstate Syria, Egypt’s news agency says
The Arab Parliament urged the Arab League on Friday to reinstate Syria’s membership, which was suspended seven years ago, Egypt’s state news agency said.
EU wants to use Northern Irish backstop only as last resort: Merkel
The European Union wants to use the so-called Northern Irish backstop only if necessary, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday.
Chinese hackers targeting U.S. Navy contractors with multiple breaches: WSJ
Chinese hackers have breached U.S. Navy contractors to steal a raft of information, including missile plans, through what some officials describe as some of the most debilitating cyber campaigns linked to Beijing, the Wall Street Journal reported on Fr…
EU leaders call for urgent action against disinformation
European Union leaders called for urgent action to combat fake news on the Internet at a summit on Friday, saying more needed to be done to safeguard next year’s EU election against disinformation.
Ethiopia to move troops from Eritrean border as relations thaw
Ethiopia will begin moving its troops away from the border with Eritrea, senior military officials said on Friday, months after the erstwhile enemies reopened it for the first time in 20 years.
Syrian Kurdish parties: Turkish threats are ‘declaration of war’
Syrian Kurdish parties said on Friday that Turkish threats to attack northern Syria amounted to a “declaration of war” and urged world powers to prevent an assault on the region.
Tony Blair sees another Brexit referendum as most likely outcome
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said a second Brexit referendum is now the most likely outcome because plans to leave the European Union face deadlock in parliament.
Greece seizes big drugs haul from Syrian freighter sailing for Libya
Greece has seized drugs worth more than 100 million euros ($113 million) after intercepting a Syrian ship sailing for Libya, the coast guard said on Friday.
UK PM May remonstrates with EU as her Brexit plea is cast as humiliation
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that further assurances on her Brexit deal were possible after European Union leaders told her they would not be renegotiating the agreement and scorned her stilted defense of Britain’s departure.
Germany’s Altmaier sees no disorderly Brexit, hopeful on U.S. trade ties
Germany’s economy minister does not expect a disorderly Brexit and believes the danger of a major trade conflict between the European Union and the United States is not yet over but has also not grown, he told Reuters on Friday.
