Montenegrin activists protest against Adriatic oil prospecting
Dozens of Montenegrin environmental activists and fishermen took to the water in the Adriatic port of Bar on Monday to protest at undersea oil prospecting, which they say will endanger marine wildlife and fisheries.
Ex-Macedonia PM Gruevski applies for asylum in Hungary: PM’s Office
Former Macedonian prime minister Nikola Gruevski has submitted an asylum request in Hungary asking for refugee status, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s office said on Wednesday.
EU arms fuelling Yemen conflict, tougher checks needed: parliament
Tougher checks on European Union arms exports are needed and sanctions should be imposed on those countries that flout the bloc’s rules, the European Parliament said on Wednesday.
Factbox: What is Ethiopia’s METEC?
METEC is Ethiopia’s largest company — a sprawling military-run industrial conglomerate that has for years wielded significant influence in the economy and drawn suspicion from some that it is a vehicle for patronage by governing elites.
Turkish court sentences German citizen to jail on terrorism charges: Anadolu
A Turkish court sentenced a German citizen to more than six years in jail on terrorism charges, state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday.
Algeria’s ruling FLN party head quits
The leader of Algeria’s ruling party, 84-year old Djamal Ould Abbes, resigned on Wednesday due to health concerns, state news agency APS said.
UK PM May expected to make Brexit statement at 12.00 p.m. ET
British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to make a statement at around 12.00 p.m. ET on Wednesday outside her office after meeting senior ministers to discuss her Brexit deal, a Downing Street official said.
Israeli defense minister quits over Gaza truce in blow to Netanyahu
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation on Wednesday in protest at a Gaza ceasefire that he called a “capitulation to terror”, weakening Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conservative coalition government.
U.N. Security Council unanimously removes Eritrea sanctions
The U. N. Security Council unanimously voted on Wednesday to lift a nearly decade-old arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Eritrea after a rapprochement with Ethiopia and thawing of relations with Djibouti.
Scots jarred by Brexit terms on Northern Ireland, fishing
Scottish nationalists and their political opponents alike decried the terms expected to be offered to Northern Ireland in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Wednesday, which some feel might foster resentment and boost the cause of Scottish ind…
