Some Iranian planes refused fuel in Turkey: Turkish media
Some Iranian airliners were refused fuel in Turkey’s Istanbul airports on Friday and had to cancel at least one flight, while other carriers had to cut the number of passengers on board in order to fly on less fuel, Turkish media reported.
U.S. to grant Iraq waiver over Iran sanctions for gas, food items: Iraqi officials
The United States has told Iraq that it will be allowed to keep importing crucial gas, energy supplies and food items from Iran after Washington reimposes sanctions on Tehran’s oil sector, three Iraqi officials said on Friday.
Iranian MP says reimposition of U.S. sanctions to unite Iranians
An Iranian lawmaker said on Friday that the reimposition of U.S. sanctions on Tehran will further unite the Iranian nation against the foreign threat, news website Jamaran reported.
Turkey’s ruling party to sue opposition over criticism of Khashoggi investigation
Turkey’s ruling party said on Friday it would file a criminal complaint against the leader of the main opposition party for comments about the investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
U.N. chief appeals for end to Yemen war, outlines next steps
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appealed for an end to the war in Yemen and laid out steps the parties in the conflict must take to move forward, warning that continued fighting would result in the country’s worst famine in a decade….
Norway centrists seek to join Conservative-led government
Norway’s Christian Democratic Party, which holds the balance of power in parliament, will seek to join the center-right minority government, it said on Friday, in a move that should help to cement Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s grip on powe…
Dethroned at home, Finland’s Stubb lives and breathes Europe
He was too sporty, too international and too outspoken for his small country — but he has no qualms about campaigning to become the next European Commission President.
Dublin, London, DUP talk up chances of Brexit deal
Senior Irish and British ministers and the leader of the Northern Irish unionist party propping up the minority British government all expressed confidence on Friday that a Brexit deal could be reached in the coming weeks.
Gunmen kill seven Christians on bus near Egyptian monastery: officials
Gunmen killed at least seven Christians in an attack on a bus near a Coptic monastery in Egypt on Friday, authorities said – the most serious assault on the minority in more than a year.
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack near Egyptian monastery: AMAQ
Islamic state has claimed responsibility for an attack which killed seven people near an Egyptian monastery, the group’s AMAQ news agency said on Friday, without providing evidence of its involvement.
