U.N. led aid convoy to Syria’s Rukban camp postponed: U.N. official
United Nations-led aid delivery, critically needed by thousands of civilians stranded in a camp on the Syrian-Jordanian border, has been postponed and will not arrive on Saturday as was expected by community leaders, a U.N. official said on Friday.
Mattis to stress U.S.-Mideast security ties amid Khashoggi strains
Defence Secretary Jim Mattis will stress the U.S. commitment to Middle East security at the weekend, officials said, amid Western concern that any loosening of U.S. ties to Riyadh after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder could allow Russia to fill the vacuum.
Macron slams calls to halt arms sales to Saudi as populist
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday dismissed as “demagoguery” the calls by several European countries including Germany to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
What are confidentiality agreements at the heart of Britain’s ‘Me Too’ debate?
A furor in Britain over allegations of sexual harassment against retail billionaire Philip Green this week has reignited the debate about the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
Blast at firecracker factory in north India kills eight: police
An explosion at a firecracker factory in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh killed eight people and injured three on Friday, police said.
Khashoggi’s fiancee says he assumed Saudis would not give him problems at consulate
The fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Friday he assumed Saudi authorities would not give him problems or arrest him in Turkey, though he was concerned tensions would arise when he visited the consulate in Istanbul.
Khashoggi’s fiancee says not planning to go to White House
The fiancee of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Friday she did not accept U.S. President Donald Trump’s invitation to visit the White House because she thought it was aimed at influencing public opinion in his favor.
Germany’s Merkel: no arms to Saudi Arabia until Khashoggi killing explained
German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed again on Friday to halt all German arms exports to Saudi Arabia until the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was explained.
Turkey’s foreign minister spoke with U.S. counterpart: Turkish source
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke on the phone with his U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo, a Turkish foreign ministry source said on Friday.
Juncker says North Africa migrant ‘camps’ not on EU agenda
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Friday that a suggestion that the European Union might try to set up migrant camps in North Africa was no longer on the agenda.
