Greece’s ‘red gold’: saffron trade blooms in wilted economy
Every autumn, Zisis Kyrou is more often found plucking flowers in northern Greece’s purple saffron fields than in his office as a civil engineer.
UK PM May dives into diplomacy in bid to clinch Brexit deal
Prime Minister Theresa May steps up attempts to court European support for a Brexit deal on Thursday as negotiations on securing a smooth British divorce from the world’s biggest trading bloc enter their final stages.
British government cannot stop Brexit case going to ECJ, Scottish court says
Britain’s government cannot stop a case seeking to determine whether the country can unilaterally reverse Brexit – due to be considered by Europe’s top court on Nov. 27 – Scotland’s Court of Session ruled on Thursday.
Qatar’s Emir to meet with Turkey’s Erdogan on Friday: Turkish presidency
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday during a visit to Turkey, the Turkish presidency said on Thursday.
Fighting nears hospital in Yemen’s Hodeidah, trapping young patients
Houthi fighters battled Saudi-led forces in Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah on Thursday and posted gunmen on the roof of a hospital, leaving doctors and young patients in the line of fire, rights groups and military sources said.
Dozens of Rohingya flee camps by boat, reviving memories of 2015 tragedy
Dozens of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and Bangladesh have boarded boats to try to reach Malaysia, officials and aid workers said on Thursday, raising fears of a fresh wave of such dangerous voyages after a 2015 crackdown on people smugglers.
German Weber wins EPP backing for EU’s top job
German EU lawmaker Manfred Weber won the backing of Europe’s center-right parties on Thursday to stand in the race to become European Commission president next year.
Turkey says door still open for engine-makers in fighter jet project
The door remains open for international engine-makers to get involved in Turkey’s TF-X national fighter jet project, Turkish Defence Industry Director Ismail Demir said on Thursday.
Brexit deal within seven days would be ‘pushing it’, says Britain’s Hunt
British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt on Thursday said securing a Brexit deal was incredibly complicated and it was “probably pushing it” to expect one within the next seven days.
UK PM May dives into flurry of diplomacy in bid to clinch Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May steps up attempts to court European support for a draft Brexit deal on Thursday as negotiations on securing a smooth divorce from the world’s biggest trading bloc enter their final stages.
