Lebanon’s Hariri: ‘very optimistic’ about government formation
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said on Wednesday he was “very optimistic” about the formation of a new government five months after national elections.
Yemen ex-president Saleh’s sons transferred to Jordan: Saudi-led coalition
Two sons of slain former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh are being transferred from Sanaa, the capital held by the Houthi movement, to Jordan in an operation facilitated by a Saudi-led anti-Houthi coalition, Saudi state TV reported on Wednesday.
Ten die of MERS in Saudi Arabia among 32 cases in last three months: WHO
Ten people have died among 32 infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in Saudi Arabia since June in a series of clusters of the viral disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
India raises winter crop prices ahead of 2019 elections
India raised state-mandated prices for winter crops such as wheat and rapeseed on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries to defuse discontent among farmers ahead of elections in 2019.
Reports Saudi commentator missing inside Istanbul consulate are false: Saudi official
Reports that Saudi commentator Jamal Khashoggi has gone missing inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul “are false,” a Saudi official told Reuters on Wednesday.
Yemen separatists call for uprising as U.N. pursues peace
Yemen’s southern separatist movement called on Wednesday for an uprising in the restive port city of Aden and the southern provinces against the country’s internationally-recognized government.
Trio wins chemistry Nobel for work on antibody drugs, smart enzymes
Two Americans and a Briton won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for harnessing the power of evolution to generate novel proteins used in everything from environmentally friendly detergents to cancer drugs.
EU schedules Brexit summit for Oct. 17
European Union leaders will meet to discuss a possible Brexit deal with Britain over dinner in Brussels on Oct. 17, the European Council said on Wednesday.
Putin calls poisoned ex-spy Skripal a scumbag and traitor
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called Sergei Skripal, a former Russian double agent poisoned in Britain, a scumbag who had betrayed Russia.
U.S. first lady Melania Trump lays wreath at ’emotional’ slave castle in Ghana
U.S. First lady Melania Trump on Wednesday laid a wreath at a slave fortress on the coast of Ghana, vowing never to forget the place where Africans were held before being shipped away into further hardship, most across the Atlantic.
