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June 17, 2019
White House will not invite Israeli officials to Bahrain event: Senior US official
WASHINGTON — The White House will not invite Israeli government officials to a Bahrain conference devoted to gaining support for a Palestinian economic plan in order to keep the event apolitical, a senior administration official said on Monday.The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Palestinian business representatives are expected to attend the event in Manama on June 25-26, but not Palestinian government officials, who have boycotted a peace initiative ...
June 17, 2019
UN food chief denounces Houthi manipulation of Yemen food aid
UNITED NATIONS — United Nations food chief David Beasley warned on Monday that a phased-suspension of food assistance in Yemen was likely to begin later this week over a diversion of aid and lack of independence in Houthi-controlled areas.Beasley, executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP), called on the Iranian-backed Houthi militia to "simply let us do our job.""If we do not receive these assurances then we will begin ...
June 17, 2019
Iran's belligerence, threats raise concern
DUBAI/LONDON — Iran said on Monday it would breach internationally agreed curbs on its stock of low-enriched uranium in 10 days, a move likely to worsen tensions with Washington.It also threatened to quit a treaty against the spread of nuclear weapons.In an indication of concern at Iran's announcements, Germany urged Tehran to meet all its obligations under the 2015 accord. Britain said if Iran breached limits agreed under the deal ...
June 17, 2019
EU calls for maritime safety
Luxembourg — EU foreign ministers, who began a one-day meeting in here on Monday, stressed the need for maritime safety in the Gulf region and avoiding any actions that threaten oil tankers.The ministers also stressed that any Iranian involvement would have direct consequences on relations with them.Romania's Foreign Minister Teodor Meleșcanu, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency, said the UN Security Council will meet and that Romania was preparing ...
June 17, 2019
Egypt's former President Morsi dies after court hearing
CAIRO — Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi died on Monday aged 67 after collapsing in a Cairo court while on trial on espionage charges, authorities said.Morsi had been in jail since being toppled by the military in 2013 after barely a year in power following mass protests against his rule.The public prosecutor said he had collapsed in a defendants' cage in the courtroom shortly after speaking, and had been pronounced ...
June 17, 2019
Ex-president of Egypt Morsi dead
Cairo — Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi died on Monday in a Cairo hospital after fainting during a session in court, judicial and security sources said."He was speaking before the judge for 20 minutes then became very animated and fainted. He was quickly rushed to the hospital where he later died," a judicial source said.The official Al-Ahram news website also reported the death of Morsi. — AFP
June 17, 2019
Aleppo's scattered business owners have yet to return home
ALEPPO, Syria — In the old khan, a stone courtyard off Aleppo's medieval souk, most of the 41 cloth shops are deserted. Many of the owners moved elsewhere or went abroad to escape fighting in the historic Syrian city, a major economic center before the war."Some started new work outside Syria and won't return. Some who stayed opened new shops in other parts of the country," said Mohammed Abu Zeid, ...
June 17, 2019
Lebanon arrests Syrian Daesh suspect planning attacks
BEIRUT — Lebanon said on Monday it had arrested a Syrian suspected of links to Daesh (the so-called IS) who was plotting attacks on Christian and Shiite sites in the south of the country.The Internal Security Forces (ISF) said they "tracked down and identified a man in southern Lebanon who actively publishes Daesh propaganda on social media networks and recruits new members" for the militant group.The suspect, a 20-year-old Syrian ...
June 17, 2019
Algerian business tycoon jailed for six months
ALGIERS — A key backer of Algeria's former leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika and one of the country's top businessmen, Ali Haddad, was jailed for six months on Monday for holding two passports, state television reported.Haddad was arrested in late March on the border with Tunisia, in possession of two passports and undeclared currency, days before Bouteflika resigned in the face of mass protests.Haddad, who owns Algeria's largest private construction company, is ...
June 17, 2019
12 die as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey
ANKARA — Twelve people were killed on Monday after a dinghy carrying migrants sank off Turkey's western coast, the Turkish coast guard said, adding that 31 others had been rescued.Search and rescue operations were launched by the coast guard to reach the passengers of the boat, which sunk off the coast of the Bodrum district in the Mugla province.The coast guard said in a statement that the operations, carried out ...
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