Speaking from Brussels, separatist leader says result is victory of the ‘Catalan republic’ over the Spanish state Catalonia’s independence movement claimed victory in the region’s election with parties seeking secession set to gain an overall majority in parliament; a dramatic and unexpected result that will have huge impact not just on ... Read More »
Angry countries at the United Nations on Thursday defied White House threats to cut off foreign aid, as they voted overwhelmingly against President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. At an emergency special session of the U.N. General Assembly, 128 U.N. members voted in favor of ... Read More »
The UN’s investigator into human rights in Myanmar has been barred from entering the country. Yanghee Lee had been due to visit in January to review Myanmar’s human rights, including alleged attacks on Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state. The government said it had banned her because she was “not ... Read More »
Teenager has long history of confronting Israeli occupation soldiers Occupied Jerusalem: Israelis call her “Shirley Temper” but to Palestinians she is a national hero for fearlessly standing up to Israeli occupation soldiers who raid and terrorise her village. Her real name is Ahed Tamimi. And a video of her ... Read More »
News agency says arrests are attack on press freedom and US embassy says it is deeply concerned The news agency Reuters has said it is “outraged” by the arrest of two of its journalists in Myanmar and accused officials of an attack against press freedoms. Wa Lone, 31, and ... Read More »
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin exhibited his growing diplomatic clout with a lightning tour through the Middle East on Monday, surprising Russian troops with his first visit to a Russian air base in Syria before skipping across the region to discuss bilateral ties in Cairo and Ankara. Along ... Read More »
Arab foreign ministers demanded the U.S. rescind President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, calling it a grave development that puts Washington on the same side as “occupation” and violates international law. In a resolution issued Sunday long on rhetoric but short on concrete actions, the ... Read More »
SEOUL: South Korea added several North Korean groups and individuals to its sanctions list Monday in a largely symbolic move that is part of efforts to cut off funding for the North’s weapons programs. The government said those added were 20 North Korean groups, including several banks and companies, and ... Read More »
LONDON: Arabs and Muslims across the Middle East Wednesday condemned the U.S. recognition of occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital as an incendiary move in a volatile region, and Palestinians said Washington was ditching its leading role as a peace mediator. The European Union and United Nations also voiced ... Read More »
His autocratic rule in Yemen delivered the country to chaos and himself to his death reportedly at the hands of a group he briefly supported Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been killed aged 75, was the authoritarian President of Yemen who steered his impoverished Middle Eastern nation for more ... Read More »
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