Six members of Catalonia’s parliament, including speaker Carme Forcadell, were granted bail Thursday after testifying before Spain’s Supreme Court on charges of rebellion, sedition and misappropriation of public funds.Following the hearing, Supreme Court magistrate Pablo Llarena ordered that Forcadell be held in custody until she had paid bail, which was set at €150,000 ($175,000). The […]

Pope Francis, in some his strongest comments ever on nuclear weapons, said on Friday that the world should condemn not only their possible use but “their very possession”.The appeal came at the start of a two-day conference on nuclear disarmament in Vatican City that has brought together 11 Nobel Peace Prize winners, as well as […]

Suspected militants shot dead at least nine truck drivers in Egypt’s Sinai region late on Thursday when they targeted a transport convoy, setting the vehicles on fire, medical and security sources said on Friday. Egypt’s security forces have since 2014 been battling a self-styled Islamic State terrorist affiliate in northern Sinai, where militants have mostly […]

Yemen’s stocks of fuel will last until the end of November and stocks of vaccines run out in one month if a US-backed Saudi-led military coalition does not allow aid into Hodeidah port and  Sanaa airport, UNICEF’s representative in the country said on Friday.Meritxell Relano, speaking by phone to reporters in Geneva, said fuel prices […]

Saturday, November 11, 2017 Britain Told to Clarify $70b EU Divorce Bill in 2 Weeks Britain on Friday was reminded once more that time is running out to advance Brexit negotiations as both London and Brussels remain in dispute over the final cost of the divorce.Chief European Union Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier told reporters that […]

TEHRAN  – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will on Sunday visit Catalonia for the first time since Madrid imposed direct rule on the region, a day after hundreds of thousands of Catalans marched to demand the release of jailed regional officials. Mariano Rajoy is expected in Barcelona, the Catalan capital, at 11am (1000 GMT) to […]

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed a “fresh start” to the relationship between the countries after a meeting in Vietnam that saw them agree to work more closely on North Korea. The leaders met on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in the Vietnamese resort city of […]

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is mercilessly neutering opponents standing between him and the desert kingdom’s throne. His meteoric rise to power raises the specter of an equally rapid crash —and with it chaos in the Middle East, Nick Robertson wrote for the CNN. Critics fear he may be on the verge of a […]

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he has serious concerns over escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon, and that it is essential to avert new conflict in the region. Hundreds of Persian Gulf states citizens are leaving Beirut as quickly as they can, fearing the worst, Euro News reported. “It is a matter of great […]

TEHRAN – Top Lebanese figures have called for the country’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s release from Saudi Arabia and his return to Beirut following his unusual resignation. Lebanese leaders have stepped up demands for the return of Saad Hariri, insisting his resignation as prime minister in Riyadh last week was made under duress and that […]