Spain swoop targets uncle of Syria’s Assad for alleged money laundering
Author: ReutersTue, 2017-04-04 18:43ID: 1491309752998964000 MADRID: Spain’s High Court said on Tuesday it has confiscated millions of euros worth of property owned by an uncle of Syrian president Bashar Assad and his associates as part of a probe into alleged money laundering. The swoop comes less than a year after Rifaat Assad, an opponent of his nephew’s […]
8 killed in Turkish operation against Kurdish militants — governor
Author: ReutersTue, 2017-04-04 14:50ID: 1491295319547820000 DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Kurdish militants detonated a bomb which killed three Turkish soldiers in southeast Turkey, a provincial governor’s office said on Tuesday, adding that five rebels were killed in clashes in the region. The violence occurred as the military conducted operations against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in the Uludere area of […]
Gas attack in Syrian town kills at least 58
Author: AP, AFPTue, 2017-04-04 17:00ID: 1491295070727800300 BEIRUT, Lebanon: A suspected chemical attack in a town in Syria’s northern Idlib province killed dozens of people on Tuesday, Syrian opposition activists said, describing the attack as among the worst in the country’s six-year civil war. As if the violence were not enough, a rocket slammed into a hospital where […]
El-Sisi and Trump: A common language?
Author: The Associated PressTue, 2017-04-04 03:00ID: 1491252898883625600 CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, a former general, might have found a kindred spirit in US President Donald Trump when the two met on Monday. The two leaders first met in September at New York’s Plaza Hotel, with the US president calling El-Sisi “a fantastic guy” and proclaiming “good chemistry” […]
Kushner holds key talks in Iraq
Author: AFPTue, 2017-04-04 03:00ID: 1491252898783624700BAGHDAD: US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner visited Iraq on Monday with the top US military officer to meet Iraqi leaders and review the fight against Daesh, officials said.The visit comes as Iraqi forces battle to retake Mosul from Daesh with support from US-led air strikes that have recently been criticized for […]
Houthi, Saleh militias ‘torture Yemenis inside 480 secret prisons’
Author: MOHAMMAD AL-SULAMITue, 2017-04-04 03:00ID: 1491252673423565700 JEDDAH: Houthi militias and supporters of Yemen’s ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh have established about 480 secret prisons to detain and hide prisoners across Yemeni governorates under their control. According to a recent report by the National Committee for Human Rights in Yemen, prisoners are subjected to severe torture, which includes […]
UK to offer Jordan more trainers in anti-Daesh strikes
Author: AFPTue, 2017-04-04 03:00ID: 1491252673343565400AMMAN: British Prime Minister Theresa May met Jordan’s King Abdallah at the start of a three-day trip to the kingdom and Saudi Arabia focused on security and post-Brexit trade efforts.In Jordan, May was expected to announce that British military trainers will be sent to help the country’s air force fight Daesh.She will visit […]
Trump meets Egypt’s president to talk Daesh, foreign aid
Author: VIVIAN SALAMA | APMon, 2017-04-03 03:00ID: 1491238266541983600 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump welcomed his Egyptian counterpart, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, to the White House Monday for talks ranging from ways to collaborate in the fight against Daesh to efforts to bolster Egypt’s flailing economy. In an Oval Office meeting, Trump said that El-Sisi has done a “fantastic job” […]
Swiss watchdog: Probes of money laundering jump in 2016
Author: JAMEY KEATEN | APTue, 2017-04-04 20:00ID: 1491309732278960200BERN, Switzerland: Switzerland’s financial markets watchdog says it investigated 22 breaches of money laundering requirements last year, from nine in 2015, as the Alpine country seeks to combat the growing risk of corruption linked to assets from around the world.The authority, FINMA, said Tuesday that “serious shortcomings” came to light […]
Russia confirms metro blast a suicide bombing case; death toll raised to 14
Author: Marina Koreneva | AFPTue, 2017-04-04 17:44ID: 1491305800178629600SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia: Russian authorities Tuesday confirmed a suicide bomber was responsible for the metro blast that killed 14 people in Saint Petersburg, as the city began three days of mourning.Flags flew at half-mast in Russia’s second city and flowers and candles piled up at an impromptu memorial outside the […]
