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February 18, 2019
Spain and Gibraltar offer differing accounts of warship incident
LONDON/MADRID — Authorities in Madrid and Gibraltar gave differing versions on Monday of an incident in which a Spanish warship told commercial ships to leave anchorages near Gibraltar, the latest example of tension over the strategic port as Brexit approaches.In toughly worded statements, Gibraltar said a Spanish warship ordered commercial ships to leave anchorages in British waters near Gibraltar, adding it was challenged by the British navy and sailed away, ...
February 18, 2019
Brazil bans upstream mining dams after deadly Vale disaster
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s government on Monday banned new upstream mining dams and ordered the decommissioning of all such dams by 2021, targeting the type of structure that burst last month in the town of Brumadinho, killing hundreds of people.Those dams, which hold mining byproducts, are cheaper to build but present higher security risks because their walls are constructed over a base of muddy mining waste rather than on ...
February 18, 2019
Indian regional party ties up with Modi’s BJP for general election
MUMBAI — A hardline Hindu nationalist group in western India will partner with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in coming elections after agreeing a seat-sharing plan in Maharashtra state, the parties said on Monday.The tie-up with the Shiv Sena, a partner in the governing coalition led by the BJP, is a boost to Modi as he seeks alliances ahead of the general election, which is due to ...
February 18, 2019
Nigerian president warns vote-riggers of ‘ruthless’ response
ABUJA — Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday he had ordered the police and military to be “ruthless” with vote-riggers, as preparations were made for rescheduled elections.Presidential and parliamentary elections were put off just over five hours before polls were due to open on Saturday, causing widespread anger.New polls have been rescheduled for this Saturday, while governorship and state assembly elections have been pushed back to March 9.At an ...
February 18, 2019
New heights in Saudi-Pak ties
Indo-Pak issues can be solved only through dialogue: MBSSaudi Gazette reportIslamabad — Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have decided to establish a Joint Supreme Coordination Council to further strengthen bilateral relations in various fields and take them to a higher level.A joint communiqué issued at the end of the visit to Pakistan by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, said the Council will be co-chaired by ...
February 18, 2019
Iran chief sponsor of terrorism: Jubeir
Saudi Gazette reportIslamabad — Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir reiterated on Monday that Iran has been the chief sponsor of terrorism for decades.Addressing a joint press conference with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Jubeir questioned how Iran could accuse others of engaging in terrorist activities.He assailed Iran for initially blaming the Kingdom for last week’s attack that killed 27 members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard.The ...
February 18, 2019
Seven MPs quit UK Labour Party over Brexit
London — A group of MPs from Britain’s opposition Labour Party broke away on Monday in protest at leader Jeremy Corbyn’s support for Brexit.The seven MPs included Chuka Umunna, who has led a campaign for a second referendum that could stop Brexit and was once seen as a potential leader of the center-left party.Umunna called for a centrist “alternative” in British politics as the rebel MPs complained about the far-left ...
February 18, 2019
Yemen’s parties agree on Hodeida redeployment
RIYADH/UNITED NATIONS — Yemen’s government and the Iranian-backed Houthi militias have agreed to start withdrawing from the main port of Hodeida under a UN-sponsored deal, the United Nations said.“The parties reached an agreement on Phase 1 of the mutual redeployment of forces,” the UN spokesman’s office said in a statement without giving details on what was agreed.Under Phase 1, the Houthis would withdraw from the ports of Hodeida, Saleef, used ...
February 18, 2019
You’ll get more votes than me, Khan tells Crown Prince
Saudi Gazette reportIslamabad — Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan thanked Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, and expressed happiness over the royal’s visit.“I woke up this morning and when I looked at my mobile phone, I realized after your statement last night saying that you would be Pakistan’s ambassador in Saudi Arabia that if you stood in elections here, you would get more votes than ...
February 18, 2019
Crown Prince’s visit historic opportunity to strengthen Saudi-Indian ties
New Delhi — Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman’s visit to India presents a historic opportunity to expand collaboration in all sectors, Saudi Ambassador to India Saud Mohammad Al-Sati told Press Trust of India.“Saudi Arabia and India share age-old ties of friendship that are deepening with each passing day. Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman’s visit to India is highly anticipated and presents a historic opportunity to expand collaboration between our two ...
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