, pierced saudi defenses and threatened to derail a reform agenda aimed at diversifying the economy away from oil. jadaan said he expected to see healthier oil prices in due to solid demand, reduced output and easing trade tensions. saudi arabia has said it expects growth of percent. ... related articles...
highway out of batemans bay on the nsw coast was bumper-to-bumper after authorities called for the town to be evacuated. r bushfires so far this season have razed more than million hectares of bushland and destroyed more than homes, including homes destroyed on the south coast this week. ... related articles...
paid by drivers in local currency. however, their owners are forced to pay percent of purchase costs to fuel importers in u.s. dollars. one man who spoke to the daily star has, on at least two occasions, taken a check in u.s. dollars from someone in return for cash of a lesser value. ... related articles...
marie-claude najm kobeh, labor minister lamia yammine douaihy, information minister manal abdel samad, sports and youth minister varti ohanian kevorkian and minister for the displaced ghada shreim ata. women's rights groups have long pushed for greater gender parity in lebanon's government. ... related articles...
by a few more stores in the area as well. still, some shops maintained little protection, opting to only use metal fencing behind their glass windows. shehab said while she felt lucky that the store remained unharmed, she and her colleagues were unsure of the future of the protests. ... related articles...
attacking protesters. throughout the nationwide protests, amal and hezbollah supporters have repeatedly ransacked tents and beaten protesters. further south in nabatieh, protesters gathered to mark the th day of protests, where they chanted slogans of the uprising and played patriotic songs. ... related articles...
airspace be closed to u.s. military aircraft and for trump not to act "arrogant" when addressing iraqi officials. america's military presence has been a hot-button issue in iraq since a u.s. drone strike killed iranian general qasem soleimani and a top iraqi commander in baghdad on jan. . ... related articles...
sovereignty to israel over jerusalem and west bank settlements. both israeli and palestinian analysts were skeptical friday as to whether the plan could be implemented. trump has been hopeful of gaining support for the plan from saudi arabia and other arab nations to pressure abbas. ... related articles...
key squares and roads that had previously been a focal point of protest violence were re-opened for vehicle access, according to a statement from the baghdad operations command. protesters said they were fearful that security forces would next come to root them out of tahrir square. ... related articles...
northwestern province of idlib, the last stronghold of anti-regime forces and currently home to some three million people -- half of them displaced by violence in other areas. syrian government forces now control around percent of the country and assad has repeatedly vowed to retake idlib. ... related articles...