Day: September 2, 2019
KLM scraps 28 return flights after ground crew strike
The Hague, Sept 2 (AFP/APP):Dutch national carrier KLM said it scrapped 28 round-trip flights Monday across Europe after ground staff downed tools ...Saudi-led coalition says unaware prisoners held at Yemen target site
Riyadh, Sept 2 (AFP/APP):The Saudi-led military coalition fighting Yemen’s Huthi rebels said Monday it was unaware that prisoners were held at a ...Dubai in push to rebalance bloated property market
Dubai, Sept 2 (AFP/APP):Dubai’s ruler announced Monday the creation of a panel to address a glut in the property market, a key ...Russia, Iran blame US for regional tensions
Moscow, Sept 2 (AFP/APP):Moscow and Tehran on Monday blamed US policies for tensions in the Middle East while Russia said it welcomed ...Hundreds of migrants moved from ‘hell’ of overcrowded Greek island
Moria, Greece, Sept 2 (AFP/APP):Greek officials and UN workers evacuated the first group of what will be hundreds of migrants from the ...Trump administration officials split over future CIA role in Afghanistan: NYT
NEW YORK, Sep 02 (APP):Trump administration officials are divided over whether to expand CIA’s role in Afghanistan after the U.S. reduces the ...Saudi Arabia allows Turkish trucks to ;pass in 2 weeks
ISTANBUL, Sep 2 (AA/APP):Saudi Arabia on Monday allowed 73 Turkish trucks to pass to the Duba port after holding them at the ...Israel arrests 22 Palestinians in West Bank raids
RAMALLAH, Sep 2 (XINHUA/APP):Israeli forces have arrested 22 Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to the ...US envoy meets with Afghan president in Kabul
Kabul, Sept 2 (AFP/APP):The US envoy leading efforts to forge a deal with the Taliban has met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ...Asian markets mostly down as China-US tariffs kick in
Hong Kong, Sept 2 (AFP/APP):Most Asian markets fell on Monday as fresh Chinese and US tariffs on goods worth hundreds of billions ...