Saudi Arabia says two Saudi oil tankers attacked near UAE waters

DUBAI, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Arabia said that two Saudi oil tankers were among vessels targeted by a “sabotage attack” off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), condemning it as an attempt to undermine security of global crude supplies. The UAE said on Sunday that four commercial…

European parliamentary election: UK PM May’s party slumps to fifth place as pressure mounts for her to go

LONDON, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives have slumped to fifth place in an opinion poll ahead of the May 23 European parliamentary election as pressure grows for her to set a date for her departure. Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party was in the lead, up four…

New Zealand begins inquiry into Christchurch’s mosques massacre

WELLINGTON, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An inquiry into Christchurch’s mosques shooting massacre began hearing evidence on Monday, as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern prepared to co-host a meeting in France that seeks global support to tackle online violence. A lone gunman killed 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch on March…

China defiant toward US on trade, Kudlow urges strong enforcement steps

WASHINGTON, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and China appeared at a deadlock over trade negotiations on Sunday as Washington demanded promises of concrete changes to Chinese law and Beijing said it would not swallow any “bitter fruit” that harmed its interests. The trade war between the world’s top…

Singapore, China renew bilateral currency swap agreement

SINGAPORE, May 13 (NNN-CNA) — China and Singapore have renewed the Bilateral Currency Swap Agreement (BCSA) worth 300 billion yuan (S$60 billion) for three years. This was announced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and People’s Bank of China (PBC) on Monday. “Up to CNY300 billion in Chinese Yuan liquidity will…

Yemen War: Houthi Withdrawal From Hudaydah As Planned – UN

SANA’A, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Houthi rebel withdrawal from key ports in Yemen is proceeding according to plan, the UN says. Yemen’s government had described the move – a major step since a ceasefire deal last December – as a rebel “ploy”. Both the Houthis and government forces agreed…

Pakistan: Gunmen killed five in Balochistan hotel

ISLAMABAD, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pakistan’s army says gunmen who attacked a luxury hotel in Balochistan province on Saturday killed four hotel employees and a soldier. The three attackers were also killed during a siege that lasted several hours. Six people were injured. A spokesman for the Zaver Pearl-Continental Hotel…

Roadside Bomb Kills Pro-Gov’t Soldier, Injures 9 In Yemen’s Aden

ADEN, May 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — A roadside bomb killed a pro-government soldier and wounded nine in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Saturday, a security official said. The bomb exploded near a two-vehicle convoy of the newly-recruited pro-government troops in Dar Sad district moving toward the northern parts of Aden Province, killing a…

95 Illegal Immigrants Arrested In Algeria: Defense Ministry

ALGIERS, May 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Algerian army arrested 95 illegal immigrants in various operations, the defense ministry said. Algeria’s coast guards in Oran Province, 400 km northwest of the capital Algiers, foiled an attempt to illegally smuggle 18 people on a boat, according to a ministry statement. In another operation, the army arrested 63…

Albanian Police Arrest 50 People After Violent Anti-Gov’t Protest

TIRANA, May 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — Albanian State Police said that 50 people were arrested for violent acts during Saturday’s opposition protest. According to the State Police statement, the arrests were made for criminal offences of “opposing police order”, “hitting someone while on duty”, “disturbing public order”, “destroying property through arson” and “Breach of rules regarding…