Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed released as corruption probe winds down:
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed released as corruption probe winds down: Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was released from detention on Saturday, family sources said, more than two months after he was taken into custody in the kingdom’s sweeping crackdown on corruption. His release came hours after he told Reuters in an interview at Riyadh’s opulent Ritz-Carlton hotel that he expected to be cleared
Strikes loom as German industrial wage talks end without deal: German industrial companies face all-day walkouts by workers next week that could hamper the production of cars, car parts and machinery as 16 hours of last-ditch regional talks between union IG Metall and employers failed to yield a deal. Nearly a million workers have already taken part in short walkouts across the country this month
Leading member of Egyptian opposition Hisham Genina attacked and badly injured: A leading member of an opposition campaign which was until this week challenging Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in upcoming elections was attacked and severely wounded outside his home on Saturday, his wife, lawyer, and a campaign spokesman said. Hisham Genina, a former anti-corruption watchdog chief, was working to elect former military chief-of-staff Lieutenant General
River Seine levels rise further as Paris braces for flood risk: The levels of the River Seine in Paris rose further on Saturday and were set to hit a peak this weekend, according to official estimates, and French authorities were on standby for any major flooding risk. The government’s “Vigicrues” flood monitoring body showed a slight increase overnight in the levels of the river in the
North Korea condemns latest U.S. sanctions: North Korea on Saturday condemned the latest U.S. sanctions announced this week aimed at curbing the isolated nation’s development nuclear weapons. The U.S. sanctions are “a manifestation of heinous intention to throw a wet blanket over the inter-Korean exchange and cooperation and to aggravate the situation,” an unnamed North Korean foreign ministry spokesman said in
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