World

Mine, all mine: Rock quarrying fuels land disputes in Kenya

Editorial Bureau December 5, 2019

KIBINGO, Kenya- When Jotham Micheni and his brothers were divvying up their family land in central Kenya after their father’s death, nobody wanted to take the barren patch on the eastern flank. The five sons of the farming household in rural Kibingo village, about 130km (80 miles)

Europe

Securitas targets doubling of electronic security sales by 2023

Editorial Bureau December 5, 2019

STOCKHOLM- Sweden’s Securitas aims to double sales of electronic security, including combined packages, to about 40 billion crowns (£3.24 billion) by 2023, it said on Thursday. The world’s biggest security group, the services of which include guard personnel, alarm surveillance and airport security, wants to increase the share of electronic surveillance in its

Middle East

Israel’s foreign minister says he hopes Corbyn loses British election

Editorial Bureau December 5, 2019

JERUSALEM- Israel’s foreign minister said on Thursday that he hopes Jeremy Corbyn loses next week’s British election, citing allegations of anti-Semitism buffeting the Labour Party leader. “I won’t meddle in internal elections but I personally hope that he won’t be elected, with this whole wave of anti-Semitism…I hope the other side

Middle East

After 20 years, Palestinian mother and son reunited in Egypt

Editorial Bureau December 5, 2019

CAIRO- Palestinian journalist Amjad Yaghi was just nine years old when his mother left the Gaza Strip on what should have been a short trip to Egypt for medical treatment. But until a joyful reunion this week, they did not see each other again for 20 years. After leaving Gaza in 1999, Yaghi’s mother, Nevine […]

Middle East

Exclusive: Saudi Aramco pursues war cover after attacks – sources

Editorial Bureau December 5, 2019

LONDON/RIYADH- Saudi Aramco is looking to buy insurance against war and terror attacks after a damaging drone and missile attack on some of its oil facilities in September, two sources told Reuters. Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, has been looking for cover from insurers including those based at Lloyd’s of London and elsewhere in […]

Middle East

UAE fires coach Van Marwijk after Qatar defeat

Editorial Bureau December 5, 2019

HONG KONG- Bert van Marwijk has been sacked as head coach of the United Arab Emirates, the country’s football federation said on Wednesday after the team was knocked out of the Gulf Cup. The UAE were eliminated from the keenly-contested regional tournament on Tuesday following a 4-2 loss at the hands of Qatar in a […]

USA

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter released from hospital

Editorial Bureau December 5, 2019

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was released from a Georgia hospital on Wednesday where he had been undergoing treatment for a urinary tract infection, his spokeswoman said. “He said he looks forward to further rest and recovery at home in Plains, Georgia. He and Mrs. Carter wish everyone peace and joy this holiday season,” Deanna […]

USA

‘Nasty’, ‘two-faced’, ‘brain dead’ – NATO pulls off summit despite insults

Editorial Bureau December 5, 2019

WATFORD, England- NATO leaders set aside public insults ranging from “delinquent” to “brain dead” and “two-faced” on Wednesday, declaring at a 70th anniversary summit they would stand together against a common threat from Russia and prepare for China’s rise. Officials insisted the summit was a success: most notably, Turkish

USA

Beijing envoy warns of ‘destructive forces’ trying to undermine U.S.-China ties

Editorial Bureau December 5, 2019

WASHINGTON- China’s envoy to the United States on Wednesday said the two countries were trying to resolve their differences over trade, but he warned of forces that he said were trying to drive a wedge between the two, without providing any details. Ambassador Cui Tiankai, speaking at a dinner hosted by the US-China Business Council, […]

USA

China maintains tariffs must be reduced for phase one trade deal with U.S

Editorial Bureau December 5, 2019

BEIJING- Tariffs must be cut if China and the United States are to reach an interim agreement on trade, the Asian nation’s commerce ministry said on Thursday, sticking to its stance that some U.S. tariffs must be rolled back for a phase one deal. “The Chinese side believes that if the two sides reach a […]