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May to ask EU to reopen withdrawal deal

British Prime Minister Theresa May will ask the EU to reopen the withdrawal agreement, her spokesperson said on Tuesday. In a news briefing, the spokesperson said May has told EU leaders that she intends to re-open Brexit negotiations to get her deal through parliament. The announcement...

German army probing 270 cases of right-wing extremism

The German military opened investigation into 270 suspected right-wing extremists in its ranks, a new report revealed on Tuesday. 18 soldiers were dismissed from the armed forces due to their extremist views, according to the annual report released by Parliamentary Commissioner for the...

Cash-strapped UNRWA unveils $1.2bn budget for 2019

Pierre Krahenbuhl, commissioner-general of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), has unveiled a proposed $1.2-billion agency budget for 2019. According to a UNRWA statement issued Monday, the funding is needed to continue providing assistance to some 5.4 million...

8 killed in regime shelling in Idlib

Eight civilians were killed and 25 others injured Tuesday in the Syrian regime’s shelling of northwestern Idlib province. Artillery shells targeted Maarat Al-Numan and the towns of Al-Tah and Hosh Al-Qasabiya, which fall within the de-escalation zone in Idlib province, Mustafa Haj Yusuf,...