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Rising Brexit "bill" raises negotiating stakes

EU negotiators have hiked possible payment demands for Brexit over recent weeks, officials say, widening the divide between Brussels and London, which questions whether it owes anything at all before talks start next month. Hours before chief negotiator Michel Barnier was due to give more...

Saudi Arabia halts admissions for Syrian students

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ceased admissions to governmental and local schools for Syrian and Yemeni students who entered the Kingdom as visitor or family member, Syria residents said. The Ministry of Education and Teaching in Saudi Arabia had three months ago issued a...

Iran's reformist ex-president backs Rouhani reelection

Iran's reformist former president Mohammad Khatami has skirted a media ban to endorse moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani for a second term over conservative challengers in a tight May 19 election. Khatami, who during his 1997-2005 presidency oversaw a rapprochement with the West, has been...