A brother of the French gunman who killed seven people in March says in a new book and documentary that he and his siblings were raised on anti-Semitism and that his parents helped radicalize his younger brother.
Total CEO confirms talks to sell assets in Nigeria
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – French oil major Total is in talks to sell some assets in Nigeria, the company's chief executive said on Sunday, but it is not pulling out of the country. "Yes we are discussing with certain buyers about selling certain assets in Nigeria," Christophe de Margerie said. "But it doesn't mean we are scared and intend to start some kind of walking out of Nigeria…Total is happy to develop its projects in Nigeria." China's Sinopec is reportedly close to buying stakes in Nigerian onshore oil blocks from Total. … Egypt plans new deficit-reduction steps: media
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s government has proposed tax changes and reducing energy subsidies to cut a budget deficit running at about 11 percent of gross domestic product, Egyptian newspapers reported. The austerity steps, certain to be unpopular, are part of an economic program drawn up in part to help convince the International Monetary Fund that Egypt is serious about economic reform. An IMF team is in Cairo to negotiate a $4.8 billion finance package for Egypt. Talks are scheduled to end on November 14. …
Israel drawn into Syria fighting for first time
The Israeli military has fired a missile into Syria, the first time Israel has been drawn into the fighting in the neighboring country.
Israel, Gaza militants trade fire in escalation
Israeli aircraft struck the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing a Palestinian man, as militants bombarded the Jewish state with rockets and mortars in a fierce second day of fighting. Ghana: Rescuers still work in collapsed building
Workers had congregated for morning prayers on the ground floor of the Melcom retail store in northern Accra Wednesday morning at around 9:15 when they heard a "boom, boom, boom" and the five-story building collapsed around them, trapping some 80 people under the rubble and killing at least 17. BP CEO sees update on UAE oil concessions in next week
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – BP Plc , shut out of pre-qualification bidding to develop Abu Dhabi's largest onshore oil fields, hopes to hear soon whether it can participate in the process, Chief Executive Bob Dudley said on Sunday. "I'm positive about it … I'm optimistic that cooperation will go on for a long time," Dudley said on the sidelines of an oil and gas event in the UAE capital. … Greeks angered by "princes of parliament" pay fight
ATHENS (Reuters) – When Greece’s government pushed through a law last week aimed at slashing public wages and raising taxes, its biggest threat was not the firebrand opposition or the 100,000 protesters thronged at the gates of parliament. It was the assembly’s workers themselves, a well-connected group that has long evoked disdain for enjoying the kind of lavish pay and benefits that have become emblematic of the public sector excess at the heart of Greece’s debt crisis. The staff dispute that image. …
EgyptAir to let hostesses wear Islamic headscarves
CAIRO (Reuters) – EgyptAir is allowing its stewardesses to wear Islamic headscarves if they wish on flights to Arab states and will expand the practice to the rest of the network, an official said on Sunday, ending a restriction imposed in Hosni Mubarak’s era. It follows a similar move to allow presenters on state television’s flagship news broadcasts to wear the hijab, which covers the hair but not the face. …
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