Section: Egypt
CBE approves tourism ministry request for currency exchange with Russia: Official
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will approve the Ministry of Tourism’s request for a currency exchange system with Russian companies(DNE Photo) The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will approve the Ministry of Tourism’s request for a currency exchange system with Russian companies, according to a Tourism Ministry official. The approval...
Deadly violence hits eastern Ukraine in run-up to talks
More to this story More than 20 people have been reported killed in separate attacks in eastern Ukraine, as leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France prepare for peace talks in Minsk, Belarus. Shelling rocked a bus station in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk as fighting continued to rage in the country’s east in advance of...
Europe’s Russia problem
When Russian, Ukrainian, German and French leaders reconvene in Minsk to seek a lasting ceasefire for Eastern Ukraine, the difficult truth they will face is this; Ukraine is only the beginning. Europe and Russia have been on a geopolitical collision course for years. And the only way for Europe to survive this standoff is to change Russia itself....
Deadly violence hits eastern Ukraine ahead of talks
More to this story More than 20 people were reported killed in separate attacks in eastern Ukraine, as leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France prepared for peace talks in Minsk. Shelling rocked a bus station in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk as fighting continued to rage in the country’s east ahead of the talks… …read...
Is climate change fuelling war?
For years, scientists and security analysts have warned that global warming looms as a potential source of war and unrest.Storms, droughts, floods, and spells of extreme heat or exceptional cold: all can destroy wealth, ravage harvests, force people off land, exacerbate ancient rivalries and unleash a fight for resources, they say.These factors...
Leaders Set to Discuss Ukraine Peace Plan as Fighting Continues
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Obama warns Putin of ‘rising costs’ over Ukraine
US President Barack Obama has urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a phone call to agree to a peace deal with the Ukrainian government. “If Russia continues its aggressive actions in Ukraine, including by sending troops, … …read more Source:...
US Lawmakers Unified: ‘Send Lethal Weapons to Ukraine’
Cindy Saine Published February 10, 2015 As world leaders try to end the fighting in Ukraine, a growing number of U.S. lawmakers are …read more Source:...
Russia-Backed Rebels Blamed for Deadly Rocket Attack
Daniel Schearf Published February 10, 2015 Rockets have rained down on Kramatorsk, Ukraine’s military headquarters for fighting pro-Russia rebels in the east, killing at least 12 people and wounding more than 60, mainly civilians. VOA’s Daniel Schearf witnessed the aftermath and has this report from Kramatorsk. …read more...
ON THE SCENE: VOA Correspondent Sees Carnage in Ukrainian City
KRAMATORSK, UKRAINE—Editor’s note: On the eve of planned peace talks in Minsk, at least 15 people died amid battles in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk Tuesday. Most of the victims were hit by rockets that apparently were fired by separatist rebels trying to dislodge Ukrainian government forces. The rockets were aimed at Kramatorsk’s...
