Section: Egypt
EU Moves to Sanction Separatists as E. Ukraine Fighting Intensifies
European Union foreign ministers moved Monday to ratchet up sanctions against pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, amid reports of intensified fighting in the … …read more Source:...
Putin Admits Russian Troop Role in Crimea Annexation
Contradicting previous… …read more Source:...
Polish Diplomats Given 48 Hours to Leave Russia
MOSCOW—Russia said on Monday several of its diplomats had been expelled from Poland and that a number of Polish diplomats had left Russia after Moscow took “adequate” measures in return. Ties between Russia and European Union member states have been strained by the crisis in Ukraine and by EU sanctions imposed after Russia annexed the Crimea...
MH17 Wreckage Removal Begins in E. Ukraine
Local emergency workers recovered human remains and aircraft parts Sunday from the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine, four months after the plane was downed, killing 298 people. Dutch inspectors had hoped to examine the crash site themselves, but they remain concerned about the safety of their staff in the...
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Wreckage Recovery in Ukraine
Published November 16, 2014 Local Ukraine emergency services have begun collecting parts of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 wreckage from its crash site in the middle of the conflict zone, Dutch air …read more Source:...
US, Japan and Australia vow to oppose Russian action in Crimea
The leaders of the United States, Japan and Australia lined up together against Russia on Sunday, vowing to oppose Russian incursions into Crimea during a rare trilateral meeting held at the G20 summit in Brisbane. President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said they would oppose...
Ukraine’s Financial Outlook Is Gloomy
KYIV—Ukraine is engulfed in a financial crisis. Without further Western aid, the Kyiv government will run out of money to service its debts. If the situation continues, Ukraine could face possible default on its bonds in four to six months, if Russia demands early repayment on a multibillion-dollar loan it gave Kyiv before the ouster this year of...
Russia sees chance of deal at nuclear talks with Iran
A senior Russian diplomat said a deal could be reached this month between world powers and Tehran on curbing Iran’s nuclear programme if there is the will in Washington and Tehran.In Australia for a meeting of the G20 major and developing economies, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters six world powers and Iran had never...
Obama: US Leads World in Opposing Russian Aggression In Ukraine
U.S. President Barack Obama says the U.S. is leading the world in opposing Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Speaking Saturday in Australia at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Mr. Obama said Russia is “a threat to the world” as witnessed in the “appalling shoot-down of MH17;” a reference to the downing of...
Kyiv Stresses Need for Bolstered Military
Ukraine’s president says his country’s armed forces are “willing and able to fight back” should the cease-fire agreement reached in September between his government and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine unravel. President Petro Poroshenko spoke in Kyiv Friday after meeting with Ukraine’s top security...
