Section: Iran
Svetlana Alexievich Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Svetlana Alexievich, a Belarussian journalist and prose writer, won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday “for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time,” the Swedish Academy announced. Ms. Alexievich, 67, is the 14th woman to win the literature prize. Sara Danius, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy,...
Kiev puts forward conditions for elections in east Ukraine
As parties in eastern Ukraine continue withdrawing their light weapons from frontlines, Kiev is busy outlining a plan to integrate those conflict areas back into the country. …read more Source:...
Ukraine president says ‘real truce’ has begun
President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday a “real truce” had begun in Ukraine but that a long-lasting peace with pro-Russians would still take some time. …read more Source: Iran...
Moscow welcomes postponement of local polls in eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russian forces in Ukraine’s eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk have agreed to postpone local elections until next year. They have demanded Kiev’s full compliance with the Minsk ceasefire agreement. …read more Source:...
Russian Firm Offers Egypt Electronics, Radar For Aircraft Carriers
A state-owned Russian military supplier offered its radar and electronic services to equip the two Mistral warships purchased by Egypt from France, Russian state Sputnik News reported Tuesday. The warships, initially intended for Russia, were sold to Egypt after French President François Hollande canceled the deal with Russian President Vladimir...
A Russian Volunteer Sets Sights On Syria
Bondo Dorovskikh traveled to eastern Ukraine last year to join separatists in their war against Kyiv. He soon quit the rebels in disillusionment because they turned out to be more like a “criminal gang” — not what Russian TV promised. He mulled switching sides, but was dissuaded. Now, the 41-year-old Russian plans to take up...
Ukraine’s eastern region of Donbass postpones local elections
Pro-Russia fighters in Ukraine’s eastern regions of Donetsk and Lugansk have postponed disputed local elections to the next year. …read more Source: Iran...
Ukraine’s eastern region of Donbass postpones local elections
The disputed elections scheduled for this year in eastern Ukraine are postponed to the next year. …read more Source:...
Ukraine parliament votes to legalizes foreign mercenaries
Ukraine’s Verkhovnaya Rada on Tuesday adopted in a second reading a draft law on foreigners serving in the country’s armed forces. A total of 229 members of parliament supported the decision, Itar-Tass reported. The legislation is aiming “at increasing the fighting efficiency of the armed forces and reducing human and financial...
Russian Soldiers Join Syria Fight
Photo Russian technicians attached a bomb to a plane at a base in Syria on Saturday. Russian officials say their airstrikes are targeting the Islamic State, but they have mainly hit other insurgents. Credit Alexander Kots/Komsomolskaya Pravda, via Associated Press MOSCOW — Ratcheting up the confrontation over the Syria war, Russia said Monday...
