Section: Iran
Russia Criticizes US Human Rights Report
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia’s foreign ministry said an annual human rights report released by the United States was politically motivated and ignored rights violations by Ukraine. …read more Source: Fars News...
Ukrainians fleeing war in east approaching 1mn: UN report
The number of Ukrainians fleeing the country after the 2014 eruption of a conflict in Ukraine’s east is approaching the one million mark, a UN report states. …read more Source:...
Number of refugees from Ukraine exceeds 900,000: UN
The number of Ukrainian refugees has exceeded 900,000 people since the start of the outbreak of hostilities in eastern Ukraine in April last year, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said in a report. According to RT, some 746,000 have headed for Russia. Belarus received 81,200 refugees with a small number arriving in Germany,...
Russia extends ban on EU, US food
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has extended ban on products imported from the West which has imposed sanctions against Russia. According to a media report, Medvedev approved an order by President Vladimir Putin to prohibit food imports for another year from Europe, the US, Canada and Australia. The list includes fruits, vegetables, meat,...
‘Russia playing with fire by threatening to expand nukes’
A senior Pentagon official says Russia is “playing with fire” by threatening to expand its nuclear weapons arsenal in response to a rising military presence by the United States and its NATO allies in Eastern Europe. “Anyone who thinks they can control escalation through the use of nuclear weapons is literally playing with...
EU pushes Kiev for political reforms
The European Union has called for political reforms in Ukraine to pave the way for the implementation of the Minsk truce deal. …read more Source:...
Turkey Chooses ISIS Over the Kurds
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is furious that the Kurds in Syria are advancing against ISIS. Ponder the ramifications of that sentence. Turkey is a member of NATO. On paper, at least, it’s one of America’s greatest allies. ISIS, meanwhile, is the world’s most deranged army of psychopaths. Even Al Qaeda disowns...
NATO Warns of Risk of Return to Heavy Fighting in Ukraine
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – NATO’s head warned on Thursday of a risk of a return to heavy fighting in Ukraine but said it would be unwise to declare a ceasefire agreement dead, despite repeated violations, because it remained the best hope for peace. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Moscow must stop backing pro-Russians in Ukraine: NATO
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called on Moscow to stop “supporting” pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine. According to a media report, on Thursday, Stoltenberg accused Russia of “continuing” to provide support for pro-Russia forces in Ukraine, saying Moscow “had a large number of forces stationed on its border with Ukraine.”...
Moscow must stop backing pro-Russians in Ukraine: NATO
NATO urges Moscow to stop what it calls “supporting” pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
