Section: Lebanon
Sore Russian officials bash Ukraine Eurovision win
Russian lawmakers Sunday lashed out at arch-rival Ukraine’s “political” victory in the Eurovision song contest, as one pro-Kremlin paper insisted Moscow’s entrant was robbed …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine jails reporter who campaigned against army draft
A Ukrainian court on Thursday jailed for 3.5 years a reporter who campaigned to allow conscientious objectors not to fight pro-Russian rebels in the separatist east. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukrainian MPs clear path for Poroshenko ally to become top prosecutor
Ukrainian lawmakers paved the way Thursday for a close ally of President Petro Poroshenko to become the new General Prosecutor, a position seen by the West as crucial to tackling entrenched corruption …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine recovers 17 paintings stolen from Verona museum
Ukraine has recovered 17 paintings, including works by Peter Paul Rubens and Tintoretto, stolen by armed robbers from the Castelvecchio museum in Verona last year, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin says Crimea now free of reliance on Kiev for its power
Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw the launch of a fourth and final line supplying electricity from Russia to Crimea Wednesday, saying the project had broken an energy blockage he accused Kiev of imposing on the peninsula …read more Source: The Daily...
Hackers reveal details of reporters accredited with Ukraine rebels
Ukrainian and foreign reporters Wednesday lashed out at pro-Kiev hackers who revealed details of thousands of journalists who were accredited with the self-declared authorities of the separatist east in order to cover the war …read more Source: The Daily...
Germany eyes truce extension in Ukraine talks
Germany’s foreign minister said he hoped the warring sides in Ukraine’s conflict could agree to extend a shaky truce, ahead of peace talks in Berlin later Wednesday …read more Source: The Daily...
Russian Bid to Blacklist Syrian Extremist Groups Blocked at UN
Britain, France, the United States and Ukraine Tuesday blocked a Russian request to add two Syrian armed groups to a UN terror blacklist and sideline …read more Source:...
UNSC Rejects Russia’s Call to Blacklist Jaish Al-Islam, Ahrar Sham
Russian request to add two Syrian militant groups to a United Nations terror blacklist was rejected by Britain, France, the United States, and Ukraine, diplomats said on May 10. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
IMF team arrives in Ukraine to check on new government
An International Monetary Fund team arrived in Kiev Tuesday after the formation of a new Ukrainian government resolved a prolonged political crisis that had stalled the release of vital aid …read more Source: The Daily...
