Section: Lebanon
Ukraine court permits self-rule for pro-Russia rebels
Ukraine’s highest court Friday allowed parliament to vote on Western-backed constitutional amendments aimed at stemming daily bloodshed by giving pro-Russian insurgents partial autonomy in the separatist east. …read more Source: The Daily...
US Imposes More Sanctions on Russia
The United States has imposed further sanctions against Russia over the events in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
Finland demands explanation over US sanctions on Finns over Ukraine crisis
Finland has asked the United States to explain why two Finnish citizens and four enterprises have been slapped with sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine, the Finnish Foreign Ministry said Friday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Countries seek court for downed Flight MH17
The five countries investigating the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine a year ago are considering setting up an independent international tribunal after Russia vetoed attempts to establish a U.N.-backed court to prosecute suspects. …read more Source: The Daily...
EU ‘very much regrets’ Russian veto of UN MH17 resolution
The EU said Thursday it regretted as a “setback” a Russian veto of a UN resolution for a tribunal to prosecute those responsible for downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine last year. …read more Source: The Daily...
Four civilians reported killed in Ukraine fighting
Four civilians were killed in intense shelling attacks between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian rebels in the separatist east of the war-torn state, officials from both sides said Thursday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia opens trial of jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko: court
Russia Thursday opened the high-profile trial of jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, a hugely controversial case that could send ties between Moscow and Kiev to a new low. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine Claims Capture of Another Russian Soldier
Ukraine’s security service on Wednesday announced the capture of a Russian army major who was allegedly delivering explosives to pro-Kremlin rebels in the east. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
Ukraine claims capture of another Russian soldier
Ukraine’s security service Wednesday announced the capture of a Russian army major who was allegedly delivering explosives to pro-Kremlin rebels in the separatist east. …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin: Russia will oppose international tribunal for MH17
Putin has indicated that Moscow will veto a U.N. Security Council resolution to set up an international criminal court to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine a year ago …read more Source: The Daily...
