Section: Lebanon
Ukraine Parliament sacks head of state security service
NNA – (Agence France Presse) Ukraine39;s parliament Thursday fired the powerful head of the SBU state security service after he fell foul of President Petro Poroshenko and became embroiled in a con …read more Source: National News...
Three Ukrainian soldiers killed as fighting intensifies in east : Ukraine military
Three Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 14 wounded in the past 24 hours in fighting in separatist eastern territories despite a ceasefire, the Ukrainian military said Thursday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine parliament sacks head of state security service
Ukraine’s parliament Thursday fired the powerful head of the SBU state security service after he fell foul of President Petro Poroshenko and became embroiled in a conflict with the nation’s chief prosecutor. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia may toughen response to EU sanctions over UkraineKremlin
NNA – Russia may toughen its response to European Union sanctions over the Ukraine crisis if the EU carries out a decision to extend the sanctions, Kremlin economic adviser Andrei Belousov said on Thu …read more Source: National News...
Russian, German FMs Urge Immediate End to E. Ukraine Fighting
The foreign ministers of Russia and Germany, Sergey Lavrov and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on Wednesday discussed cooperation in the Normandy format to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, Tass said. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
EU agrees to extend economic sanctions on Russia to end-Jan: sources
European Union ambassadors agreed to extend economic sanctions on Russia by six months until the end of January next year, diplomatic sources said …read more Source: The Daily...
French, German, Russian, Ukrainian FMs to meet Tuesday in Paris: France
The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia are set to hold talks next week in Paris over the crisis in eastern Ukraine, the French foreign ministry said …read more Source: The Daily...
Russian pro-opposition journalist held in rebel Ukraine
A reporter with a top Moscow opposition paper, that has won numerous awards in the West, was detained Tuesday in separatist eastern Ukraine and is likely to be expelled to Russia, his colleagues said …read more Source: The Daily...
Two Ukrainian servicemen killed in east Ukraine: Ukraine military
Two Ukrainian serviceman have been killed and five wounded in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours as fighting extended along a large stretch of the frontline, the Ukrainian military said …read more Source: The Daily...
Kerry urges Lavrov to respect Ukraine ceasefire
NNA – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday pressed his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to ensure that Moscow respects the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, the State Department said. In a telep …read more Source: National News...
