Section: Lebanon
Ukraine Withdraws Heavy Weapons from Frontline: Poroshenko
President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday that Ukrainian military had withdrawn heavy weapons from the frontline in the conflict area. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
Ukraine authorities scramble to avoid unrest flashpoint
Residents in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kostyantynivka angrily confronts police officials over an accident in which an armored military vehicle struck and killed an 8-year old girl …read more Source: The Daily...
Kremlin rules out handing back Crimea to Ukraine
Russia says it would not hand back Crimea to Ukraine, despite warnings by the United States and European Union that they will not drop sanctions over the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation a year ago …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine pilot detained in Russia resumes hunger strike
A female Ukrainian pilot detained in Russia on murder charges that Kiev says are politically motivated restarted a hunger strike that officials have warned could kill her, her lawyer tells AFP …read more Source: The Daily...
EU worried by military build-up, human rights situation in Crimea
The European Union says it would stick to its policy of not recognizing Russia’s annexation of Crimea and voiced concern over what it said was a military build-up and deteriorating human rights situation there …read more Source: The Daily...
No compromise with Russia over Ukraine sanctions: EU chief
The European Union must not compromise with Russia over sanctions in response to the Ukraine crisis, the bloc’s chief Donald Tusk says …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine activists unveil Putin ‘tombstone’ by Russian embassy
Ukrainian activists, playing on speculation about President Vladimir Putin’s health, erect a mock tombstone to the Russian leader depicting him as the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler outside the Russian embassy in Kiev …read more Source: The Daily...
Residents return to ruins in Ukraine town
Not a single building in Nikishyne escaped undamaged after months of intense bombardment, which helped shrink the village of 700 to a handful of residents as fighting raged in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine president confirms ‘de-escalation’ in conflict
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko confirmed Friday a “gradual de-escalation” in fighting between government forces and pro-Russian separatists, a month after a ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: The Daily...
No EU unanimity on renewing Russia economic sanctions: official
The European Union’s 28 governments have not reached an agreement on renewing economic sanctions on Russia that expire in July, a senior EU official says …read more Source: The Daily...
