Section: Lebanon
Treasury: U.S. slaps more sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
The United States, Canada and European Union imposed sweeping sanctions Friday over Russia’s continued actions against Ukraine, including its 2018 attack on Ukrainian ships, annexation of Crimea and activities in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
US, EU slap new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
The United States, together with the European Union and Canada, Friday slapped new sanctions on more than a dozen Russian officials and businesses in response to the country’s “continued aggression in Ukraine.” …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia plans to launch Crimea power stations on March 18
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
Russia plans to launch Crimea power stations on March 18 – sources
Russia plans to officially launch two new power stations in Crimea on March 18, five sources familiar with the plans told Reuters on Wednesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine detains Israeli accused of running drug network
Ukraine has detained an Israeli man who it says heads a massive global drug trafficking network that markets illegal drugs through the internet, the country’s security service said Tuesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Arms Sales to Middle East Have Increased Dramatically: US Top Exporter
Arms flows to the Middle East have increased by 87 percent over the past five years and now account for more than a third of the global trade, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report on Sunday. The defense think-tank’s annual survey showed that Saudi Arabia became the world’s top arms importer in...
US, Allies Aim to Eliminate the Statehood of Countries They Dislike: Moscow
Chief of the Russian General Staff and First Deputy Defense Minister, General Valery Gerasimov stated that modern conflicts are characterized by attracting means of economic, political, diplomatic, informational pressure, as well as a demonstration of military power in the interests of enhancing the effectiveness of non-military measures....
US calls on Russia to return Crimea to Ukraine, five years later
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
Ukraine asks UN to move ahead with peacekeeping mission: AFP
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
Ukrainian official arrested over deadly acid attack
A Ukrainian court Friday placed a high-ranking regional official in custody after he was charged with organizing a deadly acid attack on an activist. …read more Source: The Daily...
