Section: Lebanon
Mines threaten Ukraine village life
Outside the picturesque Ukrainian village of Chugynka, dozens of people in bulletproof vests kneel down and explore every inch of ground. …read more Source: The Daily...
Merkel, Macron demand Russia release Ukrainian sailors
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron demanded Friday that Russia release Ukrainian sailors it captured along with their ships last month in the Kerch Strait, which links the Black Sea with the Azov Sea. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia sentences Ukrainian man to eight years in jail for spying: Kommersant
A Russian court has sentenced a Ukrainian man to eight years in a maximum security prison for espionage and trying to illegally obtain and export military goods, Russia’s Kommersant newspaper reported Wednesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Poroshenko announces end to martial law in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Wednesday announced the end of a martial law in the country’s border regions, which was introduced last month after Russia’s seizure of three of Kiev’s navy vessels in the Sea of Azov. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia expands economic sanctions on Ukraine
Russia Tuesday expanded its economic sanctions on Ukraine, adding more than 250 people and businesses to a blacklist first announced at the start of November. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russian Fighter Jets Land in Crimea amid Ukraine Tensions
More than a dozen SU-27 and SU-30 fighter jets which Russia is deploying to boost its air force, amid heightened tensions with Ukraine, arrived in Cri …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s leader orders Orthodox Church to change its name
Ukraine’s president Saturday signed a bill that orders the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to change its name to reflect its ties to Moscow. …read more Source: The Daily...
Moscow Rejects Israeli Complaint over Haniyeh Invitation: You’re Also Talking to Hamas
Israeli ambassador to Moscow Gary Koren recently sent a sharp protest to Russian officials over the invitation the Russian Foreign Ministry sent to the Head of Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh in Moscow, Israeli Channel 10 reported. Senior Israeli officials were quoted as confirming that a similar protest was also transferred to the Russian...
US envoy: Idea of extra Russia sanctions gaining traction
A drive to impose more sanctions on Russia for its capture of Ukrainian navy vessels in November seems to be gaining traction, the United States envoy to the Ukraine conflict, Kurt Volker, told an online briefing Monday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia deploys fighter jets to Crimea amid Ukraine tensions: Ifax
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
