Section: Lebanon
Legislation clears way for MH17 trials in the Netherlands
The Dutch government has sent legislation to Parliament that clears the way for prosecution in the Netherlands of any suspects identified in the long-running investigation into the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia Will Remain ‘Difficult Partner’ after Putin Re-election: Germany
Russia will remain a “difficult partner” after President Vladimir Putin’s re-election but will be needed to help resolve international tensions, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Monday. “The result of the election in Russia did not surprise us any more than the circumstances of this election,” Maas told reporters in Brussels before...
NATO Chief Says Spy Attack Must Have ‘Consequences’
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday backed a “proportionate” British response to a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy, saying the incident must have “consequences”. Stoltenberg said the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter, which he called the first offensive use of a nerve agent on the alliance’s territory...
Give Britain Ukraine-style association deal: MEPs
The EU should offer Britain an “association agreement” after Brexit, similar to the ones it has with Ukraine or Georgia, European legislators said Wednesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine must to more to fight corruption: Mogherini
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Monday Ukraine must do more to fight corruption and establish an anti-corruption court in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission, a rights watchdog. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine negotiator charged over plot to kill Poroshenko
Ukraine Friday charged a prisoner swap negotiator with plotting to assassinate President Petro Poroshenko and other senior officials by attacking their homes and offices with mortar fire and grenades. …read more Source: The Daily...
Merkel, Macron say no alternative to peaceful settlement in eastern Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron urged the parties involved in an increase of ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine to implement decisions they have already agreed upon as soon as possible. …read more Source: The Daily...
Moscow Warns US Decision to Arm Ukraine Encourages ‘New Bloodshed’
Moscow on Saturday said Washington was encouraging “new bloodshed” in eastern Ukraine by its decision to provide Kiev with “enhanced defensive capabilities.” In a strongly-worded statement deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov accused the United States of “crossing the line” and fomenting the conflict in eastern Ukraine, a region known locally...
Merkel and Macron call for ‘peaceful settlement’ in eastern Ukraine
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
US to Provide Ukraine with ‘Enhanced Defensive Capabilities’
The US announced Friday it would provide Ukraine with “enhanced defensive capabilities,” a move that could escalate a conflict between western-backed government forces and pro-Russian separatists that has claimed more than 10,000 lives since 2014. It also threatens to undermine President Donald Trump’s calls for improved relations with...
