Section: Lebanon
Ukraine cuts power to pro-Russia separatist region
Ukraine cut electricity to parts of an eastern region controlled by pro-Russian separatists Tuesday, citing unpaid debt – a step the Kremlin said amounted to a rejection by Kiev of breakaway territories. …read more Source: The Daily...
Lavrov: Russia Insists on ‘Prompt, Transparent’ OSCE Car Blast Probe in Donbass
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
Tillerson to Poroshenko : Russia’s Actions in Ukraine ‘Obstacle’ to Improved Relations
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in a phone conversation Sunday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Moscow’s actions in eastern Ukraine remain an obstacle to improved US-Russian ties, the State Department said. “Secretary Tillerson phoned Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko today to discuss his recent trip to Moscow and his...
The nationality of OSCE staff killed in east Ukraine is American
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
One OSCE staff killed by mine blast in east Ukraine: official
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
Two Ukraine soldiers killed despite Easter lull
Two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in clashes with Russian-backed insurgents in the separatist east, the military said Friday, after a lull in bloodshed due to an Easter truce …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine nabs top state executive and ex-premier ally for graft
Ukraine’s stuttering fight against high-level corruption gathered pace Friday as a top state energy executive was detained a day after the arrest of a close ally of former premier Arseniy Yatsenyuk …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine eyes coal reliance shift from Russia to US
Ukraine edged closer Wednesday to halting Russian coal imports for its power plants and focusing its energy reliance on the United States as part of a strategic shift away from Moscow …read more Source: The Daily...
Eleven missing after ship sinks off Crimean coast: officials
A cargo ship heading from Russia to Turkey sunk off the coast of Crimea early Wednesday morning and 11 of the crew are missing, Crimea’s emergency situations ministry said …read more Source: The Daily...
IMF tells Ukraine to tackle pricey pension system
The IMF’s chief to Ukraine told Kiev Tuesday its pension system was unsustainable because it supported nearly a third of the population and must limit the number of retirees …read more Source: The Daily...
