Section: Lebanon
Ukraine reports first combat death since new truce
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
Ukraine reports first combat death since new truce
Ukraine Friday reported its first combat death since a new ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels went into effect on Sept. 1 …read more Source: The Daily...
Crimea cannot be returned to Ukraine, Czech president says
Ukraine cannot get back the Crimea peninsula, although Russia took it by annexation, Czech President Milos Zeman was quoted as saying …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine moves to ban ‘illegal’ Russian books
Ukraine escalated its cultural war with Moscow Thursday by proposing a ban on Russian books that promote the ouster of Kiev’s pro-Western leadership and recognize the Kremlin’s annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: The Daily...
Much work needed to improve Ukraine ceasefire, says Germany
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Thursday that a lot of work was still “urgently needed” to get a ceasefire fully implemented in eastern Ukraine where Ukrainian government forces confront Russian-backed separatists …read more Source: The Daily...
US Says Willing to Cooperate with Russia on Syria, ‘True’ Ceasefire Needed
Washington is willing to cooperate with Moscow to end the Syrian conflict but only if there is first a “true cessation” of hostilities, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday. Ahead of an expected meeting in Geneva between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Carter told BBC radio there was “quite a...
EU extends sanctions against Russian, Ukrainian figures: sources
The EU has rolled over asset freeze and travel ban sanctions against nearly 150 people in Ukraine and Russia for supporting pro-Moscow rebels, European Union sources said Thursday …read more Source: The Daily...
Lavrov, Kerry to Hold Syria Talks September 8-9
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his US counterpart John Kerry will meet on September 8-9 in Geneva to try to hammer out a deal on cooperation in Syria, Moscow said Wednesday. The two top diplomats agreed to a “personal meeting” after “working on the remaining details for an agreement” on fighting ‘jihadists’ and pushing forward...
Russia frees Crimea Tatar activist Umerov from psychiatric hospital
Authorities in Russian-annexed Crimea Wednesday released prominent Crimean Tatar activist Ilmi Umerov from a psychiatric hospital, where he was forcibly detained for three weeks as he faces extremism charges. …read more Source: The Daily...
German, French foreign minister to head to Ukraine next week
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier Wednesday said he would travel to Ukraine with his French counterpart next week to discuss if, and when, broader Normandy format talks that also include Russia could be scheduled. …read more Source: The Daily...
