Section: Lebanon
French officials doubt Ukraine arrest linked to soccer bomb plot
French investigators believe a Frenchman detained in Ukraine with a cache of weapons and explosives was more likely involved in arms smuggling than tied to a militant group, the prosecutor leading the case said Tuesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine says detained man was planning attacks in France
The head of Ukraine’s State Security Service (SBU) said on Monday a French citizen detained in late May on the Ukrainian-Polish border had been planning a string of attacks in France to coincide with the UEFA Euro 2016 soccer championship there. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia says backs arming monitors in east Ukraine
Moscow Saturday said for the first time it would agree to foreign monitors observing the separatist conflict in east Ukraine to carry arms …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine says arrested a man reportedly planning attack in France
A Frenchman reported to be carrying weapons and explosives for a planned attack in France was arrested on the Ukrainian-Polish border in late May, the Ukrainian Border Guard said Saturday …read more Source: The Daily...
MH17 criminal probe results due within months: prosecutor
Initial results from a criminal inquiry into the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight over war-torn eastern Ukraine nearly two years ago will be available within months, Dutch prosecutors have said …read more Source: The Daily...
MH17 investigation at ‘advanced stage’
Prosecutors conducting the criminal investigation into the downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine two years ago said Friday it was at “a very advanced stage” and that they would present their conclusions after the summer. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukrainian president condemns leak of journalist data
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has condemned the leak of the names and contact information for thousands of journalists who have reported from rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Merkel adviser says ‘far too early’ to discuss easing of Russia sanctions
It is far too early to discuss a lifting of sanctions against Russia for its intervention in Ukraine, a top adviser to German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday. …read more Source: The Daily...
G7 concerned about data hacking of journalists in Ukraine
Ambassadors to Ukraine from the Group of Seven countries are expressing concern about the publication by hackers of the names and contact information of journalists who have reported from rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine parliament paves way for judicial reform
Ukraine’s parliament approved Thursday judicial reforms that Western backers say are central to fighting corruption, in the the first major constitutional vote the ruling coalition has pushed through since a major reshuffle in April …read more Source: The Daily...
