Section: Non-Middle East media focused on Middle East
Russia Accuses Ukraine of Armed Crimea Incursion, Says Two Killed
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Russia’s Federal Security Service said one of its employees and a soldier were killed in separate incidents on Wednesday after … continue reading Russia Accuses Ukraine of Armed Crimea Incursion, Says Two Killed …read more Source: ASHARQ...
European Union to Extend Russia Sanctions, Divided Over Next Steps
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. The European Union was divided on Monday over how to end a stalemate with Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine. … continue reading European Union to Extend Russia Sanctions, Divided Over Next Steps …read more Source: ASHARQ...
Ukraine Arrests Frenchman Accused of Plotting Attack on Euro 2016
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Ukraine arrested a Frenchman accused of amassing an arsenal of weapons, explosives and tactical gear to attack the European Championship … continue reading Ukraine Arrests Frenchman Accused of Plotting Attack on Euro 2016 …read more Source: ASHARQ...
Frenchman arrested for alleged plot to attack religious sites during Euro 2016
Language Undefined Ukrainian security services arrest French citizen planning attacks on Muslim and Jewish sites after they sold him deactivated weapons for Euro 2016 attacks …read more Source: Middle East...
Five Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Separatist Attacks
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. During the past 24 hours, heavy attacks by pro-Russian rebels ended up with the death of five Ukrainian servicemen, with … continue reading Five Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Separatist Attacks …read more Source: ASHARQ...
Italian foreign minister visits Tripoli
Language Undefined It will be the first trip by a senior Western official to the Libyan capital since 2014 …read more Source: Middle East...
Ukrainian Yuriy Grabovsky, Lawyer of Captured Russian Soldiers, Found Dead
Yuri Grabovsky (right) in court with Russian serviceman Alexander Alexandrov. KIEV – Yuriy Grabovsky, Ukrainian lawyer, was found a dead body that has been discovered on the grounds of a former farming collective, prosecutor Anatoly Matios said on Friday, saying two men were in custody in connection with the lawyer’s death. It is worth...
Russian Syria withdrawal: Putin is the consummate political gambler
Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is not an easy politician to read. He is willing to say one thing while his diplomats and military do another – as the long-running conflict in Ukraine has demonstrated. His statements are at the pinnacle of a Russian state propaganda machine shrouding any “truth” in layers of often deceptive assertions....
Russia and Turkey run risk of escalation over Syria
But the recent escalation in rhetoric has sharpened fears of a direct confrontation, analysts warn.The two major players in the Syrian conflict have historic enmities dating back to the 16th century with the first Russo-Turkish wars, and more recently the Crimean War between Russia and the Ottoman Empire backed by Britain and France, in the...
Russia’s Medvedev says world is in ‘new Cold War’
With tensions high over the lingering Ukraine conflict and Russia’s backing of the Syrian regime, Medvedev said: “All that’s left is an unfriendly policy of NATO against Russia”.”We can say it even more clearly: We have slid into a new period of Cold War,” he said, speaking at the Munich Security Conference....
