Section: Middle East
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- Cyprus (453)
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- Iraq (5)
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- Jordan (139)
- Kuwait (303)
- Lebanon (1,816)
- Oman (45)
- Palestine (44)
- Qatar (690)
- Saudi Arabia (214)
- Syria (70)
- Turkey (2,473)
- United Arab Emirates (2,608)
Ukraine draws closer to EU, grants autonomy to parts of rebel-held east Ukraine
In a speech to legislators, President Petro Poroshenko called the vote a ‘first but very decisive step’ toward bringing Ukraine fully into the European Union. …read more Source:...
Ukraine ratifies key EU association deal
Ukrainian and European parliaments pass the political and economic association agreement, despite Russia’s objections. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine rivals trade blame after bloodiest day since truce
Ukraine’s shaky truce was rattled further yesterday as warring rivals traded blame over the bloodiest day in the restive east since a ceasefire was signed on September 5. …read more Source: Gulf...
Russia’s ruling party leads Crimea polls
Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party leads with 71.04 percent of the votes in an election derided by critics as biased. …read more Source: AL...
Oligarchs rush to buy villas in Tuscan town
Fears grow over US and EU sanctions …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine hosts US-led military drills as truce teeters
6 die on Sunday — the highest civilian toll since the ceasefire was signed on September 5 …read more Source: Gulf...
Kiev accuses rebels of threatening peace as fighting flares
DONETSK, Ukraine — The Ukrainian government accused pro-Russian separatists on Sunday of threatening a tenuous push for peace as booming rounds of heavy artillery fire echoed across the insurgent stronghold of Donetsk. …read more Source: Saudi...
Rebels parade military vehicles in Ukraine
Pro-Russian rebels parade military vehicles in front of jubilant crowds in Luhansk, as shelling continues in Donetsk. …read more Source: AL...
NATO countries have begun arms deliveries to Ukraine
Ukrainian Defense Minister Valery Heletey tells news conference he had discussed weapons deliveries in bilateral meetings with NATO defense ministers during the NATO summit in Wales. …read more Source:...
Pope: Current conflicts may amount to third world war
At commemoration for fallen WWI soldiers, Pope Francis calls for end to wars in Middle East, Ukraine. …read more Source:...
