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No joke as president wins big in Ukraine elections
Ukrainians gave their comedian-turned-president Volodymyr Zelenskiy a mandate to reboot the country’s politics yesterday by handing his party a record score in parliamentary elections, exit polls showed. His Servant of the People party – named after the sitcom he starred in before his shock presidential win in April – took 43.9% of the vote...
In sluggish Russian economy, halal sees growth
The manager of a sausage factory near Moscow, Arslan Gizatullin says his halal business has been feeling the pinch — not so much from Russia’s sluggish economy but competitors vying for a piece of a growing Islamic market. Ever more producers are catering for the domestic Muslim community, which accounts for around 15% of Russia’s...
LNA took down 8 Turkish drones near Tripoli
The Libyan National Army managed to shoot down on Sunday a Turkish drone that is affiliated to the Government of National Accord (GNA). The drone was targeted by the air defence forces of the Libyan national army while it was hovering in the suburbs of the Libyan capital of Tripoli. According to the media centre of the military operation of...
Ukraine votes as Putin says Russians, Ukrainians ‘one people’
Ukrainians on Sunday went to the polls to elect a new parliament as comedian-turned-president Volodymyr Zelensky seeks to bring in political novices and consolidate his power. …read more Source: Iran...
Ukraine president’s party tipped to win parliament vote
Ukrainians on Sunday went to the polls to elect a new parliament as comedian-turned-president Volodymyr Zelensky seeks to bring in political novices and consolidate his power. Zelensky’s newly-created party is expected to win the largest share of the votes in the election that should usher in a new era in the country dominated up to now by...
Comic-turned-president’s party seeks Ukraine parliament majority
Ukrainians are voting in key snap parliamentary polls, with President Volodymyr Zelensky’s party expected to come first. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine votes as Putin says Russians, Ukrainians ‘one people’
Ukrainians vote to elect a new parliament as comedian-turned-president Volodymyr Zelensky seeks to bring in political novices and consolidate his power. …read more Source:...
Parliamentary Election Voting Begins in Ukraine
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Voting has begun in the Ukrainian parliamentary election. Polling stations opened at 08:00 local time in 199 constituencies. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Two soldiers, civilian killed in east Ukraine ahead of polls
Two Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian were killed in incidents involving Kremlin-backed separatists, Kiev said Saturday, a day before the country votes in a parliamentary election. The Ukrainian army’s press secretary, Dmytro Gutsulyak, said the two soldiers were killed by sniper fire, and added that four other servicemen were injured. In...
Two soldiers, civilian killed in east Ukraine ahead of polls: AFP
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
