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Don’t count on a divorce between Russia and Iran just yet
Since the Russian-Syrian alliance was forged in Syria several years ago, many have wondered what could bring together the former communist Russia and Shia Iran. The Russian government is nominally orthodox Christian, democratic and ostensibly capitalist, as well as a system based upon the farming of intelligence. Iran, meanwhile, is a theocracy...
We don’t regard tumult in Armenia as Ukraine-style revolution: Kremlin
The Kremlin said Tuesday it did not regard political tumult in Armenia, a close Russian ally, as a Ukraine-style revolution and was pleased that the situation there appeared stable for now. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine energy ministry website hit by ransomware attack: spokeswoman
The website of Ukraine’s energy and coal ministry website has been hit by a cyber attack, though the websites of state-run energy companies have not been affected, the ministry’s spokeswoman said by phone. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukrainian teacher allegedly praises Hitler, performs Nazi salute
Displaying Nazi imagery is illegal in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Bullish consensus on Egypt’s economic stabilization: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
A bullish consensus on the Egyptian economy was expressed at the recent IMF and World Bank annual Spring Meetings in Washington DC about the prospects for emerging markets, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Emerging Insight report issued on Monday. The report cited Egypt’s meetings as confirming the bank’s view that...
Lithuania wants more Nato anti-aircraft systems
Lithuania wants the United States to bring more defence systems such as long-range Patriot and short-range Avenger missiles to the Baltics where some fear Russia is more powerful in the air.The country has asked Washington to install the systems more regularly for exercises, arguing that the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) needs to know...
IMF unveils new policy to fight corruption in its member countries
The International Monetary Fund will systematically address corruption and its impact on economic growth with all its member countries under new guidelines launched yesterday.The new policy also tackles how rich countries contribute to corruption in the developing world by failing to prevent bribery and money laundering or by allowing anonymous...
G7 ministers meet against backdrop of Russia stand-off
The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations met in Toronto on Sunday seeking a common front against what they see as aggression from Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The envoys will also be keen to glean clues from their US colleague about whether President Donald Trump will tear up the Iran nuclear deal and how he will...
German minister urges Russia to cooperate in solving Syria crisis
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Saturday urged Russia to help solve the Syria crisis as he set off for a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialised nations in Toronto. The Syrian conflict has badly damaged already strained relations between the West and Russia, which backs President Bashar al-Assad. The...
First Emirati Ballerina mesmerises audiences of Abu Dhabi Classics
Led by Bolshoi Soloists Ivan Vasiliev and Maria Vinogradova from the Donetsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, alongside the More… …read more Source: Emirates...
