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Russia: Suspect in St. Petersburg explosion likely Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen
As the hunt goes on for whoever was responsible for the deadly metro blast in St. Petersburg, media reports are naming the main suspect being hunted. …read more Source: Al...
IMF releases $1 billion loan for cash-strapped Ukraine
The IMF had delayed its decision on the latest loan installment, originally scheduled for March 20, saying it needed to reassess the “implications of recent developments for the programme”. …read more Source: World...
New Saudi-Ukrainian airplane test-flown successfully
JEDDAH: The test flight of the new Saudi-Ukrainian light-weight multi-purpose airplane Antonov AN-132 took place on Saturday. It was flown for an hour and 40 minutes over Ukrainian territory by retired Gen. Muhammad bin Saeed Aiyash, accompanied by Ukrainian pilots and technicians. The pilots were received by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko...
IMF approves $1bn aid tranche to Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund has approved a one-billion dollar loan payment to Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine says 2 soldiers killed in fresh clashes in troubled east
Two Ukrainian soldiers are killed in clashes with pro-Russia forces in the volatile east. …read more Source:...
Scores help reach out to elderly, needy Jews in Ukraine
The Jews of the former Soviet Union now observe Passover and focus on helping their fellow Jews. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Scores help reach out to elderly, needy Jews in Ukraine
The Jews of the former Soviet Union now observe Passover and focus on helping their fellow Jews. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Poroshenko, Merkel, Hollande discuss eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian president hits out a Russian “aggression”, claims ceasefire breaches ongoing …read more Source: Anadolu...
Russian poet Evgeny Yevtushenko, who broke silence over Babi Yar, dies at 84
Yevtushenko, whose famous poem commemorated the massacre of 33,771 Jews at the Kiev ravine, passed away on Sunday. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Kiev slams Eurovision call to lift ban on Russian singer
KIEV: Ukraine on Saturday complained of “unprecedented and unacceptable” calls from the Eurovision Song Contest’s organisers for it to lift an entry ban on Russia’s contestant. In an angry row ahead of the kitsch song contest in May to be hosted in Kiev, Ukraine has barred Russia’s 27-year-old singer Yulia Samoilova...
