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We do not recognize Crimea’s reintegration into Russia: Turkey
Turkey voices support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. …read more Source:...
Making Syria’s Cries heard
Syrian journalist and activist Kholoud Helmi was struggling with her emotions.“It’s too much sometimes,” she said. “I feel like a chocolate that has a shell outside, but inside it’s hollow. People don’t want to hear the pain. And if I cry days and nights, it won’t change anything.”Helmi, from the Damascus suburbs, could be...
Dutch families plant first trees at MH17 memorial park
VIJFHUIZEN: Relatives of those killed when flight MH17 was downed over Ukraine in mid-2014, on Saturday planted the first trees in a Dutch memorial park not far from where the ill-fated plane departed. “Today is a very important day for all the next of kin. We are planting the first trees to create a monument for MH17,” Evert van...
Lebanon rescues Siberian tiger cubs en route to Syria
An animal rights group in Lebanon is caring for three dehydrated, maggot-infested Siberian tiger cubs that were rescued on their way to a zoo in neighbouring war-ravaged Syria. Animals Lebanon said yesterday that its members rescued the cubs earlier this week after they had spent more than a week cooped up inside a cramped crate in “unacceptable”...
Families of victims plant first trees at MH17 memorial park
Relatives of those killed when flight MH17 was downed over Ukraine in mid-2014 planted the first trees yesterday in a Dutch memorial park not far from where the ill-fated plane departed. “Today is a very important day for all the next of kin. We are planting the first trees … to create a monument for MH17,” Evert van Zijtveld, chairman of...
Russia marks Crimea takeover anniversary
Russia marked yesterday a low-key third anniversary of the seizure of Crimea from Ukraine, as Kiev blasted the annexation of the strategic Black Sea peninsula as a “crime”. State-run television showed footage of sparsely attended concerts and parades in cities across the vast country and there was much less fanfare over the event than in previous...
Russia-backed Crimea chief says Putin should be president for life
The Russian-backed prime minister of Crimea said on Saturday that Vladimir Putin should be made president of Russia for life and that the Soviet Union would never have collapsed had Putin been in charge. …read more Source: The Daily...
Three years of illegal Crimea occupation by Russia
It’s now been three years since Russia’s illegal occupation of Crimea …read more Source: World...
Russia marks three years since Crimea takeover
Putin not expected to take part in any of the official celebrations …read more Source: Gulf...
Russia marks three years since Crimea takeover
Russia Saturday marked a low-key third anniversary of the seizure of Crimea from Ukraine, as Kiev blasted the annexation of the strategic Black Sea peninsula as a “crime” …read more Source: The Daily...
