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Germany’s Merkel willing to meet Putin on Ukraine but needs progress
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is willing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine crisis but no meeting has been set and progress needs to be made on the peace process, her spokesman Steffen Seibert said Monday …read more Source: The Daily...
Britain, France seek EU condemnation of Russia over Syria
Britain and France sought to persuade the European Union on Monday to condemn Russia’s devastating air campaign in Syria and pave the way for imposing more sanctions on President Bashar al-Assad’s government. After a weekend of US-led diplomacy that failed to find a breakthrough, EU foreign ministers met in Luxembourg to call for an...
Federica Mogherini says any European stated hasn’t yet proposed imposing sanctions on Russia because of Syria crisis
…read more Source: Al-Manar...
MoFAIC official attends Ukrainian Embassy reception
ABU DHABI, 17th October, 2016 (WAM) — Dr. Abdul Rahim Al Awadi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Legal Affairs, last night attended a reception hosted by Yuriy Polurez, Ambassador of Ukraine, on the occasion of his country’s National Day. …read more Source:...
Is a new Cold War brewing?
Since Russia’s invasion of Crimea in 2014 and the military operations in eastern Ukraine, the concept of a “Cold War” has become part of our daily lexicon again. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
20 Serbs arrested over Montenegro vote ‘attack plans’
Montenegro said it had arrested 20 Serbs for planning to carry out attacks after voting ended in the Balkan nation’s tense parliamentary elections yesterday. The pro-Russian opposition – which opposes plans to anchor Montenegro in Nato – slammed the announcement of the arrests as propaganda, while Serbia sardonically questioned its timing....
Watch: Israeli flag ripped from Israeli restaurant in Kiev
A group of youngsters were filmed on CCTV ripping down and taking an Israeli flag from above a newly-opened restaurant in Kiev; restaurant owner vows to never ‘surrender to acts of anti-Semitism.’ …read more Source: Yedioth...
Global court warns govt over extra-judicial killings
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a warning to the Philippine government over alleged extra-judicial killings, saying officials’ incitement of mass killings could be prosecuted before the court in The Hague.Malacanang reacted swiftly to the statement, saying the alleged extra-judicial killings linked...
Modi, Putin set to sign energy deals ahead of BRICS
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to sign lucrative energy and defence deals Saturday, aimed at shoring up economic ties between the long-time allies. Putin was greeted with a military band and traditional dancers after arriving in the Indian tourism state of Goa for talks with Modi ahead of a BRICS...
Who is worse, Putin or Al-Baghdadi?
This story is far more dangerous than Aleppo despite the atrocities that are taking place in and around there. The story is bigger than Mosul despite the city’s importance in the Iran-Turkey balance on Iraq’s sick land. The story is far larger than the dismantling of a state here or there and the deadly Sunni-Shia rivalry. It is...
