Section: Middle East
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- Cyprus (453)
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- Iran (2,140)
- Iraq (5)
- Israel (1,508)
- Jordan (139)
- Kuwait (303)
- Lebanon (1,816)
- Oman (45)
- Palestine (44)
- Qatar (690)
- Saudi Arabia (214)
- Syria (70)
- Turkey (2,473)
- United Arab Emirates (2,608)
Turkish cargo vessel crashes into bridge construction in Crimea
A Turkish registered dry cargo vessel crashed into the supporting legs of a bridge construction on the Azov Sea, causing major damage on a project aiming to link Crimea to mainland Russia through a railway and a highway …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Russia accuses Ukraine of ignoring peace deal
Opening a day of intense international diplomacy Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Wednesday accused Ukrainian’s government of dragging its feet on implementing last year’s cease-fire agreement …read more Source: The Daily...
Russian court sentences Ukranian pilot to 22 years in jail
A court in Russia has sentenced a Ukrainian helicopter pilot to 22 years in prison for complicity in the death of two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine two years ago. …read more Source: Iran...
Kerry to meet Putin to push peace in Syria, Ukraine
US Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Moscow this week for talks with President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: Muscat...
US slams Russia’s ‘blatant disregard’ for justice in Ukraine pilot case
The United States on Tuesday slammed what it called Moscow’s “blatant disregard for the principles of justice” after a court sentenced a female Ukrainian military pilot to 22 years in prison over the killing of two journalists …read more Source: The Daily...
Kiev, Moscow get into ugly spat over Brussels attacks
The head of Ukraine’s state security services said Tuesday he could not rule out Moscow’s involvement in the deadly Brussels blasts, prompting the Russian prime minister to call him a “moron” …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine reporter’s body buried 16 years after beheading
The remains of a Ukrainian pro-opposition reporter who came to symbolize the fight for free speech were laid to rest Tuesday nearly 16 years after his mysterious kidnapping and beheading …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine’s finance minister launches bid to lead technocrat government
Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko threw her hat into the ring Tuesday to head a technocrat government of people uncompromised by “a political past” after weeks of speculation over whether she would try to replace Arseny Yatseniuk …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia court hands Ukraine pilot Savchenko 22-year sentence
Savchenko has threatened to start refusing all fluids 10 days after the sentencing. …read more Source:...
Ukraine pilot Savchenko handed 22-year jail term
Sentencing of Nadezhda Savchenko for journalists’ killing by “kangaroo court” criticised by Ukraine president. …read more Source: AL...
