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Nearly 30,000 Jews immigrated to Israel in 2015
Aliya has been on the rise in recent years, driven largely by the flow of immigrants from France and Ukraine; IFCJ to double size of its aliya program. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Ukraine to introduce embargo against Russian food: PM
Bill giving government right to impose trade sanctions was backed by lawmakers with 291 in favo… …read more Source:...
Ukraine MPs approve tit-for-tat Russian embargo
KIEV: Ukraine’s parliament voted on Thursday to give the government the right to impose a trade embargo against Russia, which said last week that it would suspend a free trade zone with Ukraine from Jan.1. The law, supported by 291 of parliament’s 420 lawmakers, will come into force when it has been signed by the president. Russian...
Ukraine MPs approve tit-for-tat Russian trade embargo
Ukraine’s parliament voted on Dec. 24 to give the government the right to impose a trade embargo against Russia, which said last week that it would suspend a free trade zone with Ukraine from Jan. 1 …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Russia issues banknote celebrating Crimea annexation
Denomination of 100 rubles ‘dedicated to Crimea and Sevastopol becoming a part of the Russian F… …read more Source:...
Is war imminent in the Caucasus?
Beyond the headlines of war in Syria and Ukraine, a surge in fighting in the South Caucasus has renewed fear of war. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine to impose ‘mirror sanctions’ on Russia
‘The cabinet of ministers will introduce similar restrictive measures against the Russian Federation. We will protect Ukraine’s domestic market,’ Ukrainian PM says …read more Source: World...
Merkel, UK Intelligence Exchange Information on ISIL, Putin, Ukraine
TEHRAN (FNA)- German Chancellor Angela Merkel exchanged information with British intelligence on ISIL and Ukraine. …read more Source: Fars News...
Ukraine MPs approve tit-for-tat Russian trade embargo
Ukraine’s parliament voted Thursday to give the government the right to impose a trade embargo against Russia, which said last week that it would suspend a free trade zone with Ukraine from Jan. 1 …read more Source: The Daily...
Kiev under pressure to adopt IMF approved austerity budget
In Ukraine, the parliament is working on the final version of the 2016 budget which it has to approve before the end of the month. …read more Source:...
