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Ukraine, rebels accuse each other of violating latest truce
KIEV: Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian rebels accused each other of violating a holiday ceasefire on Wednesday, just hours after it came into force in the war-torn country’s east. “Illegal armed groups have already violated these agreements. Since the beginning of the day we recorded seven enemy shellings of our positions,” military...
‘Sharia-compliant’ airline takes off in Malaysia
No alcohol will be permitted and Halal food will be served on flights that airline says are open to all religions. The new airline has 355 employees which includes eight pilots and 50 cabin crew [EPA] Asia Pacific, Malaysia Malaysia’s first “sharia-compliant” airline made its inaugural domestic flight over the weekend and it hopes to...
‘Our nations share a history of over 1,000 years’
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein highlight similarities between Israel, Ukraine in state visit. …read more Source: Arutz...
Ukraine faces ‘catastrophe’ if IMF-backed budget not passed: PM
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has warned that the cash-strapped and war-scarred nation faced an “economic catastrophe” if parliament failed to pass an IMF-backed austerity budget in a Thursday vote …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukrainian President calls on Israel to take a stand on conflict with Russia
“Russia supplied systems to Syria that can change the balance of power in the region,” Poroshenko warns in speech to Knesset. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Ukraine, rebels accuse each other of violating latest truce
Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian rebels accused each other of violating a holiday ceasefire Wednesday, just hours after it came into force in the war-torn country’s east …read more Source: The Daily...
The young miners of Donbass
In this impoverished part of Ukraine, most men are destined to live their working lives under the ground. …read more Source: AL...
Russia issues banknote celebrating Crimea annexation
Banknote with the denomination of 100 rubles is ‘dedicated to Crimea and Sevastopol becoming a part of the Russian Federation,’ the Central Bank says …read more Source: World...
Ukraine health system in danger of collapse as reforms stall
Paint is flaking on the damp walls and cracked ceilings of the small hospital in the Ukrainian village of Staiky and much of the equipment is over 30 years old …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine seeking free trade deal with Israel
President Poroshenko says trade turnover between the two countries amounts to $1 billion a year, and ‘we are interested in increasing it’ …read more Source: World...
