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Tourism movement to Egypt not affected by Russian plane crash: Tourism Authority head
Egypt’s Tourism Authority formed a crisis group to follow up on the effects of the Russian plane that crashed in Sinai on the tourism flow to Egypt, according to head of the authority Sami Mahmoud. Mahmoud said the Ministry of Tourism did not cancel Egypt’s promotional campaign, noting that it was delayed in six major countries –...
Top diplomats to meet Friday on Ukraine crisis
So-called Normandy format meeting will be held on Friday afternoon …read more Source: World...
Top diplomats to meet Friday on Ukraine crisis
Top diplomats from Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France will meet Friday in Berlin for fresh talks on the conflict plaguing eastern Ukraine, a German foreign ministry spokeswoman said Wednesday …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine may stop buying Russian gas next year
If there is no competitive prices offered Ukraine planning on purchasing all gas from Europe …read more Source: World...
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General promises new detentions amid accusations of repressions
Ukraine no longer feels like a country at war. …read more Source:...
Ukraine reports sniper attack on top prosecutor
Ukrainian authorities say a sniper shot at the country’s top prosecutor as he sat in his office, but that bulletproof glass prevented any casualties …read more Source: The Daily...
Kerry reassures Afghanistan’s neighbors over US troop drawdown
US Secretary of State John Kerry sought on Tuesday to reassure the rulers of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan that Washington remained committed to Central Asia’s security, even though it is withdrawing troops from neighboring Afghanistan. Both countries fear the spread of Islamist militancy, and US officials worry that government crackdowns...
Gov’t forces, rebels in eastern Ukraine report fighting
Government and separatist forces in eastern Ukraine are both reporting renewed fighting. …read more Source: The Daily...
Egypt’s international tourism campaign suspended indefinitely over Russian plane crash
The Ministry of Tourism has suspended Egypt’s promotional campaign indefinitely in six major countries that export tourists to the country, until investigations into the Russian plane crash incident are completed. Sources at the ministry said Russia, Germany, Italy, Poland, Ukraine, and France, are the countries that export the most...
The Man Who Flew Like a Bird by Svetlana Alexievich
IntroductionOn October 8, the Nobel Committee announced that the 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature was being awarded to Svetlana Alexievich, a writer and journalist whose body of work is unique both in scope and in genre. The bare facts of Alexievich’s biography reflect the nature of her greater subject: the memory, aspirations, tragedy, and...
