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Zelensky party well ahead in Ukraine parliament vote
The party of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was on course for a decisive victory in parliamentary elections, partial results showed Monday.The comedian-turned-president’s Servant of the …read more Source: Al...
Ukraine president on course for commanding win in parliamentary election
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s party took a commanding lead in Sunday’s snap parliamentary election, consolidating the power of the novice politician whose stunning rise has …read more Source: Al...
No joke as president wins big in Ukraine elections
Ukrainians gave their comedian-turned-president Volodymyr Zelenskiy a mandate to reboot the country’s politics yesterday by handing his party a record score in parliamentary elections, exit polls showed. His Servant of the People party – named after the sitcom he starred in before his shock presidential win in April – took 43.9% of the vote...
In sluggish Russian economy, halal sees growth
The manager of a sausage factory near Moscow, Arslan Gizatullin says his halal business has been feeling the pinch — not so much from Russia’s sluggish economy but competitors vying for a piece of a growing Islamic market. Ever more producers are catering for the domestic Muslim community, which accounts for around 15% of Russia’s...
Ukraine president’s party tipped to win parliament vote
Ukrainians on Sunday went to the polls to elect a new parliament as comedian-turned-president Volodymyr Zelensky seeks to bring in political novices and consolidate his power. Zelensky’s newly-created party is expected to win the largest share of the votes in the election that should usher in a new era in the country dominated up to now by...
Two soldiers, civilian killed in east Ukraine ahead of polls
Two Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian were killed in incidents involving Kremlin-backed separatists, Kiev said Saturday, a day before the country votes in a parliamentary election. The Ukrainian army’s press secretary, Dmytro Gutsulyak, said the two soldiers were killed by sniper fire, and added that four other servicemen were injured. In...
Kiev offers to swap jailed Russia journalist for filmmaker Sentsov
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday offered to hand Moscow a detained Russian state media journalist in exchange for Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov who is behind bars in a Russian Arctic penal colony. Russia and Ukraine are in the midst of sensitive talks on a prisoner exchange following the first-ever phone call between...
Ukraine says transport organiser of missile that shot down MH-17 plane in jail
Ukraine said on Wednesday a rebel who organised the trailer carrying the missile that shot down a Malaysian airliner in 2014 had been captured two years ago and was now serving a sentence in Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot out of the sky over eastern Ukraine during a rebellion by Russian-backed...
MoHAP warns of health hazards due to illegal slaughtering
The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, has issued a warning against the risks of the Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic More… …read more Source: Emirates...
Russian court extends arrest of a group of Ukrainian sailors
A court in Moscow on Wednesday ordered the first six of 24 Ukrainian sailors seized by Russia off the coast of Crimea last year to be held in pre-trial detention for another three months. The court …read more Source: Al...
