Section: Africa&ME
Russia defends intercept of US reconnaissance plane over Baltic
Russia said on Saturday it had sent a fighter plane on Friday to intercept a U.S. aircraft approaching its border over the Baltic Sea because the American plane had turned off its transponder, which is needed for identification.The Pentagon said the U.S. Air Force RC-135 plane had been flying a routine route in international airspace and that the...
Germany says to host fresh Ukraine talks
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he had invited his Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts to talks in Berlin on May 11 intended to smooth differences between Moscow and Kyiv …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Germany says to host fresh Ukraine talks
Kiev and Moscow have been unable to reach a political reconciliation agreement despite truce pacts …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine accuses separatists of violating Easter armistice
The Ukrainian government says one soldier has been killed and several troops wounded in the country’s east in what seems to be a violation of a recently brokered armistice …read more Source: The Daily...
Germany to host four-way talks on Ukraine crisis
Germany says a meeting will be held in the so-called Normandy Four format on the Ukraine conflict in the capital, Berlin, later this month. …read more Source: Iran...
Crimean Tatars seek more EU pressure on Russia
Leader of Crimean Tatars slams Russian ‘aggression’, urges expansion of Western sanctions …read more Source: World...
TZ catalyst for Russian growth
It is clear that Russia is seeking business and economic breakthrough with Tanzania. Whether it is part of its geopolitical adventures or genuine efforts to lessen economic sanctions imposed on it by the West after its forays into Ukraine, it is difficult to tell. …read more Source: The...
Crimean Tatars seek more EU pressure on Russia
Leader of Crimean Tatars slams Russian ‘aggression’, urges expansion of Western sanctions …read more Source: Anadolu...
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed despite ceasefire
KIEV: Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed in fresh fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in the east even as a new truce took effect, Kiev said on Saturday. “As a result of hostilities, over the past 24 hours two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and four others wounded,” Ukraine’s military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told...
Erekat Slams Eurovision Contest’s Palestinian Flag Ban
PLO Secretary General Saeb Erekat slammed the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) on Saturday for banning the Palestinian flag from the 2016 Eurovision song contest, calling the ruling “discriminatory and a serious offense against our nation.” In a letter obtained by Ma’an addressed to EBU President Jean-Paul Philippot, Erekat expressed his...
