Section: Africa&ME
‘Pig-burning facility’ to be built near Holocaust memorial in east Ukraine
According to Ynet, the initiator of the proposed facility is Jewish.; …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Vladimir Putin sacks prominent Ukraine hardliner
Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday dismissed a veteran, once close adviser who until recently managed Moscow’s relations with war-torn Ukraine. Putin fired Vladislav Surkov, seen as a hardliner by many in Kiev, in a terse two-line statement on the Kremlin website. His sacking, which coincided with a flare-up in...
Commerce minister briefs Cabinet on single window system
The Cabinet’s regular meeting, chaired by HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani, was yesterday briefed by HE the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Ali bin Ahmed al-Kuwari, on the single window system launched by the ministry.Giving details of yesterday’s meeting, HE the...
Top Pentagon official resigns at President Trump’s request
A top Pentagon official resigned on Wednesday at the request of Donald Trump after becoming indirectly tied to the Ukraine scandal that led to the US president’s impeachment.John Rood, the …read more Source:: Al...
Top Pentagon Official Resigns At Trump’s Request
A top Pentagon official resigned Wednesday at the request of Donald Trump after becoming indirectly tied to the Ukraine scandal that led to the US president’s impeachment. John Rood, the Pentagon’s top policy official, certified that Ukraine had made sufficient reforms to be eligible to receive $250 million in military aide. That...
US official who certified Ukraine aid resigns at Trump’s request
John Rood, the Pentagon’s top policy official, is the latest to be purged following Trump’s acquittal in the Senate. …read more Source:: AL...
Iran won’t hand over ‘damaged’ black box of Ukraine plane
The black box of a Ukrainian passenger plane accidentally shot down over Iran last month is damaged but Iran will not hand it over to another country despite pressure for access, top Iranian ministers said on Wednesday, according to a Reuters report citing Iranian state media. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week he had...
Israel braces for return of ‘coronavirus cruise’ travelers
The Israeli embassy in China helped Tomer Zevulun obtain the necessary permits for him to leave the region and return to Israel via Ukraine.; …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Al-Sulaiti meets Ukraine infrastructure minister
HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti met on Tuesday with Ukrainian’s Minister of Infrastructure, Vladyslav Kryklii. The two officials discussed means of enhancing co-operation in the fields of transportation, ports, and aviation. They also discussed several matters of common interest between the two...
Fighting flares in eastern Ukraine, Kiev and rebels blame each other
* Fighting erupts in Ukraine’s Donbass region * Flare-up one of most serious since peace summit * Ukraine and Russia-backed fighters accuse each other * Kremlin looking into incidentA Ukrainian solder was killed and four others injured on Tuesday when heavy fighting erupted in eastern Ukraine, the country’s military said, as it and...
