Section: Africa&ME
Paris, Berlin urge ‘rapid’ action by new Ukraine leaders
France and Germany Friday called on Ukraine’s new government to act quickly to implement the Minsk peace accords and internal reforms, the French presidency said …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine must accelerate Minsk commitments: Hollande, Merkel
NNA – French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko that he must accelerate commitments he’s made to modernize his country a …read more Source: National News...
Ukranian president taps Jew to become PM
Jewish politician Vlodymir Groysman will form the next government in Ukraine. …read more Source: Arutz...
Putin blames US for Panama Papers ‘provocation’
Russia’s Vladimir Putin has dismissed media reports that billions of dollars in Panama offshore accounts might be linked to him as a US-backed “provocation”. ||| Moscow – Vladimir Putin on Thursday dismissed media reports that billions of dollars in Panama offshore accounts might be linked to him as a US-backed “provocation”, as he...
News24.com | Ukraine turns to young pro-EU premier
Ukraine’s parliament has appointed pro-Western speaker Volodymyr Groysman as prime minister in a bid to end months of political gridlock. …read more Source:...
Crimea authorities ban Tatar governing body
The Russian authorities in Crimea Wednesday banned the governing body of the Crimean Tatar community, the Mejlis, in a move slammed by international rights group …read more Source: The Daily...
Uman hotel refuses to rent rooms to Jews, Ukrainian Jewish leader says
Dolinsky said he called the hotel, a small establishment with just 17 rooms, because he read an online review by a Jew who was turned away. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Would Putin save Turkey or Ukraine leader from drowning?
Russia President put ‘in an awkward position’ by question from 12-year-old boy …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine parliament approves Volodymyr Groysman as new PM
Ukraine’s parliament has voted in Volodymyr Groysman, a close ally of President Petro Poroshenko, as prime minister in the most significant political shuffle since a pro-Western government took power two years ago. …read more Source: Iran...
World Bank Chief: Poor Hurt by Tax-evading Offshore Accounts
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said Thursday he is “extremely concerned” about the widespread creation of offshore companies by wealthy people around the world to evade taxes, saying it takes large sums away from governments who need the money to fight poverty. Kim told a news conference in Washington he was distressed by the scope...
