Section: Africa&ME
In Ukraine, a Jewish wunderkind is tapped to be prime minister
Vlodymir Groysman is Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s pick for prime minister. …read more Source: Arutz...
Foreign Ministry: Don’t go to Crimea without permission
Entering Crimea other than via Ukraine, the statement said, is a violation of Ukrainian law. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Russia suspends Mejlis of Crimean Tatar People
Russia-backed prosecutor says move to suspend Crimean Tatar’s supreme executive commission has been made to ‘prevent violations of federal laws’ …read more Source: Anadolu...
US Accuses Countries Across Globe of Human Rights Abuses
The U.S. accused authoritarian regimes around the world Wednesday of suppressing their people with “increasing vigor and viciousness” to control any activities that might threaten their power. In its 40th annual human rights report, the U.S. State Department said, “In 2015, this global crackdown by authoritarian states on civil...
Ukraine set for new government after coalition backs Groysman for PM
A coalition of Ukraine’s two largest parties has agreed to back Volodymyr Groysman for prime minister and reshuffle the cabinet, lawmakers said on Wednesday, paving the way for the biggest shake-up since a 2014 uprising brought in a pro-Western leadership …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia pushes back ‘Putin’s bridge’ to annexed Crimea by a year
Russia has pushed back the completion date of a showcase multi-billion dollar bridge to link the Russian mainland with annexed Crimea by one year, saying the original plan had to be adjusted to take account of the weight of the trains that will cross it. The Kremlin sees the bridge, which will span the Kerch Strait, as vital to integrating...
UN says employee captured by Ukraine rebels
The United Nations said Wednesday that one of its staff members had been captured by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine’s separatist east …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia pushes back ‘Putin’s bridge’ to annexed Crimea by a year
Russia has pushed back the completion date of a showcase multi-billion dollar bridge to link the Russian mainland with annexed Crimea by one year, saying the original plan had to be adjusted to take account of the weight of the trains that will cross it …read more Source: The Daily...
Rich nations probe Panama Papers tax revelations
Police stand guard outside the Mossack Fonseca law firm offices in Panama City during a raid on April 12, 2016/AFPPARIS, France, Apr 13 – Tax authorities from the world’s richest nations on Wednesday probed a mass of murky offshore dealings revealed in the huge Panama Papers data leak, just hours after police raided the law firm at the...
UN says employee captured by Ukraine rebels
The United Nations said Wednesday that one of its staff members had been captured by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine’s separatist east. …read more Source: The Sunday...
