Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine’s president asks pope to help win release of prisoners of war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked Pope Francis on Saturday for help to win the release of prisoners of war held by Russia and Russian-backed separatists. “(The pope) does everything possible to achieve peace and harmony throughout the world,” Zelenskiy said in a tweet after their meeting at the Vatican.”I asked for...
Iran Must Become Strong To End ‘Enemy Threat’, Says Khamenei
A handout picture released by the official website of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him during a meeting in Tehran on September 17, 2019. AFP Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that the Islamic republic must become strong enough to ward off the “enemy’s threats” and prevent a war....
Trump impeachment witnesses lose their jobs
US President Donald Trump on Friday fired two of the highest profile witnesses in his impeachment probe, sparking accusations that he is on a campaign of revenge. Trump recalled his ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, just hours after Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a decorated soldier who worked at the National Security...
EU Ambassador Sondland: Trump Intends to Recall Me ‘Effective Immediately
United States Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland is expected to be the next official removed from the Trump administration, according to a statement from the US official. “I was advised today that the president intends to recall me effective immediately as United States Ambassador to the European Union,” Sondland said in a statement...
Iran may hand over downed plane’s black boxes to Ukraine
Kiev has been ready to invite Iranian, French and Canadian experts to decrypt the black boxes of the Ukrainian plane shot down near Tehran. …read more Source:: Khaleej...
Trump Says Congress Should ‘Expunge’ His Impeachment
President Donald Trump called Friday on Congress to “expunge” his impeachment for abuse of power following his acquittal in the Senate. “Should they expunge impeachment in the House? They should because it was a hoax,” he told reporters at the White House. Trump was impeached in December on two charges related to his campaign to get...
Trump: Mulvaney staying on, but ‘not happy’ with Vindman
Trump says he is ‘not happy’ with top White House expert on Ukraine who testified against him in impeachment inquiry. …read more Source:: AL...
Trump Tells Congress To ‘Expunge’ His Impeachment After Senate Acquittal
US President Donald Trump announces his Middle East peace plan in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on January 28, 2020. Trump says his plan ‘could be the last opportunity’ for Palestinians.MANDEL NGAN / AFP President Donald Trump called Friday on Congress to “expunge” his impeachment for abuse of power following his...
Passenger plane comes under fire over Syria, makes emergency landing
An Airbus A320 carrying 172 passengers from Tehran to Damascus was forced to make an emergency landing at the Russia-controlled Khmeimim Air Base in Syria, after coming under fire from Syrian air defences, Russian state news agency RIA revealed on Friday, citing a Russian Defence Ministry spokesman. The Syrian forces were responding to Israeli...
Turkey exports 60M roses ahead of Valentine’s Day
Turkish flower producers have exported 60 million roses to 50 countries — including the Netherlands, the U.K., Germany and Ukraine — ahead of Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day. …read more Source:: Hurriyet Daily...
