Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine opens investigation of Shas MK following visit to Crimea
According to Ukrainian law, violation of entry procedures into Crimea is punishable by up to five years imprisonment. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Putin, Obama discuss Syria on phone (Updated)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed to intensify diplomatic and other cooperation to implement an agreement on Syria struck at talks in Munich, the Kremlin said on Sunday. Major powers agreed on Friday to a temporary “cessation of hostilities” in Syria. The pause is due to begin in a week’s time . After...
MK Yaakov Margi to be prosecuted by Ukraine
Ukraine threatens to try Shas MK for private meeting with Russian puppet government in Crimea. …read more Source: Arutz...
Libyan Government in Tripoli Seizes Tanker, Alleges Smuggling of Gasoline
The coast guard of Libya’s self-declared government has seized a foreign tanker that it says was smuggling nearly 2 million liters of gasoline. Officials in Tripoli identified the tanker as the Captain Kahayyam and said the coast guard intercepted it Friday. The tanker’s crew is from Azerbaijan, Turkey and Ukraine. It was unclear...
Russia sanctions to remain until Minsk deal fully implemented: US
John Kerry says sanctions against Russia will continue as long as Moscow does not fully implement the Minsk peace deal in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
World has slipped back into Cold War, Russia warns
Munich // The world has plunged into a “new Cold War”, the Russian premier said on Saturday, as East-West tensions over Syria and Ukraine dominated a gathering of world leaders in Germany.US Secretary of State John Kerry told the Munich Security Conference that Russia must stop targeting moderate rebels in Syria and pull its troops...
West rekindling Cold War: Russian PM
MOSCOW: Russia’s prime minister accused the West on Saturday of rekindling the Cold War, telling a meeting of top defense officials, diplomats and national leaders that sanctions imposed after the annexation of Crimea and new moves by the Nato alliance “only aggravate” tensions. The world has plunged into a “new Cold War,” the Russian...
Russia sends new cruise missile ship Zeleny Dol to Syria: Report
The Russian Navy has dispatched a new warship equipped with cruise missiles to the Mediterranean, with reports saying that it is bound for Syria.The Russian Defense Ministry’s head of Black Sea Fleet’s information department said on Saturday that the Zeleny Dol Buyan-M class corvette, armed with Kalibr anti-ship missiles, departed for...
Iranian wrestlers eye 3 Kiev gold medals
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News24.com | Kerry takes aim at Russia over Ukraine and Syria
US Secretary of State John Kerry has sharply criticised Russia for its actions in Ukraine and Syria and accused Moscow of “repeated aggression”. …read more Source:...
