Section: Africa&ME
Lavrov: Moscow proposed to Washington a tangible plan to solve crisis in Syria
Moscow, SANA-Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow has proposed to Washington a tangible plan for the settlement in Syria, hoping the US would soon answer to the plan. “Washington has asked Moscow to help solve the crises in Syria and Ukraine after the US became desperate due to its polices,” Lavrov told Russian Moskovskij...
Suspension of Turkey flights costs Russian airports heavily
A top official at Russia’s busiest airport says the halt or reduction of flights to Turkey, Ukraine and Egypt over the past three months has cost the country’s airports six billion rubles ($77 million) …read more Source: The Daily...
Internet czar takes aim at Apple and Google
Russia’s first official Internet adviser is pushing to raise taxes on American companies including Apple and Google. ||| Moscow – When he’s not checking Gmail on his MacBook, Vladimir Putin’s new Internet czar can’t stop railing against American technology companies.Google, Apple and Microsoft, collectively worth...
Ukraine to sell 25% of state banks’ assets
Ukraine is planning for a reform of the banking sector. …read more Source:...
US Labor Against the War (USLAW) – Articles Profile
The year 2015 was marked by violence and war. The most prevalent story in the U.S. media throughout the year was ISIS. The Paris attacks, mass shootings, police brutality, terrorism, the Charleston massacre and the refugee crisis were also among the top 10 stories of the year. The U.S., as the world’s leading military power, played an...
Russia puts troops on high alert ahead of military drills
Russia has put its troops on combat alert across the country’s southwestern territories amid massive military drills meant to test the readiness of the military. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday that troops were scrambled to the drill zone and put on high alert earlier in the day to mark the beginning of the military...
Ukraine backtracks on Babi Yar plans amid accusations of Holocaust revisionism
Ukrainian gov’t is facing allegations that it’s engaging in historical revisionism following announcement of plans to revamp massacre site to generic symbol rather than emblem of Holocaust. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Putin wants to ax dollar from Russian trade — RT Business
Russian President Vladimir Putin blasted the government for turning a blind eye on US dollar payments in the domestic oil trade. “I would like to mention one crucial issue in the development of the energy industry, and the economy as a whole. It is a question of finally stopping the use of foreign currency in internal trade,” said Putin at...
For Kiev’s Jewish refugees, little thought about tomorrow
Around 11,000 Jews lived in Donetsk, the center of the current insurgency, prior to the outbreak of hostilities two years ago, but after two years of grueling conflict, just over 2,000 remain. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Iran says Peugeot would pay compensation for withdrawal during sanctions| Reuters
DUBAI The French car-maker Peugeot would pay compensation to Iran according to a new contract signed with Tehran last month, for the losses inflicted through its sudden withdrawal from the Iranian market during the sanctions, Iran’s minister of trade and industry said on Saturday. Peugeot suspended sales in Iran in 2012 when the...
