Section: Africa&ME
NATO mulls first Russia talks since 2014: Stoltenberg
NATO head Jens Stoltenberg confirmed Jan. 28 that the alliance is discussing whether to hold its first formal talks with Russia since 2014 when the Ukraine crisis plunged relations into a deep freeze …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Premier League giants, Arsenal, have agreed a £23m fee for this highly rated midfielder.
Thursday, January 28, 2016 – Premier League giants, Arsenal, have reportedly agreed on a £23m fee with Dynamo Kiev for midfielder, Andriy Yarmolenko. The versatile attacker has been a long-term target for the North London club and although the deal has been agreed in principle, the 26-year old is unlikely to join the Gunners this...
McCain vows to ban use of Russian rocket engines
US Senator John McCain has said he plans to introduce legislation to reinstate restrictions on the use of Russian rocket engines for US military space launch. McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, rebuked senior Pentagon officials who sought to defend the use of Russian rocket engines to send US military satellites into space....
Holocaust survivors destitute
MEMORIAL DAY: Holocaust survivors Miroslaw Celka and Janina Reklajtis attend a ceremony in former Nazi German concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland, yesterday Picture: REUTERS Tens of thousands spending final years homeless, hungry and cold ISAAC walks a shuffling path through the rotting newspapers and piled-up rubbish bags...
Vieira believes Manchester City can dethrone Barcelona as Kings of Europe this season.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 – Manchester City have the quality to go all the way in the Champions League this season, according to Patrick Vieira.The Premier League outfit have never progressed beyond the last 16 of the elite European competition, but they have the chance now when they face Dynamo Kiev over two legs next month. Vieira, who...
NATO looks to combat Russia’s ‘information weapon:’ document
NATO may combat Kremlin “weaponization of information” used to support action such as the 2014 seizure of Crimea by creating a new more powerful communications section and declassifying more sensitive material, according to draft plans …read more Source: The Daily...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs receives copy of credential of Ukrainian Consul-General
DUBAI, 27th January, 2016 (WAM) – Rashid Mattar Al Siri, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ office in Dubai, has received a copy of the credentials of Oleksandr Balanutsa, Ukrainian Consul-General in Dubai and the northern regions, at the ministry’s office in Dubai. …read more Source:...
Canada says time to reboot relations with Russia
Russia-Canada relations are about to get a reboot, with the countries’ foreign ministers expressing willingness to resume dialogue after a stall caused by events in Ukraine. The new Canadian government believes snubbing Russia was not productive, RT reported. Canada’s new Foreign Affairs Minister, Stephen Dion, told journalists on...
Trump wishes for ‘good’ relations with Russia, China
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has expressed hopes for a good relationship with Russia and China in the future. “I think it would be great if we had a good relationship with Russia, I think it would be great if we had a good relationship with China,” Trump said in an interview with Fox Business News on Tuesday. He...
US investigation into ‘Russian meddling’ in the EU will be a farce — RT Op-Edge
Danielle Ryan is an Irish freelance journalist and media analyst. She has lived in the US and Germany and is currently based in Moscow. She previously worked as a digital desk reporter for the Sunday Business Post in Dublin. She studied political reporting at the Washington Center for Politics & Journalism in Washington, DC and also has a...
