Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine fines Gazprom $3.5 bln, cites abuse of gas transit monopoly
The head of Ukraine’s competition authority said Friday that the watchdog had decided to fine Russian gas company Gazprom 85 billion hryvnias ($3.5 billion) for abusing its monopoly on the Ukrainian gas transit market …read more Source: The Daily...
Moscow rages at ex-spy murder report
President Vladimir Putin appears set to escape sanctions despite being blamed over the murder of Alexander Litvinenko. ||| Moscow – The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, appears set to escape sanctions despite being personally blamed over the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, with the British Government being accused of a weak response to...
Saudi-Ukrainian businessmen to explore investment
RIYADH: The first meeting of the Saudi-Ukrainian businessmen will be held in Riyadh on Feb.1. Describing the meeting as a private sector initiative, Ukrainian Ambassador Vadim Vakhrushev told a press conference here on Tuesday that the businessmen dialogue will aim to introduce the most important investment areas in Ukraine. He said he had...
Hewitt goes down fighting
Retiring Aussie slams match-fixing slur as ‘absolute farce’ Murray, Azarenka and Wawrinka roll at Australian Open MELBOURNE — Former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt slammed match-fixing allegations as an “absolute farce” Thursday as his emotional retirement at the Australian Open was tainted by the corruption claims which have rocked tennis....
Russia charges in absentia Muslim Tatar Leader
Mustafa Jemilev, 72, is accused of “premeditated crimesâ€� and has been put on the wanted list by a Crimean court. …read more Source: AL...
Donbass refugees leave Russia for home
Increasingly, Donbass refugees are returning home from Russia, but wherever they now go in Ukraine, they face problems. …read more Source:...
Russia dismisses UK inquiry into Litvinenko murder
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has strongly rejected as politicized the conclusion of a British inquiry into the 2006 killing of ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko in London. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova in a statement on Thursday slammed the results of Britain’s inquiry into the death of Litvinenko, as biased and vague. She,...
Putin named in Litvinenko murder – British inquiry (update 2)
By Michael Holden President Vladimir Putin probably approved a Russian intelligence operation to murder ex-KBG agent Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium-210, a British inquiry into the 2006 killing in London concluded. Litvinenko, 43, an outspoken critic of Putin who fled Russia, died after drinking green tea laced with the rare...
Putin probably approved London murder of Litvinenko: British inquiry
President Vladimir Putin probably approved a Russian intelligence operation to murder ex-KBG agent Alexander Litvinenko, a judge led-British inquiry into the 2006 killing in London concluded. Litvinenko, 43, an outspoken critic of Putin who fled Russia, died after drinking green tea laced with the rare radioactive isotope polonium-210 at...
Putin ‘probably approved ex-spy murder’
President Vladimir Putin probably approved an intelligence operation to murder ex-KBG agent Litvinenko, a UK inquiry concluded. ||| London – President Vladimir Putin probably approved a Russian intelligence operation to murder ex-KBG agent Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium-210, a British inquiry into the 2006 killing in London...
