Section: Africa&ME
OSCE monitors fired upon in east Ukraine
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which keeps a tab on ceasefire in Ukraine, says its monitors have come under fire during an assessment mission in the country’s war-torn east. According to the reports, the organization said the incident occurred on Saturday when its observers’ vehicle was hit with...
Foreign monitors under fire in east Ukraine
An OSCE vehicle carrying observers and a translator who were in an Ukraine controlled area to assess a damaged pipelline came under fire. …read more Source: World...
Foreign monitors under fire in east Ukraine: OSCE
Western monitors of Ukraine’s tattered truce reported Sunday that they had come under fire during an assessment of the situation in the war-torn east of the former Soviet state …read more Source: The Daily...
After Russian embargo, stormy seas for Iceland’s fisheries
In Iceland’s small harbors, a Russian embargo on European fish imports isn’t just a headache for fishermen — it’s a headache for everyone. “Of course we’re worried,” says Astvaldur Sigurdsson, a grocer in Neskaupstadur, a town of 1,500 people nestled in a cove in eastern Iceland. “This is bound to...
Ukrainians prepare for further economic hardships
Despite predictions of slight economic growth, Ukrainians feeling the financial burden of war. …read more Source: AL...
Lifting of Iran sanctions is ‘a good day for the world’ | World news
The lifting of nuclear-related sanctions on Iran will be “a good day for the world”, its foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has said as leaders gather in Vienna to complete the agreement. “It’s a good day for the people of Iran … and also a good day for the region. The sanctions will be lifted today,” he said on Saturday after arriving...
US, Kremlin officials meet at Russian border for Ukraine talks
The meeting came amid an apparent international push to shore up the brittle truce amid sporadic fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: World...
Russia, US officials hold talks on Ukraine crisis: Source
Senior officials from Russia and the United States have reportedly held a closed-door meeting to discuss the crisis in eastern Ukraine, which has been the scene of fighting between Kiev’s troops pro-Moscow forces. …read more Source: Iran...
Top US, Kremlin officials meet at Russian border for closed Ukraine talks
Meeting came amid apparent international push to shore up brittle truce as sporadic fighting pe… …read more Source:...
Lavrov and Kerry to meet in Zurich over Syria talks, Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet in Zurich on next week for talks on Syria and Ukraine …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
