Section: Africa&ME
Russia issues banknote celebrating Crimea annexation
Denomination of 100 rubles ‘dedicated to Crimea and Sevastopol becoming a part of the Russian F… …read more Source:...
Is war imminent in the Caucasus?
Beyond the headlines of war in Syria and Ukraine, a surge in fighting in the South Caucasus has renewed fear of war. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine to impose ‘mirror sanctions’ on Russia
‘The cabinet of ministers will introduce similar restrictive measures against the Russian Federation. We will protect Ukraine’s domestic market,’ Ukrainian PM says …read more Source: World...
Merkel, UK Intelligence Exchange Information on ISIL, Putin, Ukraine
TEHRAN (FNA)- German Chancellor Angela Merkel exchanged information with British intelligence on ISIL and Ukraine. …read more Source: Fars News...
Ukraine MPs approve tit-for-tat Russian trade embargo
Ukraine’s parliament voted Thursday to give the government the right to impose a trade embargo against Russia, which said last week that it would suspend a free trade zone with Ukraine from Jan. 1 …read more Source: The Daily...
Mother braves east Ukraine frontline for children’s homework
For Oksana Boiko’s children, the trip to school used to be a short walk to the other side of their tiny village of Zaytseve in east Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Kiev under pressure to adopt IMF approved austerity budget
In Ukraine, the parliament is working on the final version of the 2016 budget which it has to approve before the end of the month. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, rebels accuse each other of violating latest truce
KIEV: Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian rebels accused each other of violating a holiday ceasefire on Wednesday, just hours after it came into force in the war-torn country’s east. “Illegal armed groups have already violated these agreements. Since the beginning of the day we recorded seven enemy shellings of our positions,” military...
‘Sharia-compliant’ airline takes off in Malaysia
No alcohol will be permitted and Halal food will be served on flights that airline says are open to all religions. The new airline has 355 employees which includes eight pilots and 50 cabin crew [EPA] Asia Pacific, Malaysia Malaysia’s first “sharia-compliant” airline made its inaugural domestic flight over the weekend and it hopes to...
‘Our nations share a history of over 1,000 years’
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein highlight similarities between Israel, Ukraine in state visit. …read more Source: Arutz...
