Section: Africa&ME
Biden Tells Russia to Fulfill Ukraine Peace Deal, ‘Return’ Crimea
US Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that Washington remained determined to see Russia adhere to a shaky Ukrainian peace agreement and hand back Crimea to Kiev. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
US VP says Moscow should return Crimea to Ukraine
The US vice-president says Moscow should return the Crimea peninsula to Ukraine. …read more Source:...
TIME Magazine: ISIS leader, Donald Trump, Putin, 5 others make 2015 Person of the Year shortlist
Prominent on the list are ISIS leader, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, US billionaire and presidential candidate, Donlad Trump and Russian President, Vladimir Putin. TIME magazine has released its shortlist of nominees for the TIME Person of the Year 2015.Prominent on the list are ISIS leader, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, US billionaire and presidential...
Biden says Russia must fulfil Ukraine peace deal, hand back Crimea
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said during a visit to Kiev on Monday that Washington remained committed to its demands for Russia to adhere to a shaky Ukrainian peace agreement and hand back Crimea to Kiev. …read more Source: The Daily...
EU, Ukraine free trade pact to take effect on Jan 1
As Ukraine’s largest trading partner, the EU accounts for more than a third of the country’s trade …read more Source: World...
Biden announces more US aid for Ukraine
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has assured Ukraine of continuing U.S. support and announced the release of an additional $190 million in U.S. aid to help support Ukrainian reforms. …read more Source: The Daily...
EU, Ukraine free trade pact to take effect on Jan.1
As Ukraine’s largest trading partner, the EU accounts for more than a third of the country’s trade …read more Source: World...
Britain Back Where It Is Not Wanted
By Jeremy Salt The parliamentary vote sending warplanes into action over Syria showed the British at their hyperbolic worst. Government lies – the 70,000 ‘moderate’ fighters – on one side were matched by the posturing of Hilary Benn on the other. Cheering and applause echoed around the chamber after every deluded statement, with the planes...
Laimdota Straujuma: Latvia PM resigns after meeting with president
Straujuma's hawkish, centre-right ruling coalition won a 2014 general election after taking a hard line over the actions of Russia, its neighbour and former ruler, in Ukraine. Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma said on Monday that she was resigning her post.Straujuma made the announcement after meeting with the country’s...
Fragile Five economies now less so; risks rise for GCC
LONDON — Emerging economies not long ago deemed at risk of crisis are seeing steady balance of payments improvements, while for oil exporters in the Gulf and elsewhere once-mighty cash surpluses have all but melted away. The so-called taper tantrum of mid-2013 unleashed a wave of selling of assets from developing countries whose big funding or...
