Section: Africa&ME
Georgian ex-president, Ukrainian official plotting coup against Tbilisi government: Leaked tape
The government of Georgia has demanded clarifications from Ukraine following a leaked tape implicating a local governor and fugitive former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili over calling for a violent coup against the government in Tbilisi. According to RT, in a tape released by a website called “Ukrainian Revolution,” Saakashvili, who was...
Ukraine leader’s wealth grows despite war, economic woes
President Petro Poroshenko’s assets reportedly rose by 20 percent to $979 million …read more Source:...
Georgian ex-president, Ukrainian official plotting coup against Tbilisi government
The government of Georgia has demanded clarifications from Ukraine following a leaked tape implicating a local governor and fugitive former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili over calling for a violent coup against the government in Tbilisi. …read more Source: Iran...
Civilian casualties in east Ukraine fall by 55% after truce: UN
The ceasefire in eastern Ukraine has resulted in a 55-percent reduction in casualties, the UN says. …read more Source:...
Georgia’s ex-president, Ukraine official calls for coup against Tbilisi government
Georgia demands clarifications from Ukraine after a senior government official and Georgia’s ex-president calls for a coup in Tbilisi in a leaked tape. …read more Source:...
No survivors from Russian plane crash
By Ahmed Abbas Egyptian officials said that no survivors were found among the passengers of the Russian aircraft that crashed in Sinai early on Saturday. The Russian embassy in Egypt confirmed the same on its official twitter account. The bodies of 100 passengers, including 17 children, were extracted from the plane wreckage, according to...
Opinion: The Risks of Having Giant Friends
Right now no one could know where the Russian intervention in Syria might end. Entering a war is often easy and getting out always difficult. However, if history provides any indication, the kind of intervention we now witness in Syria has seldom achieved its stated objectives. If the mood music from Moscow is to be trusted, the Russian objective...
Russia-US rivalry spreads to ex-Soviet central Asia
After Ukraine and Syria, the ex-Soviet republics of central Asia could become the latest venue for geo-political rivalry … …read more Source: Gulf...
Russia holds drills involving missile launches
Russia says its military forces have conducted exercises, including long-range missile launches, across the country. According to the reports, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Friday that the military exercises included ballistic and cruise missile launches from various ground sites. The sea and air maneuvers are said to be one of the...
Two killed in east Ukraine ammunition depot explosions
Several explosions at an ammunition depot have killed two civilians and injured eight others in eastern Ukraine. According to AFP, regional military spokesman Ruslan Tkachuk said: “The latest information is that two civilians were killed and another eight people were injured in the blasts in the government-held city of Svatove” On Thursday, a...
