Section: Africa&ME
Belarus votes as Lukashenko aims to extend 21-year rule
MINSK — Belarussians began voting on Sunday in an election that is likely to see authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko claim a fifth term, with the EU possibly lifting sanctions against him if the polls take place without incident. Lukashenko, 61, a swaggering former collective farm director once called Europe’s last dictator by...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko says vote needed in pro-Russia strongholds
Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday stressed the need for legitimate elections in the country’s separatist regions in order to eventually …read more Source: The New...
The Eighth MEDays International Forum to be Held in Tangier
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Yasyn Mouhir Rabat – The Amadeus Institute announced the Eighth MEDays International Forum from November 11 to 14, 2015 in Tangier. This year’s session will address the theme “Des chocs à la co-émergence” (“from shocks to co-emergence”). The MEDays Forum has emerged as a meeting place to...
Ukraine Peace Talks Underway in Paris
Ukraine Peace Talks Underway in Paris …read more Source:...
Families brace for final MH17 air crash report
International investigators will on Tuesday release their final report into the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn Ukraine, …read more Source: The New...
Egypt signs deal with France on two Mistral warships
Egypt has signed a deal with France to buy two warships that were originally ordered by Russia but whose sale was canceled by Paris due to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. According to Press TV, the contract was signed on Saturday by the French naval yard DCNS and the Egyptian military in the presence of French Prime Minister Manuel Valls and...
$40-billion aid not enough for Ukraine’s economic stability: Minister
Ukrainian finance minister says a 40-billion-dollar aid package is not enough for Kiev’s economic stability. …read more Source:...
Russia Denies U.S. Claim That Missiles Aimed at Syria Hit Iran
Government OPEN Graphic the main story Related Coverage NATO, Tested by Russia in Syria, Raises Its Guard and Its ToneOCT. 8, 2015 Wary of Escalation in Syria, U.S. Is Waiting Out Putin’s MovesOCT. 8, 2015 News Analysis: An Opportune Moment for Russia’s Foray Into Syria OCT. 8, 2015 Russia’s Kalibr Cruise Missiles, a New Weapon...
Ukraine confident Russia can’t hold IMF aid ‘hostage’
Ukraine slams Russian refusal to let IMF pay out $17.5 billion rescue plan; Ukraine set to default… …read more Source:...
Army fire kills civilian in east Ukraine
At least one civilian has reportedly been killed and another injured in purported Ukrainian army fire in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. According to the reports, pro-Russia sources in Donetsk made the announcement on Saturday, without specifying what kind of weapon had been used in the fatal incident. “According to initial reports, the...
