Section: Africa&ME
Negotiators reach deal on weapons withdrawal in east Ukraine
Representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have reached a long-awaited agreement on the withdrawal of weapons of less than 100 mm caliber from the frontline in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukrainian leader tells UN not to trust ‘conciliatory’ Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko used his speech at the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday to rail against Russian aggression, urging the world not to believe “conciliatory” statements from his counterpart Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The Daily...
Egypt GCI ranking of 116th is first improvement since 2011
Egypt’s Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) ranking improved compared to last year to come in at 116 of the 140 countries included in the index’s 2015-2016 report. In previous GCI rankings, Egypt came in at: 119 out of 144 countries in the 2014-2015 report; 118 out of 148 countries in the 2013-2014 report; and 107 out of 144 countries...
News24.com | Ukrainian pilot says she was smuggled into Russia
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, on trial for the murder of two Russian journalists, says she was captured by pro-Kremlin separatists and then smuggled into Russia. …read more Source:...
The Daily 202: Elizabeth Warren challenges Brookings over research backed by industry
Elizabeth Warren talks with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew in the House chamber prior to Pope Francis’ speech last week. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque) THE BIG IDEA: — EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Elizabeth Warren today takes her ongoing crusade against the outsized influence of the financial services industry to one of Washington’s most respected think...
Turkey to build Crimea’s largest mosque
Crimea Autonomous Republic’s Grand Mufti says 5,000 people will be able to worship at the same time …read more Source: World...
Ukrainian court extends detention for 2 Russian servicemen
A Kiev court has extended the detention of two Russian servicemen captured in eastern Ukraine in May, ruling that they will remain in jail for at least two more months. …read more Source: The Daily...
Turkey to build Crimea’s largest mosque
Turkey is set to fully finance the construction of Crimea’s largest mosque, Crimea’s grand mufti said Sept. 28 …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Obama and Putin fail to make any breakthrough on Syria
President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first formal meeting in more than two years started with an awkward handshake and ended without a breakthrough on Syria, a crisis that has strained their already tense relationship. On the biggest issue that divides them in Syria – the status of embattled leader Bashar Assad –...
UN: Over 8,000 people killed in Ukraine crisis
The assistant UN secretary-general for human rights says more than 8,000 people, including civilians, were killed in the Ukrainian conflict since it was broke out in April 2014. “As of today, at least 8,050 people have been killed since the outbreak of hostilities in Eastern Ukraine in mid-April 2014. This includes Ukrainian armed forces,...
