Section: Africa&ME
Obama willing to work with Iran, Russia to end Syria conflict (Updated)
The United States is willing to work with Iran and Russia to try to end the Syrian conflict, US President Barack Obama said on Monday but insisted there could not be a return to the status quo under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Obama described Assad as a tyrant and as the chief culprit behind the...
Ukraine energy minister indicates Russia Q4 gas price will be less than $228
Ukrainian Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn indicated on Monday that the price Ukraine was willing to pay Russia for gas supplies in the fourth qua …read more Source: The New...
Syria Conflict: Russia Wants ‘Coordination’ Against IS
Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, has again reiterated his support for Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, saying the latter is fighting terrorist organisations, and Russia “will be pleased to find common ground for joint action against the terrorists”.In a television interview in the United States (US), Mr. Putin also called for a...
Obama, Putin to confront tensions on Syria, Ukraine
Face-to-face for the first time in nearly a year, Obama and Putin on Monday will confront rising tensions over Moscow’s military engagement in Syria …read more Source: Al...
World: Russia to consider restrictions against Ukrainian airlines
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has given an order to the transportation ministry to consider retaliatory restrictive measures against Ukraine for banning Russian flights, the government spokeswoman Natalia Timakova said on Monday. …read more Source: Standard...
Russian envoy withdraws assertion of Polish blame for Nazi invasion
Russia’s ambassador to Poland on Monday withdrew an assertion that Poland was partially responsible for the 1939 Nazi invasion and the outbreak of World War Two – comments that stirred anger at a tense time in Polish-Russian relations. Ambassador Sergey Andreyev was summoned by the foreign ministry after telling private broadcaster TVN24 on...
Obama previews ‘blunt’ tone for his 7th UN address
With progress fighting ISIS moving slowly, and Russian fighters entrenched in Eastern Ukraine, President Barack Obama returns to the United Nations General Assembly this week anxious to shore up international support for US plans to counter various global crises. Diplomatic wins — including the Iran nuclear deal and a thaw in US-Cuba ties— have...
Analysis: To fix Syria and Ukraine, Obama and Putin need to go on a ‘first date’
Many commentators worry that meeting Putin makes Obama look weak or needy. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Pope Francis: 5 things to learn from the pontiff’s speech on ‘importance of family’
"The family is beautiful, but there's effort involved and there are problems." Pope Francis spoke on the importance of family on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at the World Meeting of Families Festival in Philadelphia.”The family is beautiful, but there’s effort involved and there are problems,” the pope said. Read:...
Berlusconi: Crimean referendum ‘valid’ & ‘democratic’
Italy’s controversial ex-PM noted that people of Crimea are happy that they are not subject to the current Ukrainian government …read more Source: World...
