Section: Africa&ME
Do You Agree? Check out the national dishes of these 14 countries
When in doubt, talk food!When we think of certain countries, there are meals that readily come to mind. This however does not necessarily translate to the national dish.CNN recently conducted a poll asking their readers to nominate their national dishes which expectedly generated a ton of diverse feedback.Here are 14 different countries and what...
Ukraine leader expresses wish to join NATO
Kkrainian President Petro Poroshenko has told the country’s security council that staying out of the NATO alliance was a ‘criminal’ policy that his government is ready to reverse …read more Source: The Daily...
Azerbaijani man arrested for kidnapping two Ukrainians in Istanbul
An Azerbaijani man has been arrested after he kidnapped and held for ransom two Ukrainians vacationing in Istanbul …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
French oil giant Total ready to resume coop. with Iran
Deputy Oil Minister Rokneddin Javadi said on Monday that National Iranian Oil Company welcomes the development of economic cooperation with the French oil company Total. “The new agreements will create good opportunities in exploration, development, maintenance, production and enhanced oil recovery projects in which foreign companies are welcome...
Stoltenberg visits Ukraine amid lull in conflict
KIEV: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Monday touched down in Ukraine on his first visit to the country hit by a separatist conflict that has caused the worst standoff between Moscow and the West since the Cold War. Stoltenberg headed first to a military base in the western city of Lviv where the US army has been training Ukraine’s forces....
Safe Landing: 172 Olim Escape War-Torn Ukraine for Israel
Ukrainian immigrants welcomed home after experiencing the horrors of the civil war in Donetsk. …read more Source: Arutz...
What’s behind Russia’s military build-up in Syria?
Evidence is emerging of a significant intensification of Russia’s military support for the Assad government. While the exact scale and purpose of Russia’s latest deployments remain obscure, the available evidence suggests that the Russians are preparing an airbase near the city of Latakia for possible airstrikes in support of the...
In Europe: East Ukraine elections would be “serious violation” of Minsk – Germany
"We expect Moscow to use its influence so that the separatists cancel these elections." Plans by Russian-backed separatists to hold local elections in eastern Ukraine are a serious violation of the Minsk peace deal and it is regrettable that Moscow has not distanced itself from the plans, the German government said on Monday.”We...
Russian chief rabbi: Jews are safe here long-term
Western sanctions over the Kremlin’s role in fomenting unrest in Ukraine, as well as declining oil revenues, have severely stressed Russia’s economy. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Putin wants air base in Belarus
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his ministers to agree a deal with Belarus so that Moscow can establish an air base in the ex-Soviet country, as Kremlin’s ties with the West remain at a post-Cold War low over the Ukraine crisis. The creation of a Russian military air base on the doorstep of the Euro...
