Section: Africa&ME
Tatars call for intervention in Crimea
Congress in Ankara ends with call for international action against Russian annexation …read more Source: Anadolu...
IMF approves new loan tranche to Kiev
A new loan tranche will be given to Kiev in return for promised reform. …read more Source: World...
Top Russian, U.S. and Saudi diplomats to meet in Qatar
Despite Russia-U.S. tensions over Ukraine, President Barack Obama has thanked Moscow for helping reach the agreement …read more Source: Al...
Ukraine mulls closer ties with Iran
For the first time in 10 years, Tehran and Kiev are set to hold talks on economic cooperation at the level of an intergovernmental commission, said head of Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry’s European Integration Department, Mykhailo Bno-Airiyan. …read more Source: Iran...
Australia says will continue push for MH17 prosecution
SYDNEY — Australia vowed on Saturday no let up in its quest to prosecute those who shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine, saying Russia’s veto of a UN resolution raised further questions about its involvement. Moscow on Wednesday vetoed a move to establish a special tribunal to try those responsible, while Angola, China and...
Washington responsible for crash of Malaysian airliner over Ukraine: Dr. Roberts
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts says the Malaysia airliner shot down over Ukraine last year was a plot hatched in Washington to implicate Russia. …read more Source:...
Australia pledges to continue push for MH17 prosecution
CANBERRA: Australia vowed on Saturday no let up in its quest to prosecute those who shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine, saying Russia’s veto of a UN resolution raised further questions about its involvement. Moscow on Wednesday vetoed a move to establish a special tribunal to try those responsible, while Angola, China and Venezuela...
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed in war-torn east
KIEV: Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 14 more injured over 24 hours in clashes between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, a security official in Kiev said on Saturday. Most of the casualties were near Donetsk, the major separatist hub close to the line of contact, Ukrainian army spokesman Andriy Lysenko said,...
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed in east
Fighting between Ukrainian soldiers and pro-Russia forces has left two soldiers dead in the war-ravaged eastern part of Ukraine. According to reports, Ukrainian army spokesman Andriy Lysenko said Saturday that the deaths occurred over the past 24 hours, adding that 14 more Ukrainian soldiers were also wounded. Most of the causalities were...
Top Russia, US, Saudi diplomats to meet in Qatar
The Russian foreign minister has announced a plan to hold a joint meeting with his American and Saudi counterparts in the Qatari capital, Doha. Moscow announced that Sergey Lavrov is set to meet US Secretary of State John Kerry and Qatari Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir during Lavrov’s 48-hour visit to Doha on Sunday, Press TV reported....
