Section: Africa&ME
Russia crisis spurs banking M&A
Russia’s economic crisis is causing an increase in mergers and acquisitions in the banking sector. ||| Russia’s economic crisis is causing an increase in mergers and acquisitions in the banking sector as a capital squeeze and increase in bad loans leave smaller lenders weak and vulnerable to takeovers. But buyers tempted to swallow up...
Russia wants Iran arms embargo ‘lifted as soon as possible’
UFA, RUSSIA // The UN arms embargo on Iran should be lifted as soon as possible, Russia’s foreign minister said on Thursday, pledging to help Tehran contribute to the fight against terrorism. The arms embargo is among stumbling blocks at talks in Vienna between Iran and six major powers, including Russia, on curbing Tehran’s nuclear...
Russia confirms it opposes UN tribunal for MH17 culprits
Russia said it will oppose a draft UN resolution circulated by Malaysia on establishing an international tribunal to prosecute those behind the downing of Flight MH17 over Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
Joint Chiefs nominee: Arming Ukraine is ‘reasonable’
The nominee to be the next top U.S. military officer said that it is ‘reasonable’ to supply lethal arms to Ukrainians fighting against Russian-backed rebel …read more Source: The Daily...
Brazil questions legitimacy of western sanctions against Russia
Brazil does not recognize the sanctions imposed against Russia over its alleged involvement in the Ukrainian crisis as they hurt the economic situation in the region and their legitimacy raises doubts, Brazilian Minister of External Relations Mauro Vieira said. Vieira said on Wednesday that Brazil “considers unilateral sanctions (against...
Iran nuclear deal close; impasse over weapons, missiles persists
US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi (L) meet at a hotel in Vienna, during negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, on July 9, 2015. (Carlos Barria/Pool Photo via AP) Vienna and London, Reuters/Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran and six world powers were close to an historic nuclear...
INSIGHT: With funds and people power, charities globally face government crackdown
Vinuta Gopal, acting head of Greenpeace India, has had more than a few sleepless nights over the past year worrying about the future of her organisation.The Indian government labelled the group “anti-national” for its campaigns against coal mining, genetically modified crops and nuclear power, and blocked its bank accounts, deported...
Iran nuclear deal close; impasse over weapons, missiles persists
By Louis Charbonneau and Parisa Hafezi Iran and six world powers were close to an historic nuclear agreement on Thursday that could resolve a more than 12-year dispute over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, but they remained deadlocked on the issue of Iranian arms and missile trade. Over the past two weeks, Iran, the United States, Britain,...
Europe lawmakers condemn Russian actions in Crimea, Ukraine
Some 100 lawmakers, mainly from Europe, have condemned Russia’s actions in Crimea and Ukraine at a meeting honoring a 1975 accord seen as a milestone in reducing tensions between the East and West during the Cold War …read more Source: The Daily...
Malaysia asks UN to set up MH17 tribunal
Malaysia on Wednesday circulated a draft UN resolution on establishing an international tribunal that it said would guarantee an independent trial for those behind the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
