Section: Africa&ME
Former Russian prime minister Yevgeny Primakov dies
Yevgeny Primakov, a former Russian prime minister, foreign minister and spymaster, has died, the Kremlin said on Friday. Primakov, whose political career began in the Soviet era, was 85. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that President Vladimir Putin had been informed of Primakov’s death and was deeply saddened, but gave no...
News24.com | Putin calls Obama to discuss Ukraine, ISIS
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called his US counterpart Barack Obama to discuss the conflict in Ukraine, ISIS’s advances and a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme. …read more Source:...
Putin calls Obama to discuss Ukraine, ISIL group: White House
Russian President Vladimir Putin called his US counterpart Barack Obama on June 25 to discuss the conflict in Ukraine, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group’s advances and a deal on Iran’s nuclear program …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Life in the bomb shelter: Ukrainian coking plant trapped between the fronts
Every working day, Dmitry passes out through the massive iron doors of a Soviet-built nuclear bomb shelter, mounts three flights of stairs and strides across the compound to put in an eight-hour shift keeping one of Europe’s biggest coking plants on line. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Obama urges Putin to remove troops from Ukraine
Putin, Obama, discuss necessity to counter ISIL, other topics in telephone call, says White House …read more Source: World...
EU pushes Kiev for political reforms
The European Union has called for political reforms in Ukraine to pave the way for the implementation of the Minsk truce deal. …read more Source:...
Jewish Agency seeks to streamline Ukraine efforts as immigrants deal with war traumas
Immigrants escaping the fighting in Ukraine could require extended stays in absorption centers to deal with the issues brought about by surviving war. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Turkey Chooses ISIS Over the Kurds
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is furious that the Kurds in Syria are advancing against ISIS. Ponder the ramifications of that sentence. Turkey is a member of NATO. On paper, at least, it’s one of America’s greatest allies. ISIS, meanwhile, is the world’s most deranged army of psychopaths. Even Al Qaeda disowns...
Ukraine risks return to fresh clashes: Nato
BRUSSELS: Nato’s head warned on Thursday of a risk of a return to heavy fighting in Ukraine but said it would be unwise to declare a ceasefire agreement dead, despite repeated violations, because it remained the best hope for peace. “The conflict in Ukraine has already cost over 6,000 lives. Ceasefire violations persist. And there is still...
NATO warns risk of heavy fighting in Ukraine
NATO has said that Russia has large numbers of forces on border and that it will help Ukraine with mine removal …read more Source: World...
