Section: Africa&ME
Netherlands, Malaysia push for UN tribunal for MH17 culprits
KUALA LUMPUR: The Netherlands, Malaysia and three other countries want a UN tribunal to be set up to try those responsible for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine last year, a senior diplomat said on Wednesday. Malaysia is expected to present a draft resolution to the Security Council next month on setting up the tribunal,...
Russia extends tit-for-tat sanctions against West
Moscow extends ban on food imports from West days after EU prolonged economic sanctions against Russia over Ukraine. …read more Source: AL...
Moscow extends Western food ban for one year
Russia extends anti-EU bans in retaliation for anti-Moscow sanctions by Europeans over crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
NATO won’t enter ‘arms race’ with Russia
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has rejected the possibility of entering an “arms race” with Russia, amid the recent escalation of tensions between the military alliance and Moscow. NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg made the comments in a press conference on Wednesday as NATO defense ministers have assembled in...
Putin adds another year to ban on Western food imports
President Vladimir Putin has extended Russia’s ban on food imports from the West by one year, longer than had been expected, in retaliation to the extension of European sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Putin adds another year to ban on Western food imports
President Vladimir Putin has extended Russia’s ban on food imports from the West by one year, longer than had been expected, in retaliation to the extension of European sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine. The ban, which prohibits most food imports from the United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada and Norway, was expected to...
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever claims 3 lives in Iran
The Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever claims the lives of three people in Iran, officials say. …read more Source:...
NATO won’t be ‘dragged into arms race’ with Russia: Stoltenberg
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday the alliance will not get dragged into an arms race with Russia but must counter Moscow’s “aggressive actions” in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Japan PM Calls on Putin to Work toward Ukraine Peace
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday to play a constructive role in finding “peaceful and diplomatic solutions” to the crisis in Ukraine, after the EU agreed to prolong sanctions against Russia. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Minsk Accords Must be Implemented in Full: Russia’s Lavrov
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Minsk agreements on Ukraine crisis reconciliation, which have no alternatives, must be fully implemented, including the political aspects outlining constitutional reforms, said Russian FM Sergey Lavrov after the Normandy Four group ministers’ meeting. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
