Section: Africa&ME
‘We are living by the sword’: The regrets of an Israel founder’s son
‘We are living by the sword’: The regrets of an Israel founder’s son Sarah Helm Mon, 01/13/2020 – 12:32 In a wide-ranging interview, Yaakov Sharett, the son of one of Israel’s founding fathers, says he regrets settling the Negev in the 1940s – and the entire Zionist project “My name is Yaakov Sharett. I...
Trump impeachment: Fight for Bolton testimony echoes Monica Lewinsky saga
Washington – John Bolton meet Monica Lewinsky. Twenty-one years ago former White House intern Lewinsky was at the center of a tug-of-war over whether she would testify in the U.S. Senate impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, a Democrat. Now it is Bolton, fired last September from his job as White House national security adviser, who...
Five ‘grieving nations’ to discuss Iran airliner attack: Ukrainian FM
Ukraine Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko says five “grieving nations” to meet in London on January 16 to discuss Iran shooting down a civilian airplane. -Developing …read more Source:: Al...
“Grieving nations” to discuss legal action against Iran over downed airliner
Five nations whose citizens died when an airliner was shot down by Iran last week will meet in London Thursday to discuss possible legal action, Ukraine’s foreign minister told Reuters …read more Source:: The Daily...
Ukraine’s foreign minister: Iran will hand over black boxes
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Shutterbugs, have you entered the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest?
Cape Town – Submissions for the 2020 Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest will be accepted until February 29. Submissions opened for the annual contest on December 22, the birthday of Stenin, who was born in 1980. The event was established in 2014 by news agency Rossiya Segondnya in memory of the photojournalist, whose car was...
Iranians suffer as they protest against their regime, face crippling sanctions
After days of denial and obfuscation, Iran’s authorities admitted that an Iranian surface-to-airmissile brought down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 last week. The mistaken strike – carried out in the shadow of a retaliatory Iranian missile barrage on U.S. positions in Iraq – led to the death of all 176 passengers...
Iran summons British Ambassador over ‘Unconventional Behavior,’ Attending ‘Illegal’ Rally
Iran has summoned the British ambassador to protest his “unconventional behavior and attendance at illegal rallies” in Tehran held days after the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane near the Iranian capital. The deputy foreign minister and director general for the European affairs of the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned Robert Macaire...
European powers urge Iran to return to nuclear deal
European powers urge Iran to return to nuclear deal European parties have maintained commitment to saving deal, despite call by US President Donald Trump last week to join him in walking away MEE and agencies Sun, 01/12/2020 – 19:44 EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell invited Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamed Javad Zarif to Brussels for...
How Ukraine’s Zelenskyy is winning hearts and minds in Russia
The Ukrainian president’s New Year address overshadowed Vladimir Putin’s and won the praise of many Russians. …read more Source:: AL...
