Section: Africa&ME
Russia dismisses EU criticism of travel blacklist
Russia criticised the European Union on Monday for allowing the publication of a list of European officials barred from entering the country in the diplomatic fallout over the Ukraine crisis. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow, which drew up the list in response to a similar ban on Russian officials by the EU, had handed over the list to...
More than 6,400 killed amid ‘tremendous hardship’ in Ukraine, says UN
Some five million others are meanwhile suffering the consequences of the conflict, including 1.2 million people who have been displaced inside the war-ravaged country. …read more Source: Khaleej...
More than 6,400 killed amid ‘tremendous hardship’ in Ukraine, says UN
Some five million others are meanwhile suffering the consequences of the conflict, including 1.2 million people who have been displaced inside the war-ravaged country. …read more Source: Khaleej...
Nato flexes muscles in Baltics, Poland
WARSAW: US-led Nato drills began on Monday in the Baltic states and Poland, a move intended to reassure Russia’s nervous neighbours amid tensions over Ukraine. Russia’s increased military presence in the Baltic Sea and regional airspace since its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine last year has jangled nerves in the area, which lay...
UN finds signs of Russia involvement in Ukraine war
GENEVA: A separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine is revealing increasing evidence, but not yet conclusive legal proof, of Russian state involvement, senior United Nations human rights officials said on Monday. “We are speaking about increasing inflow of (unofficial) fighters and increasing evidence that there are also some (Russian) servicemen...
Human rights violations persist in Ukraine
The UN has reported of serious human rights violations and abuses persist in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. …read more Source: World...
Once Ukraine’s kosher food basket, Donetsk now reliant on food packages
Only about a quarter of the city’s Jewish community remains after more than 10 thousand left their homes in 2013. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
The United States’ Out Of Control Obsession With Weapons
Rabat – The US is famous for many things. Besides having an affinity for fast food, being a “melting pot” of cultures, and hosting parties littered with red solo cups, the US is also known for its excessive use of weaponry whenever the chance arises. For years, nations have pointed out the romance between the US and it’s beloved guns, one...
Fatal clashes erupt in eastern Ukraine despite truce
Two civilians and three Ukrainian soldiers die in fighting in country’s east where pro-Russia rebels hope to secede. …read more Source: AL...
Increase of death toll in east Ukraine, says UN report
Serious human rights violations and abuses persist in eastern Ukraine and Crimea, UN says. …read more Source: Anadolu...
