Section: Africa&ME
Fiorentina’s Salah ready to face Dynamo Kyiv
Fiorentina’s Mohamed Salah is ready for Thursday’s Europa League encounter against Dynamo Kyiv: Ready for tomorrow @22mosalah …read more Source: Al...
EU charges Russia’s Gazprom, alleging price gouging
By Foo Yun Chee and Alastair Macdonald The European Union launched a legal attack on Gazprom on Wednesday, stoking tension with Moscow as it accused the Russian gas giant of overcharging buyers in Eastern Europe and hindering competition. The EU’s new anti-trust chief, Margrethe Vestager, who a week ago announced a similar market abuse...
EU charges Gazprom, risking new front against Russia
The EU on April 22 formally charged Russian gas giant Gazprom with abusing its dominant market position in Europe, risking a new battle with the Kremlin and deepening the crisis over Ukraine …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine, in snub to Moscow, to adopt British war-time symbol, ditch Soviet war name
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Ukraine, in snub to Moscow, to adopt British war-time symbol, ditch Soviet war name
KIEV: Ukraine, in a break with tradition that is certain to rile Moscow, is ditching the Soviet name for World War Two and aims to adopt the poppy, a mainly British wartime symbol, to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. …read more Source: The Daily...
Kremlin names new agriculture minister
The governor of one of Russia’s key wheat-producing regions has been named as Moscow’s new agriculture minister. ||| Moscow – President Vladimir Putin has appointed the governor of one of Russia’s key wheat-producing regions as agriculture minister, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, charged with strengthening the sector....
Ban Ki-moon and Ukraine President hold phone call to discuss peace efforts amid ongoing conflict
NEW YORK, 22st April, 2015 (WAM) — UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has spoken with Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, about the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine and continuing international efforts to mediate a peace in the war-torn region, a United Nations spokesperson has confirmed. …read more Source:...
Ban Ki-moon and Ukraine President hold phone call to discuss peace efforts amid ongoing conflict
NEW YORK, 22st April, 2015 (WAM) — UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has spoken with Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, about the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine and continuing international efforts to mediate a peace in the war-torn region, a… …read more Source:...
Analysts: For Washington, Stability Trumps Rivalry in Pakistan
As the Chinese president’s visit to Pakistan ended, analysts said it was being viewed in Washington with one goal in mind: stability in Pakistan and the region. President Xi Jinping’s visit to Pakistan this week came as the United States has begun its drawdown from Afghanistan, and as more pressing international issues from Yemen to...
Poland to buy US Patriot missiles
Poland said on Tuesday it would buy Raytheon’s Patriot missiles from the United States and provisionally selected French Airbus helicopters as it speeds up the modernization of its military amid tensions with Russia. The choice of suppliers, in deals potentially worth $8 billion, strikes a transatlantic balance as eastern Europe’s...
