Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine: The defenders of Mariupol
Despite the month-long ceasefire, fighting continues in villages near the strategic eastern city. …read more Source: AL...
Erdogan, Putin talk about Ukraine in phone call
The call comes ahead of Turkish president’s visit to Ukraine on Friday …read more Source: Anadolu...
Three soldiers killed in eastern Ukraine
KIEV: Three soldiers were killed and five injured in eastern Ukraine, an army spokesman said on Tuesday, further undermining a month-old ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists. Some of the casualties were caused by fire from the rebels, the others occurring when a military vehicle drove over a landmine, spokesman Andriy...
Ukraine parliament grants special status to rebel East
Bill establishes boundaries of rebel-held areas to be given special status with limited self-rule following local elections. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Greece rejects EU ‘blackmail’
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has requested a meeting with top European leaders, as Athens insisted it would not be ‘blackmailed’ over its debt crisis. ||| Athens – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has requested a meeting with top European leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel at this week’s EU summit,...
US to maintain Crimea sanctions until Russian rule ends
Washington vowed Monday to keep sanctions on Moscow for the annexation of Crimea as long as the peninsula remains under Russian rule, urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the occupation. …read more Source: Muscat...
Ukraine Withdraws Heavy Weapons from Frontline: Poroshenko
President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday that Ukrainian military had withdrawn heavy weapons from the frontline in the conflict area. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
In Crimea, Euphoria Fades After a Year of Russian Rule
SIMFEROPOL, CRIMEA—A year after Russia’s takeover of Crimea sparked a wave of euphoria across the Black Sea peninsula, residents are suffering growing hardship as prices rise and many fear for the future. Russia’s flag is flying across Crimea on the anniversary of what President Vladimir Putin calls the region’s historic “return...
Euphoria fades in Crimea
A year after Russia’s takeover of Crimea, residents are suffering growing hardship as prices rise and many fear for the future. …read more Source: World...
Obama, Italy’s Renzi to meet on Ukraine, Islamic State -White House
U.S. President Barack Obama and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will meet April 17 to discuss a range of security issues, including the crisis in …read more Source: The New...
