Section: Africa&ME
Former Trump advisor Bolton willing to comply with impeachment subpoena
Washington – John Bolton, former national security advisor to US President Donald Trump, said Monday that he would comply with a subpoena to testify in a Senate impeachment trial. “I have concluded that, if the Senate issues a subpoena for my testimony, I am prepared to testify,” Bolton said in a statement on his website. The...
Ukraine pulls out of ‘anti-Israeli’ UN committee on Palestinians
The Foreign Ministry tweeted congratulations to Ukraine for quitting the “anachronistic anti-Israeli” committee.; …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Russia gas flows to Europe drop as new Ukraine deal takes over
Russian natural gas flows to Europe via the crucial transit point at Velke in Slovakia dropped to near zero as demand remained muted and a new transit deal potentially curbed shipments.Flows via Ukraine fell last Wednesday after the two former Soviet allies late on Monday agreed on a last-minute deal to keep sending the fuel to Gazprom...
Russia starts European gas deliveries through TurkStream pipeline to Turkey
Russia has started European gas deliveries through the new TurkStream pipeline to Turkey, Bulgaria’s Bulgartransgaz said on Sunday, as Moscow looks to reduce shipments via Ukraine. …read more Source:: Iran...
Russian begins gas flows to Europe via TurkStream
Russia has started European gas deliveries through the new TurkStream pipeline to Turkey, Bulgaria’s Bulgartransgaz said on Jan. 5, as Moscow looks to reduce shipments via Ukraine. …read more Source:: Hurriyet Daily...
Protesters in US rally against prospect of war with Iran
Protesters in US rally against prospect of war with Iran Protester’s sign reads: ‘Need a distraction? Start of a war.’ Trump faces trial in Senate following his impeachment by House of Representatives in Ukraine scandal MEE and agencies Sat, 01/04/2020 – 21:40 Protesters demonstrate outside White House, in New York’s...
Senate returns, no deal yet on Trump impeachment trial
The US Senate’s top Republican yesterday swatted aside Democratic demands related to the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, as the warring sides failed to agree on a start date for the historic action.Resuming work after a holiday break with no signs of a crack in the stalemate, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell assailed...
Trump’s Impeachment Trial Looms As US Senate Resumes
Senate Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) listens while US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before a meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski / AFP US lawmakers return to Washington Friday with President Donald Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial looming over the first Senate...
Iran Supreme Leader wars of ‘harsh retaliation’ after Iranian general killed in US strike
Baghdad — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that a “harsh retaliation is waiting” for the U.S. after the airstrike on Baghdad airport that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force. The Iranian state TV carried a statement by Khamenei also calling Soleimani “the international face...
Israeli and Polish ambassadors slam Ukraine’s honor of Nazi collaborator
The joint rebuke was an unusual move for Poland and Israel, two countries with deep cultural and economic ties to Ukraine.; …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
