Section: Africa&ME
Domestic political and economic climate disturbed
The reaching of a cease-fire in the Ukrainian crisis and the signs of a possible agreement between Greece and the EU have caused the tension in global markets to ease last week. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
U.N. Security Council endorses Ukraine peace deal
The council reaffirmed “its full respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine’ …read more Source: Al...
Ukraine truce fades as fighting rages – Kiev and separatists stall on pulling back big guns
NIKISHINE: Pro-Russian rebels bombarded government troops encircled in east Ukraine yesterday and a plan for both sides to pull back their heavy guns stalled, pushing a fragile peace deal closer to collapse. A Reuters witness near the front line said artillery rounds rocked the town of Debaltseve every five seconds and black smoke rose skywards,...
Afghan-Born Ukrainian Legislator Warns of Russian Takeover
Like many other members of Ukraine’s parliament, Mustafa Nayyem doubts the cease-fire in his government’s battle with Russia-backed separatists will last, given what he sees as Russia’s lack of good … …read more Source:...
Ukraine accuses rebels of destroying peace hopes
KIEV: Ukraine on Tuesday accused rebels and Russia of destroying a fragile three-day-old ceasefire after insurgents armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades stormed a flashpoint town and engaged thousands of troops there in intense combat. “The hopes of the world for peace are being destroyed,” the deputy head of Ukraine’s...
Ukraine’s envoy claims 10 new deaths despite cease-fire
Ukraine’s ambassador to the UN has also alleged that pro-Russian separatists have shelled Ukrainian troops 164 times since the truce. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine, Rebels Continue Fight for Debaltseve – Feb. 17, 2015
Cannons of the Ukrainian armed forces are seen at their positions near Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine, Feb. 17, 2015. Ukrainian artillery is at a position outside of the village of Luhanske, some 20 kilometers (14 miles) north of Debaltseve, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Members of the Ukrainian armed forces ride on a military vehicle near...
Ukraine says peace hopes ‘destroyed’ as rebels assault town
Fierce fighting was raging in the streets of Debaltseve, a strategic railway hub between the main rebel-held cities of Donetsk and Lugansk …read more Source: The...
More fighting in Eastern Ukraine despite ceasefire
Street-to-street fighting has broke out inside Debaltseve, a key transport hub in eastern Ukraine, threatening the country’s already fragile three-day old ceasefire. Debaltseve has been largely encircled for weeks by heavily armed rebels who previously had been exchanging continuous artillery fire with up to 8,000 government troops holed up...
Ukraine truce unravels as battle rages
Rebels say the ceasefire does not apply to the main battle front at the town of Debaltseve, where they have a Ukrainian military garrison surrounded. …read more Source: Gulf...
