Section: Africa&ME
Is Russia a force for good in the world?
Perhaps not since the Cold War have Western leaders, thinkers and commentators spoken out so strongly against Russian foreign policy. Russia, described as a destabilising force in the affairs of its neighbour Ukraine, has been accused of arming and supporting separatists in the east. Over the past few years, Russia has blocked action at the UN...
Dozens killed in Ukraine ahead of Minsk peace summit
KIEV: The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany were to hold peace talks on Wednesday aimed at halting a 10-month war in Ukraine where dozens were killed in the latest fighting. In the run-up to the summit, the climax of a frantic diplomatic push to prevent the worst East-West crisis since the end of the Cold War from escalating, Russia...
Middle East to fill Ukraine s Russian void
Wednesday, Feb 11, 2015 Dubai: Ukrainian food companies are looking to the Middle East to replace sales lost due to the country’s ongoing conflict in the East with Russian-backed rebels. Moscow banned a number of Ukrainian companies from doing… …read more Source:...
Greece braces for bailout showdown with EU – Markets spooked by renewed Grexit prospects
BRUSSELS: Greece’s new government headed for a showdown with skeptical European partners yesterday as it took its demands to renegotiate its huge bailout to crunch talks in Brussels. The emergency meeting of eurozone finance ministers promises to be bruising, with Greek demands for a cash lifeline and a relaxation of austerity facing...
Peace Talks in Minsk, Belarus – Feb. 11, 2015
Belarus President, Alexander Lukashenko, greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, and French President Francois Hollande, left, in Minsk, Belarus, Feb. 11, 2015. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, right, welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Minsk, Belarus, Feb. 11, 2015. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, right, and...
Bosnia bans arms sales to Ukraine
Russia called on Bosnia not to supply Ukraine with weapons. …read more Source: World...
Violence hits eastern Ukraine ahead of talks
More than 20 people have been reported killed in separate attacks in eastern Ukraine, as leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France prepare for peace talks in Minsk, Belarus. Shelling rocked a bus station in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk as fighting continued to rage in the country’s east in advance of Wednesday’s talks. Rebel...
Car in Bat Yam allegedly defaced over Ukraine war
Alexey Ostapenko is involved with efforts to ship aid to Ukraine and believes that the presence of the logo of Azov militias shows the attack was nationalistically motivated. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Watch this huge explosion in Ukraine
An explosion rocked the city of Donetsk, Ukraine this week, with the massive fireball being caught on camera as well. …read more Source:...
CBE approves tourism ministry request for currency exchange with Russia: Official
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will approve the Ministry of Tourism’s request for a currency exchange system with Russian companies(DNE Photo) The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will approve the Ministry of Tourism’s request for a currency exchange system with Russian companies, according to a Tourism Ministry official. The approval...
