Section: Africa&ME
Hollande says war if no Ukraine agreement-UPDATE
France’s Hollande says if there is peace agreement, the only other resolution will be war while Merkel says that sending weapons won’t resolve crisis. …read more Source: World...
Poroshenko says Franco-German peace proposal feasible
The peace proposal suggested by France and Germany could be achievable, says Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko …read more Source: World...
Russia, EU Leaders Agree to Work on Ukraine Cease-Fire
KYIV, UKRAINE—The leaders of France, Germany, and Russia have failed to reach a breakthrough peace deal on Ukraine during talks in Moscow. But they agreed to work on a shaky September cease-fire. The agreement came a day after the European leaders met Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv and follows a renewed assault by...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko says Franco-German peace proposal could work
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Abdullah bin Zayed participates in Munich Security Conference
MUNICH, 7th February, 2015 (WAM) — UAE Foreign Minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan attended on Thursday the Munich Security Conference which discusses latest counter-terrorism developments, especially the efforts against Dae’sh terrorist group, Ukraine crisis and other security issues in the Middle East. …read more...
Zuma: We will protect foreigners
President Jacob Zuma has assured high commissioners and ambassadors that foreigners in South Africa will be protected. “We will ensure that all our people, including foreign nationals, always feel enveloped by an abiding sense of security wherever they are in the country,” he said yesterday. “In this regard, our law enforcement agencies will...
Russia and EU leaders to draw up Ukraine peace plan
More to this story The leaders of Russia, Germany and France have agreed during late-night talks in Moscow to draw up a plan to end fighting in Ukraine as rebels wage a deadly offensive in the country’s east, officials said. A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said that more than four hours of talks that wrapped up early on...
Russia and EU leaders to draw up Ukraine peace plan
Putin, Merkel and Hollande agree on drafting of blueprint that would include proposals from Ukraine’s Poroshenko. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine peace plan close
The leaders of Russia, Germany and France agreed during late-night talks in Moscow to draw up a plan to end fighting in Ukraine as rebels wage a deadly offensive in the country’s east, officials said Saturday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine conflict forces families to flee homes
While the diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine enter a key phase, fighting between security forces and pro-Russian separatists continues to rage in the east of the country. Hundreds of thousands of residents have been forced to flee their homes. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from Kramatorsk, where many families...
