Section: Africa&ME
EU to discuss Ukraine support, Russia sanctions
German Chancellor Merkel says no economic measures being considered under new Russia sanctions …read more Source: Anadolu...
Turkey to send team to monitor status of Crimean Tatars
Turkey is planning to send an unofficial delegation to inspect the situation for Crimean Tatars in the Russian-annexed peninsula, Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu said on Nov. 10. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Obama, Putin meet amid tensions
US President Barack Obama has met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin three times on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit, with conversations covering Iran, Syria and Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Heavy shelling in east Ukraine increases fears over ceasefire
Volleys of mortar bomb fire could be heard from the city centre every few minutes, though it was unclear who had launched them or what was under fire …read more Source: World...
New attempts to recover MH17 wreckage
Dutch experts travel to rebel-held areas of Ukraine to try to gain access to site where jet was brought down in July. …read more Source: AL...
SA to resume seafood exports to Russia
South Africa will resume seafood exports to Russia for the first time in almost two decades. ||| Cape Town – South Africa will resume seafood exports to Russia for the first time in almost two decades, a leading fishing company said on Tuesday, as Moscow looks elsewhere for food sources following Western sanctions against it over Ukraine....
Obama and Putin meet amid tensions: White House
US President Barack Obama met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin three times on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit on Tuesday (11/11/2014), with their conversations covering Iran, Syria and Ukraine, the White House said. Relations between Washington and Moscow are at their lowest since the Cold War, with Russia under US-backed Western...
Love and darkness
Daughter of novelist Amos Oz, unveils memorial plaque in Rivne, Ukraine at the childhood home of her grandmother, whose life plays prominently in Oz’s novel ‘A Tale of Love and Darkness.’ …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Russia, Australia Leaders Urge Quicker MH17 Probe
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott have agreed on the need to speed up the investigation into the crash of a Malaysia Airlines flight in eastern Ukraine. A Kremlin statement said talks on the July crash dominated a Tuesday meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Summit...
Obama and Putin meet amid tensions: White House
US President Barack Obama met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin three times on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit on Tuesday, with their conversations covering Iran, Syria and Ukraine, the White House said. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
