Section: Africa&ME
CEO of French oil giant Total killed in Moscow plane crash
MOSCOW: Russian and French experts were investigating yesterday a plane crash at a Moscow airport which killed the CEO of French oil giant Total, Christophe de Margerie, whose private jet struck a snowplough on takeoff. Russian investigators said the driver of the snow-clearing machine was drunk and that his actions, along with “an error by air...
Moscow hotel goes ‘halal’ in bid to woo Muslim visitors
No bacon for breakfast, a room for prayers and a Quran on your bedside table: a hotel in Moscow has launched a special “halal” service as Russia tries to attract visitors from the Muslim world. “Around 70 percent of our guests are from overseas and 13 percent of these or some 5,000 peoplecome from Muslim countries, especially Iran,” said Lyubov...
Poland to move thousands of troops east
Poland will move thousands of troops toward its eastern borders in a historic realignment of a military structure built in the Cold War, the country’s defence minister has said. …read more Source:...
EU praises Ukrainian election
Ukraine is set to elect the most pro-European parliament of its 23-year-old history, pulling the country away from Russia and closer to Europe …read more Source: Anadolu...
Obama warns Russia, commends Ukrainians after elections
“Despite a challenging security environment in certain regions, millions of Ukrainians turned out across the country to cast their ballots,” Obama said …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine votes against backdrop of war
KIEV: A divided Ukraine voted on Sunday in parliamentary elections that President Petro Poroshenko hopes will show support for his pro-Western reforms and plans to negotiate with pro-Russian insurgents. Reformers and nationalists supporting a drive to steer Ukraine out of Russia’s sphere of influence were expected to dominate. The Petro...
Ukraine leader wins pro-West mandate but wary of Russia
Pro-Western parties set to dominate parliament …read more Source: Gulf...
Rights Group: Russia Must Probe Deaths, Abductions in Crimea
MOSCOW—Russia must investigate the deaths and abductions of activists in Crimea who have opposed Moscow’s annexation of the peninsula… …read more Source:...
Ukraine leader wins pro-West mandate but wary of Russia
Pro-Western parties will dominate Ukraine’s parliament after an election handed President Petro Poroshenko a mandate to end a separatist conflict and steer the country further out of Russia’s orbit into Europe’s mainstream. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Emerging stocks drop
Emerging-market stocks fell as Brazil’s currency and Ibovespa futures sank after President Dilma Rousseff won elections. ||| London – Emerging-market stocks fell as Brazil’s currency and Ibovespa futures sank after President Dilma Rousseff won elections.The Shanghai Composite Index completed its longest losing streak of...
