Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine: Donetsk, Luhansk announce November elections
Separatist cities of Donetsk and Luhansk to hold parliamentary and presidential polls …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine peace efforts stall despite lull in fighting
Brush off Poroshenko’s limited self-rule offer …read more Source: Gulf...
Abdullah bin Zayed meets counterparts on sidelines of UNGA 69
NEW YORK, 24th September, 2014 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, last night met with his counterparts, American Secretary of State, John Kerry, Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Pavlo Klimkin, and Nepalese Foreign Affairs Minister, Mahendra Bahadur Pandey, during the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly, which...
UN: 3,500 killed in conflict in eastern Ukraine
Death toll from eastern Ukraine crisis exceeds 3,543, UN Human Rights official says …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine: Cease-fire upheld by government troops, pro-Russian separatists
New peace agreement signed Saturday requires both sides to remove heavy artillery from the front line. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebels start pullback under peace deal
Peace plan forged with Kiev aims to end five months of conflict …read more Source: Gulf...
GCC Secretary-General and Ukraine Foreign Minister discuss developments of mutual interest
NEW YORK, 23rd September, 2014 (WAM) — Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab Gulf States, and Pavlo Klimkin, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, have met to discuss recent developments in regional and international issues of common concern. …read more Source:...
Fighting flares at Ukraine’s Donetsk airport
Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels were battling around the airport near the insurgent stronghold of Donetsk …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Russia suggests reconstructing Crimea together with Turkey
Turkish companies could play an important role in Russia’s plans to reconstruct Crimea and invest in the fields of agriculture and tourism, the Russian ambassador to Turkey has said …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine troops prepare pullback as truce holds
KIEV — A fragile truce between pro-Russian insurgents and Ukrainian forces appeared to be consolidate on Monday as clashes subsided and attention focused on the unresolved status of the separatist east. Ukraine said it lost two soldiers in sporadic overnight raids by “armed gangs” on small towns surrounding the main rebel strong...
