Section: Africa&ME
Kiev ratifies EU deal and offers special status to separatists
Ukraine ratified a sweeping agreement with the European Union yesterday – an issue at the heart of the Russia-West crisis over its future. …read more Source: Gulf...
UN: Nearly 370 000 have fled Ukraine
Fighting in Ukraine has driven nearly 370 000 people to flee to neighbouring countries, most of them to Russia, the UN has said. …read more Source:...
Russia still has around 1,000 troops in Ukraine: NATO
NATO believes Russia still has around 1,000 soldiers inside Ukraine despite some cuts in troop numbers since a ceasefire began … …read more Source: Gulf...
Russia still has around 1,000 troops in Ukraine:- NATO
NATO believes Russia still has around 1,000 soldiers inside Ukraine despite some cuts in troop numbers since a ceasefire began … …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine draws closer to EU, grants autonomy to parts of rebel-held east Ukraine
In a speech to legislators, President Petro Poroshenko called the vote a ‘first but very decisive step’ toward bringing Ukraine fully into the European Union. …read more Source:...
Ukraine ratifies key EU association deal
Ukrainian and European parliaments pass the political and economic association agreement, despite Russia’s objections. …read more Source: AL...
Who are the ‘terrorists’ the world needs to fight?
From Washington and Paris to Tehran and Damascus, it seems everyone agrees on the growing need to fight ‘terrorism’. What exactly the word means is another matter entirely. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rivals trade blame after bloodiest day since truce
Ukraine’s shaky truce was rattled further yesterday as warring rivals traded blame over the bloodiest day in the restive east since a ceasefire was signed on September 5. …read more Source: Gulf...
Russia’s ruling party leads Crimea polls
Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party leads with 71.04 percent of the votes in an election derided by critics as biased. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine hosts US-led military drills as truce teeters
6 die on Sunday — the highest civilian toll since the ceasefire was signed on September 5 …read more Source: Gulf...
