Section: Africa&ME
Oligarchs rush to buy villas in Tuscan town
Fears grow over US and EU sanctions …read more Source: Gulf...
No takers for Ukraine president’s sweet empire
Despite the opportunity it offers in a fast-growing market, it’s not easy finding a buyer for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s $1.2bn confectionery empire. …read more Source:...
Kiev accuses rebels of threatening peace as fighting flares
DONETSK, Ukraine — The Ukrainian government accused pro-Russian separatists on Sunday of threatening a tenuous push for peace as booming rounds of heavy artillery fire echoed across the insurgent stronghold of Donetsk. …read more Source: Saudi...
Ukraine truce under threat as heavy fighting erupts
Heavy fighting has erupted around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, piling further pressure on a precarious nine-day-old truce. …read more Source:...
Rebels parade military vehicles in Ukraine
Pro-Russian rebels parade military vehicles in front of jubilant crowds in Luhansk, as shelling continues in Donetsk. …read more Source: AL...
NATO countries have begun arms deliveries to Ukraine
Ukrainian Defense Minister Valery Heletey tells news conference he had discussed weapons deliveries in bilateral meetings with NATO defense ministers during the NATO summit in Wales. …read more Source:...
Pope: Current conflicts may amount to third world war
At commemoration for fallen WWI soldiers, Pope Francis calls for end to wars in Middle East, Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Truce brings no peace for Donetsk residents
For people living near the Donetsk airport – where Ukrainian forces claimed to have repelled an assault by pro-Russian separatist fighters – there is no peace. …read more Source:...
Ukraine army says repels attack on airport
Renewed fighting breaks out in Donetsk and explosions ring out despite ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine PM warns Russia wants all of Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s goal is to destroy Ukraine as an independent country and to restore the Soviet Union, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk has said. …read more Source:...