Section: Africa&ME
Russia: UN Maritime Convention Can’t Be Applied to Kerch Strait Incident with Ukraine
TEHRAN (FNA)- The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is urging Russia to hand over Ukrainian ships and crew detained for “border violation” off Crimea in 2018. Moscow hit back, saying the body has no jurisdiction here. …read more Source: Fars News...
Ukrainian lawmakers urge new president to move embassy to Jerusalem
Some 86 members of Ukrainian parliament submit a bill calling on the country’s newly elected Jewish head of state to recognize the holy city as Israel’s capital and follow in Trump’s footsteps by transferring the official residence from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem …read more Source: Yedioth...
Qatar U-20 coach delighted with team’s fighting spirit
Qatar players on Friday fought well against ‘one of the best teams in the world’, coach Bruno Miguel said. Qatar lost to Nigeria 4-0 in their opening FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. “We played against Nigeria who are one of the best teams in the World Cup,” Miguel said. “The physical fitness differences were clear between the two sides. I...
Ukraine envoy calls for formation of joint trading house
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UN court orders Russia to free detained Ukraine sailors
Moscow has held three Ukrainian ships and 24 sailors since capturing them in the Kerch Strait in November. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine-Russia dispute naval case to be heard at UN tribunal
International monitors report regular violations of the truce from both pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian sides. …read more Source: AL...
UN Court: Russia Must Free Detained Ukraine Ships, Sailors
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A UN maritime tribunal has ruled that Russia must release three Ukrainian naval vessels captured by Russia in November and release 24 detained sailors. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Russia must release detained Ukrainian sailors: maritime tribunal
Moscow must release 24 sailors who were aboard three Ukrainian vessels it intercepted in November as they crossed a strait between Russian-annexed Crimea and southern Russia, an international maritime tribunal said Saturday. …read more Source: The Daily...
UN court: Russia must free detained Ukraine ships, sailors
A UN maritime tribunal has ruled that Russia must release three Ukrainian naval vessels captured by Russia in November and release 24 detained sailors.The Hamburg-based International Tribunal for the …read more Source: Al...
Russia: Int’l Tribunal for Law of Sea Has No Jurisdiction Over Kerch Strait Case
The Russian Foreign Ministry, commenting on the decision of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, obliging Moscow to release Ukrainian sailors, stated that the possibility of invoking the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea to resolve the incident in the Kerch Strait was excluded. “As the Russian side has repeatedly stated,...
