Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine pulls out from CIS weapons standardization deal
National standards system protects Kiev’s route to NATO, says Ministry of Economic Development …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine says it captured Russian military intelligence hit squad
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Serbia begins building TurkStream gas conduit stretch
TurkStream will carry Russian gas via pipeline under Black Sea, bypassing Ukraine, onward through Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary …read more Source: Anadolu...
US health officials seek to stem measles outbreaks traced to Israel, Ukraine
A total of 555 cases of measles have been recorded in the United States since January 1, most of them in New York and Clark County in Washington state …read more Source: Mail &...
Ukraine media demands access to runoff frontrunner Zelensky
Open letter by 20 news outlets calls on presidential candidate to stop avoiding journalists ahead of runoff vote. …read more Source: AL...
Russia sentences Norwegian charged with espionage to 14 years
A Moscow court on Tuesday convicted a retired Norwegian border guard who was charged with spying on Russian nuclear submarines and sentenced him to 14 years in prison. Frode Berg, 63, was detained in Moscow in 2017 following a sting operation by Russia’s FSB security service. A former Russian police officer was accused of handing Berg files...
Nigerian players abroad: Onyekuru, Osimhen and Chukwueze among the goals in Europe while Ighalo continues scoring form in China
It was goal galore for Nigerian players abroad as a host of them including Henry Onyekuru, Victor Osimhen and Odion Ighalo scored for their respective teams abroad. In our extensive coverage of Nigerian players abroad, we review …read more Source: Pulse...
Qatar and Ukrainian officials hold political consultations
The ministries of foreign affairs of Qatar and Ukraine have held a round of political consultations in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. The talks were chaired by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary-General HE Dr Ahmed bin Hassan al-Hammadi and Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergiy Kyslytsya. The two sides discussed the relations...
Egypt imposes temporary 15% import tariff on iron billets, 25% on steel rebar
Egypt’s Finance Ministry has imposed, on Monday, a temporary import tariff of 15% on iron billets and 25% on steel rebar, set for 180 days. The ministry announced that the tariff aims to protect Egypt’s domestic iron and steel industry against dumping, and unfair competition. Local steel manufacturers have been calling on the...
Measles cases rose nearly four-fold in first quarter 2019: WHO
The number of measles cases worldwide nearly quadrupled in the first quarter of 2019 to 112,163 against the same period last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, citing provisional data. Higher rates of the preventable but contagious disease – which can kill a child or leave it blind, deaf or brain-damaged – have...
