Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine pulls out of Eurovision 2019 after Russia row
KIEV: Ukraine on Wednesday said it would not take part in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, after the singer selected to represent the country dropped out following a row over Russia. Singer MARUV won a public vote but said she would not participate because the Ukrainian national broadcaster had imposed conditions including a ban on...
Ukraine pulls out of Eurovision contest after Russia row
Ukrainian singers won Eurovision in 2004 and 2016. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Ukraine will not participate in this year’s Eurovision
Ukrainian broadcaster pulls out of international song contest in Tel Aviv after singer refuses demand to boycott Russia. …read more Source: Arutz...
US calls on Russia to return Crimea to Ukraine, five years later
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
Ex-chief of Ukraine’s General Staff detained for alleged high treason
The ex-chief of Ukraine’s General Staff, Viktor Yanukovych, is charged with high treason. …read more Source:...
Ukraine leader under fire over associate
Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko, who faces a tough re-election bid next month, came under fire yesterday after his close associate was accused of enriching himself by smuggling military parts from Russia. Accusations of ties involving Russia are extremely sensitive in Ukraine which has battled against Moscow-backed separatists since 2014, in a...
Ukraine drops Eurovision singer because of ‘political differences’
Ukraine’s national broadcaster has dropped the singer who was meant to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest due to apparent political differences over Russia. Anna Korsun, 27, who goes by the stage name Maruv, was selected by a public vote on Saturday to sing at the contest in Israel in May. However, she said that the state...
Ukrainian president visits US destroyer on port call
KIEV (Ukraine): Ukraine’s president has gone aboard a U.S. warship making a call at a Ukrainian port, hailing its visit as a warning to Russia. President Petro Poroshenko visited the destroyer USS Donald Cook in the port of Odessa on Tuesday. He said in a statement that the ship’s visit was “an important signal to the...
Gazprom grabs record share of European gas market despite challenges
Russia’s Gazprom increased its share of the European gas market last year despite a rising challenge from imports of US liquefied natural gas (LNG), company officials told investors in Hong Kong yesterday.The meeting came a day after the surprise departure of deputy chief executive Alexander Medvedev who has spearheaded Gazprom’s...
Ukraine to launch first flight to Alamain soon: ambassador
The Ukrainian ambassador to Egypt, Hennadii Latii, announced launching the first flight from Ukraine to the Al Alamain International Airport soon. During his meeting with the Egyptian Minister of Tourism, Rania Al-Mashat, Latii said that there are 110 flights between the Ukrainian and Egyptian cities. The Al Alamain International Airport is one...
