Section: Africa&ME
Russia Warns Any Provocation from Ukraine May Have Drastic Consequences
TEHRAN (FNA)- Ukraine’s provocations may trigger grave consequences, Russian Foreign Ministry’s Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Fars News...
Under pressure at home and abroad, Putin faces media
Russian President Vladimir Putin will face hundreds of journalists Thursday during his annual press conference, a bookend event to a year of tensions with the West and crisis with Ukraine. It also comes with the longtime Russian …read more Source: Pulse...
Fighting Santas in Odessa Dim Festive Spirit
Two costumed Santas were involved in an ugly fight in the Ukrainian city of Odessa. Police are investigating the street punch-up which left children in tears. Video shows the brawl between competing Father Christmases – known as Did Moroz or Grandfather Frost in Ukraine – as they trade blows. …read more Source: Al...
Trump In Legal Quagmire Two Years As US President
US President Donald Trump Photo : TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP Donald Trump rails on an almost daily basis against the federal probe into whether his campaign colluded with Russia to get him elected to the White House. But the investigation by former FBI director Robert Mueller into the 2016 election is just one of many ongoing inquiries into Trump,...
EU probes hack of ‘thousands’ of diplomatic cables
The EU announced an urgent investigation on Wednesday after hackers with possible links to China accessed thousands of sensitive diplomatic cables. In the latest embarrassing data breach to hit a major international organisation, the New York Times …read more Source: Pulse...
IMF board approves new Ukraine loan package, releases $1.4b immediately
The International Monetary Fund executive board on Tuesday gave final approval to a new loan package for Ukraine and released $1.4 billion for immediate use. …read more Source: Iran...
Moscow Rejects Israeli Complaint over Haniyeh Invitation: You’re Also Talking to Hamas
Israeli ambassador to Moscow Gary Koren recently sent a sharp protest to Russian officials over the invitation the Russian Foreign Ministry sent to the Head of Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh in Moscow, Israeli Channel 10 reported. Senior Israeli officials were quoted as confirming that a similar protest was also transferred to the Russian...
IMF approves $3.9 billion credit line for Ukraine ahead of elections
The International Monetary Fund approved a new $3.9 billion stand-by aid agreement for Ukraine on Dec. 18, intended to help the country maintain stability and the trust of investors as it heads into a choppy election period. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Israeli Ire Mounts as Moscow Braces itself to Meet Hamas Chief in Late December
Fresh tensions break out in ties between Moscow and Tel Aviv, which are already entangled in a row over the downing of a Russian aircraft in Syria, this time over the Palestine issue and the Ukraine conflict. Recently, the Gaza-based Palestinian Hamas resistance movement said that its Political Bureau Head Ismail Haniyeh would travel to Moscow in...
‘Thousands’ of EU diplomatic cables hacked: report
Hackers apparently connected to China accessed thousands of sensitive EU diplomatic cables, the New York Times reported Wednesday, in the latest embarrassing data breach to hit a major international organisation. The cables from the EU’s diplomatic missions …read more Source: Pulse...
