Section: Africa&ME
Plight of Syrian women in focus at Ukrainian parliament
Delegation of Conscience Convoy addresses human rights abuses against Syrian women in Assad prisons at roundtable in Kiev …read more Source: Anadolu...
Muslim Salafist leader says Mo Salah may not break his fast for final game
The vice president of the Salafi Dawah group, Yasser Borhami said according to Islamic Sharia law, Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah cannot break his fasting during the Champions League final match which will take place on May, 26 the first week of the Muslims Holy month of Ramadan. Borahmi said in a statement that the Quran did not say that...
Russian bikers, Crimeans cross ‘Putin’s bridge’ in inaugural drive
KERCH: Leather-clad bikers with Russian national flags joined motorists driving for the first time across a newly-opened bridge linking Crimea with Russia on Wednesday. President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday unveiled the new bridge to the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. He chatted to workmen in overalls and drove a...
Moyes leaves West Ham, Allardyce sacked by Everton
London: David Moyes has left West Ham following the end of his short-term contract, the Premier League club announced yesterday. The 55-year-old former Everton and Manchester United boss arrived at the London Stadium in November, with the sole objective of ensuring the Hammers’ top-flight status, which he achieved.“I would like to place on...
Can Germany broker a Russia-Ukraine deal on Nord Stream 2?
Berlin and Moscow both support building the controversial gas pipeline, but Kyiv is opposed. Economy minister Peter Altmaier is commuting between capitals to find a compromise. Miodrag Soric reports from Moscow. …read more Source:...
NATO ‘condemns’ Russia bridge to Moscow-annexed Crimea
They have said it violates Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity …read more Source: Standard...
NATO ‘condemns’ Russia bridge to Moscow-annexed Crimea
NATO Wednesday denounced a new bridge linking mainland Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea as “another violation” of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin opens Russia-Crimea bridge: ‘A miracle has happened’
Bridge across Kerch strait hailed as ‘construction of the century’, tightening Russia’s hold over the contested peninsula, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014. …read more Source: AL...
Russia Not Asking Anyone’s Permission for Projects on Its Territory: Embassy in US
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Russian government is not planning to ask for anybody’s permission to build facilities in its own regions, the Russian embassy in US has said, commenting on Washington’s criticism of the Crimea bridge opening ceremony. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Russia defends right to build Crimean Bridge
MOSCOW– The Russia embassy in the United States said Wednesday that Moscow has the right to build the Crimean Bridge, after Washington condemned its construction and opening over the Kerch Strait., “Crimea is Russia. We shall not ask for anybody’s permission to build transport infrastructure for the sake of Russia’s...
