Section: Africa&ME
Ukrainian president condemns intolerance and anti-Semitism
Ukraine’s President Poroshenko promises swift action against perpetrators of discrimination and anti-Semitism. …read more Source: Arutz...
What to expect from Putin’s fourth term
A joke I heard repeatedly during two weeks in Russia hints at what we should expect from Vladimir Putin’s fourth term as president, which began yesterday.One Russian academic admitted, “This joke isn’t really funny.” But it does reveal the difficulties America will continue to face in dealing with Putin in the coming six years...
Putin takes inaugural ride in Russian-made limousine
President Vladimir Putin travelled to his inauguration on Monday for a new six-year term in a Russian-made limousine, ditching his old stretch Mercedes to send a patriotic message of self-sufficiency amid increased tensions with the West. Putin, in power since 2000, wants Russia to reduce its dependence on imported goods and technology, a drive...
Refa huyu ndiye Atakayechezesha Mchezo wa Fianali UEFA Kati ya Madrid na Liverpool
Mchezo ambao unasubiriwa kwa hamu kubwa na mashabiki wa soka duniani kwa sasa ni fainali ya klabu bingwa barani Ulaya ambayo itawakutanisha Real Madrid na Liverpool Jumamosi ya Mei 26 mwaka huu.Tayari kamati ya waamuzi ya UEFA imemchagua mwamuzi wa kati ambaye anachezesha mchezo huo utakaopigwa kwenye uwanja wa NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv kwa kusimamia...
“Ronaldo Will Be Fit For Champions League Final Hopefully,” – Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Zidane is optimistic Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit for the Champions League final against Liverpool despite Real Madrid’s star player going off injured against Barcelona on Sunday. Ronaldo appeared to sustain a knock to his ankle as he bundled home a 14th-minute equaliser for Real at the Camp Nou. The striker played on until...
Putin sworn in for fourth term as Russian president
Vladimir Putin was greeted by an elite audience for his swearing-in to a fourth presidential term © SPUTNIK/AFP / Mikhail METZELMOSCOW, Russian Federation, May 7 – Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia’s president for a fourth term on Monday, extending his almost two-decade rule by another six years at a time of high tension with his...
EU slams Russia arrests
Foreign governments and rights activists expressed outrage yesterday over mass arrests in Russia and the brutality with which protests were broken up on the eve of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration.The European Union slammed “police brutality and mass arrests” after nearly 1,600 protesters including opposition leader Alexei Navalny were...
Unamkumbuka Colina? Ndiye atakayechagua Mwamuzi wa Finali ya UEFA pale Kiev.
UNAMKUMBUKA yule mwamuzi wa Italia mwenye upara, Pierluigi Collina? Sasa ameachana na filimbi na ndiye amekuwa bosi wa waamuzi wa Uefa. Na yeye ndiye ambaye atampanga mwamuzi wa pambano la fainali kati ya Liverpool na Real Madrid pale Kiev.Collina ndiye Mkuu wa Kamati ya Waamuzi ya Uefa na amekuwa akichunguza kila mechi kupitia kwa watu wake wa...
Ukraine: 200,000 children forced to learn in bullet-riddled classrooms
© UNICEF/UN0150817/Gilbertson V – A child sits in a classroom in Ukraine with sandbags reinforcing the window to protect against shrapnel and bullets.(UN News Service) – Some 200,000 girls and boys in eastern Ukraine are commuting to schools whose classroom walls are often riddled with bullets, and playgrounds scattered with metal remnants of...
Beit Shemesh Rabbi on personal mission to save Russian orphans
Ohr BeOdessa organization seeks to bring Jewish siblings taken from their mother in Ukraine for neglect for adoption in Israel. …read more Source: Arutz...
