Section: Africa&ME
Sentiments Off, Poland Must Build Pragmatic Relations With Russia – Sejm Deputy
Sputnik: From your perspective, how do you find the peninsula today? Jacek Wilk: From what I’ve seen, it looks great. Poland has certain sentiments towards Crimea: who doesn’t remember since high school [the] Crimean sonnets by Adam Mickiewicz? Comparing them with reality is an interesting experience. I can see that everything is...
German minister urges Russia to cooperate in solving Syria crisis
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Saturday urged Russia to help solve the Syria crisis as he set off for a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialised nations in Toronto. The Syrian conflict has badly damaged already strained relations between the West and Russia, which backs President Bashar al-Assad. The...
First Emirati Ballerina mesmerises audiences of Abu Dhabi Classics
Led by Bolshoi Soloists Ivan Vasiliev and Maria Vinogradova from the Donetsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, alongside the More… …read more Source: Emirates...
“I’m trying to write history of a moment as it is unfolding”
Five years ago, Timothy Snyder began work on The Road to Unfreedom, a book examining a modern political transformation: What happens when factual truth is upended? When wealth is concentrated? When battlefronts are online as well as on the ground? The Yale history professor had drafted the book — a book about Russia and Ukraine — by November...
Syria and Crimea sign cooperation agreement and letter of intent for cooperation between businessmen
Yalta/Crimea, SANA – Syria and the Republic of Crimea signed on Saturday a cooperation agreement and a letter of intent on cooperation between Syrian and Russian businessmen. The agreement was signed during the activities of the 4th Yalta International Economic Forum (YIEF 2018) by Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov and Lattakia...
Politics: Mueller: Paul Manafort may have been the Trump campaign’s ‘back channel’ to Russia
Prosecutors say they have long suspected former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort of being a back channel to Russia during the election. Prosecutors working for the special counsel Robert Mueller told a federal judge they have long suspected former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort of serving as a “back channel” between the...
Iran overcomes Ukraine in World Para Volley Men’s World Super 6 Sitting Volleyball Competition
The national Iranian men’s volleyball team routs Ukraine 3-0 at the World Para Volley Men’s World Super 6 Sitting Volleyball Competition. …read more Source:...
Liberia’s Human Rights Records Improved – Says U.S. State Department’s Global Human Rights Report 2017
Acting Secretary of State John J. SullivanWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday labelled China, Russia, Iran and North Korea as “morally reprehensible” governments that it said violated human rights within their borders on a daily basis, making them “forces of instability.” In releasing the State Department’s global human...
Democrats Sue Trump Campaign, Russia For Alleged Conspiracy
US President Donald Trump addresses the nation on the situation in Syria April 13, 2018, at the White House in Washington, DC. Trump said strikes on Syria are underway.Mandel NGAN / AF The Democratic Party filed a lawsuit Friday alleging that Russia, WikiLeaks and top officials from Donald Trump’s campaign conspired to tilt the 2016 US...
Al-Khalil calls on states participating in YIEF 2018 to participate in reconstruction in Syria
Yalta/Crimea, SANA – Economy and Foreign Trade Minister Samer al-Khalil called on the representatives of the states participating in the 4th Yalta International Economic Forum (YIEF 2018) to participate in the reconstruction process in Syria. In a speech on Friday at the General Assembly of YIEF 2018, al-Khalil said that the Syrian government is...
