Section: Africa&ME
LIVE: Putin Speaks at Rally Celebrating Reunification of Crimea With Russia
As of today, Crimea — a popular tourist destination — is a rapidly developing Russian region with a fast-growing economy. As many as 5.2 million tourists visited the peninsula in 2017. Crimea’s reunification with Russia is celebrated all over the country with rallies, concerts, festivities and other events. Key celebrations are held in...
Israel, the West and shameless hypocrisy
The current crisis between Britain and Russia offers yet another example of the shameless hypocrisy of the West when dealing with Israel and almost any other country. Why bring Israel into the attempted murder of two people on the streets of Britain in which Russia, not Israel is implicated? I do so because of the sudden regard for international...
Eugal Pipeline to Transport Gas From Nord Stream 2 at Maximum Capacity in 2020
Earlier in the day, the Kommersant newspaper reported, citing sources from Gascade, that Gazprom will be unable to fully meet the European gas demand in 2020 without using Ukrainian gas transit infrastructure, because the European gas pipelines will not be ready to transit the entire gas volume planned for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline by that...
Russia Says UN Registers Systemic Human Rights Violations in Ukraine
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday Moscow shares UN assessments regarding the systemic nature of blatant human rights violations in Ukraine, commenting on a report by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. …read more Source: Fars News...
Qatar, Ukraine discuss ways of boosting relations
In April, Qatar and Ukraine will mark the 25th anniversary of their diplomatic relations …read more Source: Anadolu...
Iranian Women's Futsal Team to Play China, Ukraine
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran national women’s futsal team will play four friendly matches against China and Ukraine. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Russia hits back in spy poisoning row as experts called in
Russia hit back at Britain in the spy poisoning row, demanding proof of its alleged involvement in a nerve agent attack, as international weapons experts arrived to take samples of the toxic substance. The March 4 poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal, which took place just two weeks ahead of Russia’s presidential poll in which...
German Lawmaker Slams Ukrainian Ambassador’s Idea to Ban Germans From Crimea
“Ambassador Melnyk is interfering in German internal affairs. This statement is nonsense. Neither [German Chancellor Angela] Merkel nor the government or the foreign minister can ban a member of… [any local] parliament, Bundestag or any ordinary citizen from going somewhere and ask Ukraine about it,” Maurer, who has visited Crimea on numerous...
#CambridgeAnalytica’s dirty tricks go beyond data harvesting
Washington — Sitting in a hotel bar, Alexander Nix, who runs the political data firm Cambridge Analytica, had a few ideas for a prospective client looking for help in a foreign election. The firm could send an attractive woman to seduce a rival candidate and secretly videotape the encounter, Nix said, or send someone posing as a wealthy land...
Cambridge Analytica’s dirty tricks go beyond data harvesting
Washington — Sitting in a hotel bar, Alexander Nix, who runs the political data firm Cambridge Analytica, had a few ideas for a prospective client looking for help in a foreign election. The firm could send an attractive woman to seduce a rival candidate and secretly videotape the encounter, Nix said, or send someone posing as a wealthy land...
