Section: Africa&ME
Tillerson holds tough line on Russia sanctions over Ukraine
VIENNA – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held his tough line on Russia during a visit to Europe on Thursday, saying in front of his Russian counterpart that Washington would keep sanctions in place until Russian forces withdraw from Ukraine. , The conflict between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists has claimed more than...
Protests in Kiev continue as Saakashvili remains defiant
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has ignored the Ukrainian prosecutors’ order that he must hand himself to the authorities. …read more Source:...
Protests in Kiev continue as Saakashvili remains defiant
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has ignored the Ukrainian prosecutors’ order that he must hand himself to the authorities. …read more Source:...
U.S Secretary of State to tour Africa in 2018
U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, is planning a trip to Africa in the first three months of 2018, a senior aide said. Earlier on Wednesday, Tillerson said there was no truth to reports that President Donald Trump intended to fire him and replace him with CIA chief Mike Pompeo. Directly addressing the issue at a news conference at NATO...
MPs Urge UK Government to ‘Put a Cost’ on Israel Violations of International Law
MPs urged the UK government to “put a cost” on Israeli violations of international law in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) during a debate on home demolitions yesterday. The debate, which officially addressed “the effect of Israeli demolitions on Palestinian communities”, saw cross-party criticism of Israeli actions in the oPt, and...
Ukraine under pressure over corruption
Kiev: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is facing mounting pressure from the West for his failure to fight high-level corruption that helped drive pro-EU protests and topple a Russian-backed government in 2014. The fear in Brussels and Washington is that Kiev will follow the failed course of a similar revolution in 2004-2005 and dissolve into...
Ukraine Police Raid Protest Camp, Fail to Find Former Georgian President
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Dozens of Ukrainian police in riot gear raided a protest camp outside parliament on Wednesday in a failed attempt to detain former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, who was freed from custody by supporters a day earlier. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Iron in grip of local factories
Local iron mills now control the iron market after the Ministry of Industry applied anti-dumping duties on iron imports from China, the Ukraine, and Turkey for a period of five years, ending in June 2021, amid objections from importers on the decision. Minister of Industry Tarek Kabil said that the decision followed complaints from local...
Tillerson takes tough line on Russia, open to peacekeepers
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday there could be no normal relations with Russia until Moscow ended its support for separatists in Ukraine and returned Crimea, in comments likely to reassure Western allies. …read more Source: The Daily...
Former Georgian president wanted in Ukraine
Ukraine issued Wednesday an arrest warrant for former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili on at least three criminal counts, according to a spokeswoman for general prosecutor’s office in Kiev. The…Click To Continue …read more Source: Daily...
