Section: Africa&ME
‘Friends of Crimea’ Forum to Kick Off in Russia’s Yalta
SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) — Foreign delegations are arriving to the Crimean peninsula to participate in the International Forum Friends of Crimea, Crimean Deputy Prime Minister Georgy Muradov told Sputnik on Sunday. This conference will be attended by the former politicians, businessmen, international organizations’ representatives. Foreign...
Ukraine’s Parliament May Discuss Donbass Reintegration Bill in Mid-November
KIEV (Sputnik) — Ukrainian parliament may hold the second reading of the bill on Donbass reintegration, initially set for October, in the middle of November, Ukraine’s presidential parliamentary representative Irina Lutsenko said Saturday. In early October, the Ukrainian parliament in the first reading adopted the bill on reintegration of...
Syria deal may be on agenda for Putin-Trump Asia meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump may discuss a Syria settlement at an Asian economic summit in Vietnam next week, the RIA news agency reported today. Relations between Moscow and Washington have soured further since Putin and Trump first met at a G20 summit in Hamburg in July when they discussed allegations of...
In Ukraine, Jewish travelers mark a spiritual legacy… and horrific persecution
The country’s bustling cities and quaint hamlets are the birthplace of the Hassidic movement, and the site of devastating slaughters of Jews The post In Ukraine, Jewish travelers mark a spiritual legacy… and horrific persecution appeared first on The Times of Israel. …read more Source: The Times of...
In Ukraine, Jewish travelers mark a spiritual legacy… and horrific persecution
The country’s bustling cities and quaint hamlets are the birthplace of the Hassidic movement, and the site of devastating slaughters of Jews The post In Ukraine, Jewish travelers mark a spiritual legacy… and horrific persecution appeared first on The Times of Israel. …read more Source: The Times of...
Barshim soars to the top
Qatar’s world champion high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim poses with his Best Male Athlete from Asia trophy at the annual ANOC (Association of National Olympic Committees) gala awards in Prague yesterday. The two-time Olympic medallist and 2017 IAAF world champion accepted the award from Ukrainian pole vault legend Sergey Bubka on the opening...
Judge Keeps Former Trump Campaign Officials Under House Arrest
US President Donald Trump SAUL LOEB / AFP United States President Donald Trump’s ex-campaign chairman and an associate were ordered by a judge Thursday to remain under house arrest while they await trial for money laundering and other charges. Paul Manafort, 68, who managed Trump’s campaign from June to August 2016, and Robert Gates,...
UAE, Ukraine sign MoUs on visa exemption, space industry
Mohammad Bin Rashid, Ukrainian President Poroshenko discuss bilateral relations …read more Source: Gulf...
At Miss World Finalists Selection In Sanya, China Miss Liberia Placed In Group 13 With Six Others
Miss World 2017 has introduced an exciting new format this year, where the contestants will be divided in six groups for ‘Head to Head Challenge’ and from each group the winner will be selected who will move on to Top 40 finalists. The other Top 40 finalists will come from winners of five fast-track events and fifteen will be jury’s...
Two Gas Pipelines Damaged in Crimea, Sabotage Not Excluded
SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) — Another gas pipeline was damaged in the southern Crimean settlement of Zaprudne, and the act may be regarded as sabotage, the head of the region’s state unitary gas enterprise Krymgazseti told Sputnik on Wednesday. “A medium pressure gas pipeline of 270 mm diameter has been damaged near Zaprudne settlement. The nature...
