Section: Africa&ME
Merkel Not Ruling Out Nord Stream Fallout Over Navalny
In this file photo taken on July 20, 2019 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny addresses demonstrators during a rally to support opposition and independent candidates after authorities refused to register them for September elections to the Moscow City Duma, Moscow. Maxim ZMEYEV / AFP German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not rule out...
Germany has alternatives if it abandons Nord Stream 2 over Russia tensions: Experts
Abandoning the nearly complete : : US Congress approves Russia-Europe gas pipeline sanctionsOliver Hermes, chairman of the Ost-Ausschuss, which represents German business interests in Russia, said abandoning it would damage Germany’s commercial reputation.“This would place a considerable burden on the image of the EU and Germany as a safe...
Merkel Won’t Rule Out Nord Stream Impact From Navalny Affair
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 31, 2015 German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a press conference in Berlin stating “We can do this!” on the controversial decision to open Germany’s doors to tens of thousands of migrants. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not rule out consequences for the...
Islamic Scholar: Only Mizrahi Jews would have rights
Ashkenazi Jews such as those from Russia, Ukraine, Poland, and Belarus should go back to where they came from, he says. …read more Source:: Arutz...
Ukrainian military accuses pro-Russian separatists of violating ceasefire
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine on Sunday violated a ceasefire with government forces, wounding one soldier, the Ukrainian military said.The rebel forces opened fire with a grenade launcher on troops in the Krasnohorivka area, the military said in a statement. Rebel officials were unavailable for immediate comments.: EU prolongs...
US troops arrive in Lithuania for military exercises as Belarus tensions mount
Several hundred US troops started arriving in NATO member Lithuania on Saturday for military exercises near the border with Belarus, where tensions are mounting over its disputed presidential election.More than a dozen Abrams tanks crossed the Lithuanian border from neighbouring NATO partner Poland on Saturday afternoon, an AFP photographer...
Ukraine: Jewish man freed by police after a week in captivity
Ukraine police free Jewish businessman abducted for ransom outside synagogue. …read more Source:: Arutz...
Ukraine sees record new coronavirus cases for second day in a row
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Ukraine police free Jewish businessman abducted outside synagogue
A gang of criminals allegedly led by a former Ukrainian secret service officer abducted a Jewish man outside his synagogue in Kyiv on Aug. 21 and held him for ransom. …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
EU eyeing sanctions on Russia in Navalny case
The European Union will likely impose new sanctions on Moscow over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, but not straight away to give time to uncover the culprits, according to the bloc’s executive and diplomatic sources. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday the Kremlin critic, who is in intensive care in...
