Section: Africa&ME
Iranian powerlifters show dominance in Open European Championships
Iranian powerlifters have ranked first at the Open European Championships 2017 GPF in Kiev, Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Georgia slams Putin’s visit to Moscow-backed rebel region
Georgia reacted furiously on Tuesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Moscow-backed separatist region of Abkhazia on the anniversary of the outbreak of a brief war between Tbilisi and Moscow. Putin visited the Black Sea resort town of Pitsunda in Abkhazia for talks with the leader of the self-proclaimed country, Raul Khajimba,...
Nice: Sneijder hoping club success will lead to World Cup
Veteran Wesley Sneijder is dreaming of playing in a fourth World Cup next summer and believes a good season with Nice can help him achieve that aim. Veteran Wesley Sneijder is dreaming of playing in a fourth World Cup next summer and believes a good season with Nice can help him achieve that aim.The 33-year-old, the most capped player in the...
Kiev Court Extends Arrest of Russian Troop Abducted on Crimea’s Border
KIEV (Sputnik) — In November 2016, the Russian Defense Ministry said two contract servicemen Aleksander Baranov and Maksim Odintsov had been kidnapped and whisked across the border to the Mykolaiv region of Ukraine with an apparent goal to press criminal charges against them. The SBU said later that the detained Russian servicemen had previously...
Sarajevo service to begin in Oct
Qatar Airways has announced that the historic Balkan city of Sarajevo will join its global network in October as part of the airline’s expedited expansion plans. The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is becoming the latest must-see destination for leisure travellers, combining its rich history with a modern atmosphere to offer a unique...
Ukraine joins Iran’s oil customers: Report
Ukraine reportedly bought $236,000 worth of crude oil from Iran in June but the purchase rose to $5.4 million in July which saw the east European country importing 152,655 tonnes of oil in total. …read more Source:...
Kiev Lodges Protest Against Warsaw Plans to Depict Lviv Chapel in Passports
KIEV (Sputnik) — Poland is planning to issue the new version of the country’s passports with depictions of several historical figures and places to commemorate the centennial anniversary of its independence in 2018. One of the proposed historical places is a chapel located at the place of the Polish war graves at Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv....
Power Supply in Crimea Restored After Scheduled Power Blackouts
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, the ministry announced introduction of temporary power blackouts due to extremely high levels of electricity consumption because of unusually hot weather in the region. “At 10:25 p.m. [local time, 19:25 GMT]… all consumers that have been cut off from the network during the scheduled blackouts were...
Russia ready for more engagement with US, despite sanctions
MANILA, Philippines – Russia’s top diplomat said Sunday his country was ready for more engagement with the United States on North Korea, Syria, Ukraine and other pressing matters, even as Moscow braced for new sanctions from the Trump administration., Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex...
2 members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot detained
Two members of the Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot were detained Monday after a protest outside the prison colony where a Ukrainian filmmaker is being held …read more Source: The Daily...
