Section: Africa&ME
Russia: New EU sanctions over Siemens turbines violate international law
Russia said on Saturday the European Union’s decision to sanction a Russian deputy energy minister over the delivery of Siemens’ turbines to Crimea was politically motivated and illegal, Reuters reported. …read more Source: Iran...
New EU sanctions over Siemens turbines violate international law
Russia said on Saturday the European Union’s decision to sanction a Russian deputy energy minister over the delivery of Siemens’ turbines to Moscow-annexed Crimea was politically motivated and illegal. The EU first imposed sanctions on Russia after the 2014 military annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. On Friday, it introduced...
Russia slams new EU bans over Crimea gas turbines as ‘unfriendly’
The Russian Foreign Ministry censures new EU sanctions against Moscow over the delivery of gas turbines to Crimea. …read more Source:...
Making sense out of South Sudan unprecedented politics
By Lako Jada Kwajok Before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the world was bipolar regarding political alliances. America was the leading superpower of the Western bloc of nations while the Soviet Union controlled the Eastern bloc with an iron fist. The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was never a match to any of the two camps. It never...
Hot weather breaks temperature records in Ukraine
Ukraine’s temperature has reached 38 degrees above zero in a country with a usually mild climate. …read more Source:...
DPR Deputy Commander Accuses US, NATO of Unofficially Supplying Arms to Kiev
DONETSK (Sputnik) — On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported citing US diplomats and military officials that the US state and defense departments had devised a plan to supply Ukraine with anti-tank missiles and other weaponry. According to the media outlet, the Pentagon and the State Department are seeking the approval of the White House on...
EU slaps new sanctions on Moscow over Crimea turbines
The EU expanded its Russia sanctions blacklist Friday, targeting three people including the deputy energy minister and three companies involved in diverting gas turbines sold by German firm Siemens to Russian-annexed Crimea. …read more Source: The Daily...
EU imposes new sanctions on Russia
BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) imposed sanctions on three Russian nationals and three firms on Friday after gas turbines sold by German industrial giant Siemens were diverted to Ukraine’s Russian-annexed Crimea region. The individuals — two Russian government officials and a senior figure with one of the companies involved — will be...
Joshua ordered to defend WBA title against Ortiz
The World Boxing Association (WBA) has ordered world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua to defend his title against Cuba’s Luis Ortiz, the organisation said yesterday. The 27-year-old Briton, who also holds the IBF and IBO titles, had been due to face Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch of their April bout that Josua won via an 11th round...
Kvitova breezes past Bondarenko at Stanford Open
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Kateryna Bondarenko at the WTA Stanford tournament on Thursday, setting up a quarter-final clash with American teenager Cici Bellis. The second-seeded wildcard entrant needed just 60 minutes on the court, finishing with 31 winners and 10 unforced errors, while...
