Section: Africa&ME
Vladimir Putin: Russia President shows off naval might with major parade
President Vladimir Putin on Sunday oversaw a pomp-filled display of Russia's naval might as the Kremlin paraded its sea power from the Baltic Sea to the shores of Syria. President Vladimir Putin on Sunday oversaw a pomp-filled display of Russia’s naval might as the Kremlin paraded its sea power from the Baltic Sea to the shores of...
Putin Shows off Russia’s Naval Might with Major Parade
President Vladimir Putin on Sunday oversaw a pomp-filled display of Russia’s naval might as the Kremlin paraded its sea power from the Baltic Sea to the shores of Syria. Some 50 warships and submarines were on show along the Neva River and in the Gulf of Finland off the country’s second city of Saint Petersburg after Putin ordered the...
Qatar Airways spreads its wings across Australia
Qatar Airways is continuing its growth and expansion plans and has announced its newest destination – Canberra, which is the national carriers’ fifth in Australia. The launch of Canberra service will be in 2018, Qatar Airways said yesterday.The launch follows a year of success and announcements from the ‘World’s Best Airline’,...
At Least 7 Killed, 9 Injured Over Past Week in Donetsk
DONETSK (Sputnik) — At least seven people were killed and nine others were injured in the territory of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) as a result of hostilities with Ukrainian forces over the past week, a representative of the DPR ombudsman office said Friday. “Within the period between 21 and 27 July 2017, as a result...
Crimea plunges into darkness after power shutdown
Sevastopol: The annexed Crimea peninsula was plunged into darkness on Friday after a shutdown in Russia caused a massive power cut, officials said. The latest major outage to hit Crimea highlights how vulnerable supplies to the Black Sea peninsula remain more than three years after it was seized from Ukraine by the Kremlin. “Electricity has been...
Turkey detains Syrians trying to reach Greece on boats
2 Turks and 5 Ukrainians who allegedly organized illegal trip for refugees also arrested …read more Source: Anadolu...
Romania blocks Russia minister plane to Moldova
Romania said Friday it had blocked a Moldova-bound plane carrying Russia’s deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin from entering its airspace because of an EU travel ban linked to sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Daily...
eNCA | Crimea left in dark after Russian power shutdown
The latest major outage to hit Crimea highlights how vulnerable supplies to the Black Sea peninsula remain more than three years after it was seized from Ukraine by the Kremlin. …read more Source:...
Ukraine backs US sanctions bill on Russia
President Petro Poroshenko calls US Congress’ move a ‘resolute’ message of solidarity with Ukraine against Moscow …read more Source: World...
Ukraine backs US sanctions bill on Russia
President Petro Poroshenko calls US Congress’ move a ‘resolute’ message of solidarity with Ukraine against Moscow …read more Source: Anadolu...
