Section: Africa&ME
Taiwan parliamentarians scuffle during heated spending debate
Politicians scuffled in Taiwan’s parliament yesterday during a heated debate over how billions of dollar for an infrastructure development plan will be allocated.Members of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and opposition Nationalist party threw water and shoved each other to the floor of the legislature, according to video of...
Politics: Turkey and the Kurds are on the brink of war — and the Pentagon is right in the middle of it
The US has been supplying both sides with weapons, and Turkey appears to be turning more toward Russia. Turkey and the US-backed YPG forces — which have been helping the coalition fight ISIS in Syria — have been clashing off and on since at least April. At the end of that month, the two sides exchanged rocket fire, which Turkey says killed 11 YPG...
Ukraine rebels announce new ‘state’
Kiev: Russian-backed rebels fighting against Kiev on Tuesday announced a plan to create a new “state” they said would take the place of Ukraine and have its capital in their territory. Ukraine’s pro-Western authorities immediately ridiculed the idea as a Kremlin project that they would never allow to get off the ground. The separatists said...
Ukraine separatist ‘Little Russia’ sparks concern over peace deal
Pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk have declared all of Ukraine to be part of “Little Russia.” Could the move undo the Minsk Protocol aimed at keeping the peace in the region? …read more Source:...
Separatists Declare New State to Replace Ukraine
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Separatists loyal to Russia announced on Tuesday plans to abolish Ukraine and replace it with a new state in what … continue reading Separatists Declare New State to Replace Ukraine …read more Source: ASHARQ...
Separatists in eastern Ukraine unveil plan for new state
The separatists’ leader of a breakaway region in eastern Ukraine announced proposals to abolish Ukraine and create a new state in its place on Tuesday, comments that could further undermine a 2015 peace deal that is already faltering. …read more Source: Iran...
Little Russia: Ukraine separatists proclaim new state
Russian-backed rebels in east Ukraine have proclaimed the creation of a new state known as Malorossiya, which translates as “Little Russia.” Germany has condemned the proposal as “completely unacceptable.” …read more Source:...
Politics: ‘You treat me like a baby!’: The ‘final straw’ that reportedly led Trump to oust his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort
"Am I like a baby to you? I sit there like a little baby and watch TV and you talk to me?" Donald Trump reportedly shouted at Paul Manafort. A new book details the inside story of the fight that reportedly led President Donald Trump to oust Paul Manafort, who served as chairman and, for a time, manager of his campaign. The book, ”...
Pro-Russians announce new state in east Ukraine
Pro-Russia forces in Ukraine proclaim a new state in eastern territories. …read more Source:...
Ukraine seeks to establish financial ties with Iran
Ukraine has expressed readiness to establish direct financial ties with Iran and is exploring ways to make this happen. …read more Source:...
