Section: Africa&ME
Russia to Phase Out An-148 Jet Production After Completion of Two Aircraft
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — An-148 was designed in the 1990s and its first flight was carried out in 2004. The aircraft developed by Ukraine’s Antonov company is produced both in Ukraine and in Russia’s city of Voronezh. The jets could be used for transportation of both passengers and cargoes, according to Antonov’s website. “In...
Eid al-Fitr celebrated around the world
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No More Giveaways: US Wants Ukraine to Pay for Its ‘Assistance’
A bill on the Defense Department’s 2018 budget will include a provision about military assistance to Ukraine, including in the form of lethal weapons, Thornberry told The Hill on Thursday. “[The bill] includes military assistance to Ukraine and calls on the [Trump] Administration to provide lethal aid to the Ukrainians so that they can...
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed despite ceasefire: Army
The Ukrainian military has announced the death of two of its soldiers in new fighting between government troops and pro-Russia forces in the country’s restive east. …read more Source: Iran...
Iran beats Ukraine to secure spot among 8 top teams
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Two Ukrainian soldiers killed despite ceasefire: Army
The Ukrainian government says the soldiers were killed in new fighting with pro-Russia forces. …read more Source:...
Iran edges past Ukraine in FIVB U-21 world championship
Iran’s national under-21 volleyball team overcomes Ukraine at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship in the Czech Republic. …read more Source:...
New ceasefire in Ukraine’s war-torn east
Ukraine’s warring sides have agreed on a new ceasefire deal to go into effect in the country’s war-torn east on June 24. …read more Source:...
Ukraine protests Putin’s visit to annexed Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula Moscow annexed in 2014, yesterday on a trip quickly denounced by Kiev as a violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty.He made a stop at the legendary Artek holiday camp for young people, dating from Soviet times, on the shores of the Black Sea, the Kremlin said in a...
Putin Asks to Speed Up Reconstruction of Great Mithridates Stairs in Crimea
KIEV (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, Putin arrived in the Crimea and visited the International Children’s Center Artek. “Last year we took the decision and the entire year was spent solely on producing the design and estimate documentation, but the Crimean head is not the one to blame, there is common work supported by Moscow’s...
