Section: Africa&ME
Shakhtar’s European dream lives on far from Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk are better suited than most to deal with the eery surroundings of a Europa League semi-final behind closed doors as the Ukrainian champions continue to thrive despite not playing in their home city in six years.Uprooted by a war in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russian-backed separatists, Shakhtar have been forced...
Tens Of Thousands Rally In Belarus As Lukashenko Vows To Stay On
Belarus opposition supporters attend a demonstration in central Minsk on August 16, 2020. The Belarusian strongman, who has ruled his ex-Soviet country with an iron grip since 1994, is under increasing pressure from the streets and abroad over his claim to have won re-election on August 9, with 80 percent of the vote. Sergei GAPON / AFP Tens of...
Ukraine’s Zelensky, Netanyahu talk coronavirus, trade
Ukraine should be among the friends of Israel who will be the first to join the research and use of the vaccine,” Volodymyr Zelensky said. …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Ukraine sees new record daily high of 1,847 coronavirus cases
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Protests continue to swell in Belarus
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has ordered people to stay at home to avoid becoming “cannon fodder” for what he said were foreign-backed revolutionaries after huge crowds took to the streets for a sixth consecutive day to demand he step down.Lukashenko, whose claimed landslide re-election victory last Sunday has been branded a fraud by...
EU prepares sanctions as anti-government protests continue in Belarus
By Peter Spinella and Leonie KijewskiBrussels/Moscow – The EU is preparing a list of sanctions against Belarusian individuals after a bloody post-election crackdown on protesters by police, diplomats told dpa.The individuals to be sanctioned include those responsible for police violence and election fraud, the EU sources said.The decision...
Ukraine sees record daily high 1,592 new coronavirus cases
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EasyJet to resume flights to Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada in September
EasyJet will restart its charter flights to Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada airports starting from September, according to Ashraf Noweir, Head of the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority. Based in the UK, the low-cost airline is the second largest airline in Europe. “This crucial step is an effective indicator of the regularity and return of air...
Iran says it will not pay to replace Ukraine jet shot down near Tehran in January
No agreement has yet been reached on compensation for victims’ families, but Iran says it won’t pay for the aircraft itself. …read more Source::...
European insurers should pay compensation for downed Ukraine’s plane: Iran
Iran will not compensate Ukraine International Airlines for its plane Tehran accidentally downed in January because the passenger jet was insured by European firms, the head of Iran’s Central Insurance Organization said on Monday.“The Ukrainian plane is insured by European companies in Ukraine and not by Iranian (insurance) companies,” said...
