Section: Africa&ME
Steven Seagal, a Putin ally, barred from entering Ukraine
The actor, who’s father was a Jew of Russian descent, possesses a Russian passport …read more Source: The Times of...
Israel advances to Eurovision finals
Imri Ziv will aim for the top prize in Kiev on Saturday night. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Israel’s Imri Ziv powers into Eurovision final
Singer will have a shot at winning it all in Ukraine Saturday night with his dance anthem ‘I Feel Alive’ …read more Source: The Times of...
FIFA violates own statutes by delaying decision on Israeli settlement clubs — HRW
AMMAN — FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Thursday won yet another delay on deciding whether to allow the Israel Football Association (IFA) to continue holding games in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, keeping FIFA in direct violation of its own statutes and commitment to respect human rights, global rights body Human Rights Watch...
European Union approves visa-free travel for Ukrainians
BRUSSELS: The EU on Thursday approved visa-free travel for Ukrainians, fulfilling a key promise to cement ties with Kiev as it remains embroiled in a deadly conflict with Russian-backed rebels. The EU and Ukraine sealed a so-called Association Agreement after the overthrow of the pro-Moscow government in 2014, with Brussels aiming to bring the...
Schengen: EU approves visa-free travel for Ukrainians
Ukrainians have been allowed to make visa-free travel to the European Union’s Schengen Area, amid tensions between the Western-backed country and Russia. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday that the EU had finally decided to approve Ukraine’s years-long bid to obtain visa-free travel for its citizens to Schengen...
President Bashar al-Assad interview given to BELARUS’ ONT channel
Damascus, SANA-President Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to BELARUS’ ONT channel Following is the full text of the interview; Question 1: Good day, Mr. President, and thank you for agreeing to give this interview to the Belarus television. We meet you on a special day, the day the advanced world is celebrating the Great Victory. You no...
Euro, Brexit and Russia: What the Macron victory means for Europe
Emmanuel Macron’s decision to play Beethoven’s Ode to Joy as he walked on stage to mark his victory in the French presidential election had pro-Europeans in rapture.“I had tears in my eyes,” Daniel Cohn-Bendit, the longtime French-German politician who served as a European Union lawmaker for two decades, told broadcaster Europe1 about...
Actor Steven Seagal banned from Ukraine
Movie actor and Putin ally banned from entering Ukraine for 5 years over his visit to Crimea after Russia annexed the peninsula in 2014. …read more Source: Arutz...
EU approves visa-free travel for Ukrainians
Ukraine passport holders will be able to travel visa-free to most EU countries under new rules approved by the bloc. …read more Source: AL...
