Section: Africa&ME
European Parliament approves Ukraine visa waiver
Ukraine set to join Georgia as ex-Soviet states enjoying visa-free travel with EU …read more Source: Anadolu...
Merkel, Trump discuss Afghanistan, Ukraine: German spokesman
U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the situation in Afghanistan and eastern Ukraine on the telephone Wednesday, a German government spokesman said Thursday, echoing a readout from the White House …read more Source: The Daily...
Poverty in Russia rises to decade-high of 20 million
Some 19.8 million people — more than 13 percent of the population — were living with incomes below the minimum deemed acceptable last year, the figures from statistics agency Rosstat showed, an uptick from 19.5 in 2015 © AFP/File / Natalia KOLESNIKOVAMOSCOW, Apr 6 – The number of Russians living in poverty reached nearly 20 million last year — a...
In Russia: Poverty rises to decade-high of 20 million
Some 19.8 million people — more than 13 percent of the population — were living with incomes below the minimum deemed acceptable last year. The number of Russians living in poverty reached nearly 20 million last year — a decade high — after sanctions over Ukraine and an oil crisis battered the economy, official figures...
Trump, Merkel discuss Ukraine, Afghanistan by phone
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Cabinet nod for Interior Ministry proposal
The weekly Cabinet meeting, presided over by HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud, approved a proposal by the Ministry of Interior to amend some provisions of the Council of Ministers decision No 33 of 2010, establishing the National Committee for Traffic Safety. Giving...
Tillerson to visit Russia on April 11-12, says Moscow
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first visit to Moscow next week, Russia’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday, as the Kremlin looks to improve ties with Donald Trump’s administration. The ministry said the visit on April 11-12 would include talks with counterpart Sergei Lavrov covering international security,...
US Secretary of State Tillerson to Visit Russia April 11-12: Moscow
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first visit to Moscow next week, Russia’s foreign ministry said Wednesday, as the Kremlin looks to improve ties with Donald Trump’s administration. The ministry said the visit on April 11-12 would include talks with counterpart Sergei Lavrov covering international security, including...
Rex Tillerson: US Secretary of State to visit Russia April 11
Russia's foreign ministry said the visit on April 11-12 would include talks with counterpart Sergei Lavrov. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first visit to Moscow next week, Russia’s foreign ministry said Wednesday, as the Kremlin looks to improve ties with Donald Trump’s administration.The ministry said the...
World Bank says Ukraine economy recovering due to reforms
The World Bank has forecast a 2% GDP growth for war-torn Ukraine in 2017. …read more Source:...
