Section: Africa&ME
New Saudi-Ukrainian airplane test-flown successfully
JEDDAH: The test flight of the new Saudi-Ukrainian light-weight multi-purpose airplane Antonov AN-132 took place on Saturday. It was flown for an hour and 40 minutes over Ukrainian territory by retired Gen. Muhammad bin Saeed Aiyash, accompanied by Ukrainian pilots and technicians. The pilots were received by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko...
IMF approves $1bn aid tranche to Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund has approved a one-billion dollar loan payment to Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Politics: Baltic states think Russia is laying the groundwork for looming ‘kinetic operations’
Officials in Lithuania are sounding the alarm over suspected Russian information campaigns reminiscent of the lead-up to the Crimean annexation. Signs of an intensifying Moscow-led information campaign have the Lithuanian government worried that Russia is laying the groundwork for “kinetic operations” like those recently seen in...
Ukraine says 2 soldiers killed in fresh clashes in troubled east
Two Ukrainian soldiers are killed in clashes with pro-Russia forces in the volatile east. …read more Source:...
Scores help reach out to elderly, needy Jews in Ukraine
The Jews of the former Soviet Union now observe Passover and focus on helping their fellow Jews. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Scores help reach out to elderly, needy Jews in Ukraine
The Jews of the former Soviet Union now observe Passover and focus on helping their fellow Jews. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Poroshenko, Merkel, Hollande discuss eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian president hits out a Russian “aggression”, claims ceasefire breaches ongoing …read more Source: Anadolu...
On Russia, Trump administration hews closely to Obama playbook
Ongoing Russian operations in Ukraine have also forced Trump to moderate his stance. …read more Source: Daily...
Trump: On Russia, present administration hews closely to Obama playbook
Before moving to the White House, Donald Trump expressed his admiration for Russian leader Vladimir Putin and predicted that "President Trump would be so much better for US-Russia relations". Before moving to the White House, Donald Trump expressed his admiration for Russian leader Vladimir Putin and predicted that “President...
Opinion: Russia ahead on points for Eurovision in Kyiv
The clumsiness of the EBU, the stubbornness of Ukraine and Russia’s cool-headedness have combined to create the political scandal currently engulfing the world’s biggest televised music competition, says Andreas Brenner. …read more Source:...
