Section: Africa&ME
EU extends sanctions over Ukraine crisis for six months
The asset freezes and travel bans were first introduced in early 2014 as the crisis deepened into outright war between pro-Russian rebels and government forces in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: World...
Jens Stoltenberg: NATO head says more defence spending ‘essential’ to US ties
Trump caused dismay in Europe when he said on the campaign trail that NATO was "obsolete". NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Monday told allies to boost defence spending, as demanded by US President Donald Trump, if they want to preserve crucial transatlantic defence ties.”This is essential for the continued strength of the...
Ukraine investigates Russia’s newly chosen Eurovision candidate
Russia has irked host country Ukraine with its Eurovision candidate. The disabled singer is now under investigation. Will Russia boycott the song contest after all? …read more Source:...
Gazprom offer to avoid fines allays worries: EU
Gazprom is ready to comply with EU rules to end a five-year antitrust case and avoid fines, the bloc’s competition commissioner said yesterday, signaling a thaw in business ties between Moscow and Brussels despite tensions over Ukraine. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Turkey, Ukraine to sign deal for passport-free travel
Ukraine and Turkey are set to sign an agreement allowing their citizens to travel to each other’s countries without passports, Ukrainian Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman has said ahead of a two-day visit to Turkey’s capital Ankara starting on March 14. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
100 years later, debate goes on over Russia’s last tsar
Saint or playboy? Blood-stained autocrat or family man; incompetent leader or just a victim of circumstance? One century after he ended Romanov rule, Russia’s last tsar still prompts heated debate.Nicholas II abdicated on March 2, 1917, or March 15 by the current calendar, in the royal train in the northwestern town of Pskov. “There...
Turkey, Ukraine to sign passport-free travel deal
Turkey and Ukraine will sign an agreement allowing their citizens to travel to each other’s countries without passports, Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman has said, just ahead of a two-day visit to Turkey…Click To Continue …read more Source: Daily...
Ankara, Kiev to sign deal for passport-free travel
Ukrainian citizens will be able to enter Turkey by showing national ID cards and vice versa, Vladimir Groysman says …read more Source: Anadolu...
WTA Indian Wells: Muguruza rallies to beat US teen at tournament
French Open champion Garbine Muguruza survived a fierce challenge from US teenager Kayla Day Sunday to reach the fourth round of the WTA Indian Wells hard court tournament. French Open champion Garbine Muguruza survived a fierce challenge from US teenager Kayla Day Sunday to reach the fourth round of the WTA Indian Wells hard court tournament.The...
Couple’s five-week ordeal over
A South African mother whose son and future daughter-in-law were incarcerated for more than five weeks in the United Arab Emirates is relieved that their ordeal is finally over. Emlyn Culverwell, 29, from the Eastern Cape and his Ukrainian fiancée, Iryna Nohai, 27, were released on Wednesday from Al Wathba prison in Abu Dhabi. They …read...
