Section: Africa&ME
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 were jailed...
Companies face conflict between ethics and profit in war zones
Paris // Some multinationals working in conflict zones are turning to ethically dubious practices to keep their factories operating, employees working and goods flowing.French-Swiss cement manufacturer LafargeHolcim admitted this month that it resorted to “unacceptable” practices in 2013 and 2014 to keep its Jalabiya plant in Syria...
Ukrainian Military Launch 550 Shells on Donetsk in Just One Day
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Ukrainian military launched 550 shells and mines on settlement of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), spokesman of the republic’s command Eduard Basurin said. …read more Source: Fars News...
Prudent Merkel meets unpredictable Trump amid tense ties
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet US President Donald Trump for the first time on Tuesday © AFP/File / TOBIAS SCHWARZ, NICHOLAS KAMMBerlin, Germany, Mar 12 – Europe’s most powerful leader, Angela Merkel, meets for the first time next week America’s flamboyant President Donald Trump whose arrival in the White House has sent...
Al-Attiyah races to easy victory
DUBAI — Nasser Al-Attiyah produced a convincing victory in the inaugural Dubai International Baja powered by AW Rostamani and Nissan Saturday as Dubai-based South African rider Mark Ackerman produced a brilliant surge on the last leg to clinch the bikes crown. Qatar’s reigning FIA World Cup champion Al-Attiyah, partnered by French co-driver...
Pliskova rallies past Puig to avoid upset
Karolina Pliskova roared back from a set down to outlast Olympic gold medallist Monica Puig 1-6 6-4 6-4 as the Czech third seed avoided a major upset at the BNP Paribas Open in California on Friday. Pliskova, after falling behind 3-0 in the third set, fought through a long sixth game to help turn the tide and won six of the last seven games to...
China says industrial policy not aimed at foreign firms
China yesterday tried to downplay concerns it is reducing market access for foreign enterprises, days after a report by an EU group accused Beijing of trying to skew its business playing field towards domestic firms.The paper, released Tuesday by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, slammed the government’s “Made in China 2025”...
Ukraine: Two soldiers killed as rebel attacks intensify
Government troops accuse Russia-backed rebels of using heavy weapons as separatists report one fighter’s death. …read more Source: AL...
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, 16 wounded in fresh fighting
The OSCE said Saturday that two mortar rounds had exploded near its monitors’ cars in a rebel-controlled village northwest of the government-held city of Mariupol on Friday. …read more Source: World...
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, 16 wounded in fresh fighting
Ukraine’s army reported Saturday two soldiers killed in clashes with Russian-backed rebels, in a new uptick in violence across eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
