Section: Africa&ME
Brexit: Big 4 meet to seek impetus on EU’s strength
The heads of continental Europe's biggest economies meet in the gilded splendour of the Palace of Versailles on Monday, seeking ways of strengthening an EU facing Britain's exit and mounting populism. The heads of continental Europe’s biggest economies meet in the gilded splendour of the Palace of Versailles on Monday, seeking...
Pirates in Nigeria release Russian, Ukrainian sailors
MOSCOW: Nigerian pirates have released seven Russian and one Ukrainian sailors after they were captured last month on the cargo ship the BBC Caribbean, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday, citing a human rights activist in Crimea. The sailors were released after talks between the owners of the ship and pirates. Interfax news agency quoted...
Muir at the double at Euro indoors
British runner Laura Muir confirmed her outstanding form this season by clinching 3,000m gold yesterday for a middle-distance double at the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade. Muir, who has already set three European records this year, dominated the race, clocking a championship record of 8min 35.68sec. “I didn’t know what my legs...
American Querrey shocks Nadal to lift Acapulco title
Unseeded American Sam Querrey stunned second-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) on Saturday to win the ATP Mexico Open and end the Spaniard’s run of perfection in Acapulco. Querrey, ranked 40th in the world, fired 19 aces, backed up by powerful, precise groundstrokes, en route to his first career victory over Nadal in five meetings. The...
Czar Bust in Crimea Reportedly Appears to Shed Tears
Russian news reports say curious and pious people are visiting a bust of the last czar in the Crimean capital after reports spread that the sculpture appeared to be weeping. The bust of Nicholas II was erected near the Crimean prosecutor’s office in Simferopol in 2016, two years after Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine. Nicholas II,...
Iran claims 8 medals in Ukraine wrestling event
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Ukraine Ambassador visits Monastery of St. Anthony Qozhaya
NNA – Ukraine Ambassador to Lebanon, Igor Eustache, and his wife visited on Sunday the Monastery of St. Anthony Qozhaya. Father Mickael Fenianos and President of the Union of Municipalities of Zghart …read more Source: National News...
Ukrainian Military Shell Donetsk Republic, Kill Two Local Militia
TEHRAN (FNA)- Units of the Ukrainian military almost 2,500 times opened fire on settlements of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) during the past 24 hours, spokesman of the republic’s command Eduard Basurin said on Sunday. …read more Source: Fars News...
Pirates in Nigeria Release Russian, Ukrainian Sailors
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Nigerian pirates have released seven Russian and one Ukrainian sailors after they were captured last month on the cargo ship the BBC Caribbean, a human rights activist in Crimea said on Sunday. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Ukraine v. Russia: A potential game-changing lawsuit comes before the ICJ
Hearings are set to begin at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Ukraine’s suit against Russia. Kiev claims Moscow employed terrorism in its Donbass region and has mistreated Crimea’s minorities. …read more Source:...
