Section: Africa&ME
US urges Russia to ‘immediately’ observe Ukraine ceasefire
The United States called on Russia to “immediately” observe the cease-fire in Ukraine, accusing combined Russian-separatist forces of targeting international monitors. …read more Source: The Daily...
Crimea will not be forsaken: Ukrainian president
Marking 3rd anniversary of Russian annexation, Petro Poroshenko decries illegal occupation of Ukrainian territory …read more Source: Anadolu...
Thousands march in Moscow two years after Putin foe killed
Russians march in Moscow in memory of slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov © AFP / VASILY MAXIMOVMoscow, Russian Federation, Feb 26 – Thousands of Russians marched through central Moscow on Sunday in memory of slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, two years after he was shot dead near the Kremlin. The assassination of the former deputy prime...
Russia frees opposition activist jailed for protesting
Ildar Dadin, seen here at a rally in 2014, was declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International © AFP/File / PHILIPP KIREEVMoscow, Russian Federation, Feb 26 – Russia on Sunday released a prominent opposition activist from jail, after a court quashed a sentence that made him the only person convicted under a tough law against public...
Iran could supply turbines for Crimean power plants
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‘Ukraine should be persistent to take back Crimea’
Crimean Tatar Mejlis head says Crimea should be returned to Ukraine ‘primarily by diplomatic, political, economic means’ …read more Source: Anadolu...
Svitolina breaks into top 10 after winning title in Dubai
Elina Svitolina beat Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-2 to win a rain-delayed final at the Dubai Tennis Championships yesterday which sent her into the top 10. The Ukrainian cracked the elite on tenth for the first time as she defeated 2011 champion Wozniacki, a former world number one seven years ago. Svitolina’s victory in a match which began...
16 soldiers wounded in Ukraine clashes despite truce: army
Sixteen Ukrainian soldiers were wounded within a 24-hour period in clashes with pro-Russian rebels in the conflict-torn east, despite a fresh truce struck last week, the army said Saturday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Expert Meeting on Iran-Ukraine Ties Due on Monday
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies (IRAS) plans to host an expert meeting on the bilateral relations between the Islamic Republic and Ukraine on Monday. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Russian writer sparks war of words by joining Ukraine rebels
By becoming one of the most high-profile Russians to join east Ukraine’s fighters, Prilepin has prompted outpourings of bile from top literary figures with more liberal views …read more Source: Gulf...
