Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine to bar Israeli visitors to Uman this Rosh Hashannah
Israeli visitors to be barred from flying to Ukraine for annual Uman pilgrimage, says Ukrainian government, citing coronavirus spike. …read more Source:: Arutz...
Polish president Duda wins second term with narrow margin after bitter campaign
Polish President Andrzej Duda declared victory on Monday in a runoff election in which he narrowly won a second five-year term, acknowledging the campaign he ran was often too harsh as he appealed for unity and forgiveness.The close race followed a bitter campaign between Duda and Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski that was dominated by cultural...
Hagia Sophia: Religious and political leaders are missing their own chances to right historical wrongs
Apparently Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, is “very distressed” by the decision to revert the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia into a mosque; it has been a museum since 1934. He made his views known in the latest edition of the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano. Quite why he and a whole host of other voices of faith...
Hungary bars travel from Africa, Asia over global spikes in coronavirus cases
Hungary’s government said on Sunday it was barring travel from Africa, most of Asia apart from China and Japan, and restricting entry from several European countries after worldwide spikes in coronavirus cases.Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Chief of Staff Gergely Gulyas said that Hungarian health officials have placed 154 countries...
COVID-19: Hungary Bans Travel From Africa, Most Of Asia
File photo: Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a press conference following a Visegrad Group (V4) meeting in Warsaw on July 3, 2020.JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP Hungary’s government said Sunday it was barring travel from Africa, most of Asia apart from China and Japan, and restricting entry from several European countries...
Iran says Ukraine passenger jet downed due to radar ‘misalignment’
Iran has claimed the downing of Ukrainian passenger jet in January was due to a “misalignment” of the air defence system’s radar, i24 News reported. The Iranian Civil Aviation authority claimed “A failure occurred due to a human error in following the procedure” for aligning the radar, causing a “107-degree error” in the system. A Ukrainian...
Iran blames misaligned radar for ‘human error’ in downing of Ukrainian plane
Iran blames misaligned radar for ‘human error’ in downing of Ukrainian plane Iran’s civil aviation body releases new report into downing that led to the death of 176 people MEE and agencies Sun, 07/12/2020 – 09:33 Iranians in the capital Tehran walk past a poster honouring the victims of a Ukrainian passenger jet...
Iran: Forgetful operator caused chain reaction of errors leading to Ukraine jet crash
An Iranian air defense unit that “forgot to adjust its radar system triggered a chain of communication and human errors that led to the deadly downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet in January,” according to a report from Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization.Iran said it mistakenly shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 shortly...
The War That Ended Peace – Book Review
On a recent hiking trip I took along Margaret MacMillan’s pre World War I history, “The War That Ended Peace – The Road to 1914” (Penguin Canada, 2013). It is a well-written history that I have read before – and may have formally reviewed although that is not of consequence now. It is a book I highly recommend as it flows smoothly and...
Netherlands takes Russia to top court over MH17 downing
The Netherlands said yesterday it would take Russia to the European Court of Human Rights for its role in bringing down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, killing nearly 300 people.The Dutch government’s move is designed to support cases brought by the relatives of dozens of victims to the Strasbourg-based court, Foreign Minister...
