Section: Africa&ME
Iran Agrees to Compensate Downed Plane Victims' Families: Sweden
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Sweden’s foreign minister said Tehran agreed to compensate the families of the foreign victims of a downed Ukraine Airlines jetliner. …read more Source:: Tasnim News...
Canada, Sweden Pave Way for Compensation Talks with Iran on Downed Plane
Canada announced Thursday an agreement to launch negotiations with Iran on compensation for the families of the foreign victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane shot down in January, with Sweden expressing confidence Tehran would pay. An international “coordination and response group” of countries whose nationals died on the plane signed a...
Israel annexation: Proposed legislation would ban US aid from funding plan
Israel annexation: Proposed legislation would ban US aid from funding plan A dozen US senators introduce amendment to Pentagon budget that would prohibit use of military assistance to Israel to facilitate annexation Ali Harb Fri, 07/03/2020 – 00:26 Israeli security forces chase Palestinians protesting against plan to annex parts of occupied...
Sweden: Iran to compensate Ukraine plane crash victims
STOCKHOLM — Iran has agreed to compensate the families’ of the foreign victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian forces outside Tehran in January, Sweden’s foreign minister said on Thursday. “We have signed an agreement of mutual understanding that we will now negotiate together with Iran about amends,...
Egypt receives 2 Ukrainian flights as international aviation resumes
Egypt’s Red Sea resort cities of Hurghada and Sharm El-Sheikh received, on Wednesday, two planes from the Ukrainian Capital, Kyiv. The commercial flights are the first to arrive in Egypt as international aviation resumed in and out of the country on 1 July, after a hiatus of nearly three months, according to the Ministry of Tourism and...
Egypt resumes international flights, reopens pyramids for summer tourism
More than three months after Egypt closed its major tourist attractions, two flights from Ukraine arrive in Red Sea and South Sinai governorates. …read more Source::...
Turkey withdraws veto on NATO defense plan for Poland, Baltics
The NATO Western military alliance on Tuesday approved a new defense plan for Poland and the Baltic states after the allies reached a compromise with Turkey which had been vetoing it, officials said.The deal marked a breakthrough after months of talks over Turkey’s demand to receive more support in its fight against a Kurdish militia in...
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The-surrogacy-industry-has-exploded-in-Ukraine-after-India-and-Thailand-outlawed-commercial-surrogacy …read more Source:: Standard...
EU prolongs economic sanctions against Russia over Ukraine conflict
The European Union on Monday prolonged economic sanctions against Russia for six months for failing to live up to its commitments to the peace agreement in Ukraine.The measures target Russia’s financial, energy and defense sectors, as well as goods that can be used for both civilian and military purposes. They are part of a raft of...
Trump denies briefing about reported bounties on US troops
WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday that President Donald Trump wasn’t briefed on US intelligence assessments earlier this year that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan because the information had not been “verified.” Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany asserted...
