Section: Africa&ME
Meet one of Israel’s newest pilots
Capt. A. immigrated to Israel from Ukraine at the age of 6; he performed a year of volunteer work before serving as a combat soldier with the Paratroopers and an officer with Nahal and completed a conversion course to Judaism before joining the IAF. …read more Source: Yedioth...
USAID ends funding for Ukraine customs reform
ODESSA: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has ended funding for a flagship customs reform project in Ukraine’s Odessa region, as the government’s ambitious plans to tackle bribe-taking at its Black Sea ports stalled. USAID and other institutions have supported Kiev’s Western-backed government, which took power...
European cities boost security for New Year
European capitals tightened security yesterday ahead of New Year’s celebrations, erecting concrete barriers in city centres and stepping up police numbers after the Islamic State (IS) attack in Berlin last week that killed 12 people.In the German capital, police closed the Pariser Platz square in front of the Brandenburg Gate and prepared...
Putin won’t react by expelling Americans
President Vladimir Putin has ruled out any tit-for-tat expulsion of Americans after Washington turfed out dozens of Russian diplomats over alleged interference in the US presidential election.The Kremlin strongman’s surprise decision came after the foreign ministry asked him to send home 35 US diplomats in retaliation for the expulsion of...
Moscow says no ‘tit-for-tat’ retaliation after US expels 35 Russian diplomats
Vladimir Putin on Friday announced Russia would not expel any American diplomats after the United States kicked out 35 Russian embassy and consulate staff in retaliation for the hacking of US political groups during the 2016 election, in a move that appears designed to sow confusion ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration. Analysts had...
Obama ordering sanctions to damage US-Russia ties: Analyst
An analyst says President Obama’s order to impose new sanctions on Russia will not only damage Washington’s relationship with Moscow but will affect other areas of US foreign policy. …read more Source:...
Trump aide slams ‘symbolic’ US sanctions on Russia
Kellyanne Conway calls expulsion of diplomats ‘unprecedented,’ suggests move also aims to ‘box in’ the president-elect …read more Source: The Times of...
Report: Number of Jewish immigrants to Israel declines
The number of Jewish immigrants to Israel has decreased in 2016 compared to 2015; a new report has revealed. As many as 27,000 Jewish immigrants arrived in Israel this year compared to 31,000 in 2015; Israel’s Channel 2 reported citing a statistical report by the Jewish Agency for Israel and the Immigrant Absorption Ministry. Russia and...
Ukraine bans books promoting Russia
Kiev accuses Russia of launching a 31-month war in its separatist east that has claimed nearly 10,000 lives in retaliation for Kiev’s February 2014 ouster of a Moscow-backed leader. …read more Source: World...
Trump has tough choice after Obama sanctions on Russia hack
Time for country to move on, says president-elect …read more Source: Gulf...
