Section: Africa&ME
Germany has only modest hopes for Ukraine talks on Tuesday
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has only modest expectations for a meeting of foreign ministers in Minsk on Tuesday to discuss plans for implementing a ceasefire agreement for eastern Ukraine, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday. The post Germany has only modest hopes for Ukraine talks on Tuesday appeared first on LIBYA NEWS TODAY. …read...
Bundesliga: Two-goal Ibisevic sent off as Hertha go third
His dismissal came after Mainz's defensive midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin was also sent for an early shower. Vedad Ibisevic scored both goals before being sent off in Hertha Berlin’s 2-1 comeback win over Mainz to lift his side to third in the Bundesliga on Sunday.Both teams finished with ten men for the final quarter of an hour as...
Conservative Fillon wins French presidential primary
French member of Parliament and candidate for the right-wing primaries ahead of France’s 2017 presidential elections, Francois Fillon delivers a speech following the first results of the primary’s second round on November 27, 2016 © AFP / Eric FeferbergPARIS, Nov 28 – Francois Fillon, a conservative reformist promising to shrink the...
Russia poised to gain from freeze in oil production
With its oil output at record levels and state coffers running low, Russia has little to lose and much to gain from agreeing a deal with the Opec on limiting production.Ahead of an Opec meeting set for November 30 in Vienna, Moscow – which is not a member of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries – is pushing for an agreement to be...
Saakashvili urges Ukrainians to rise up against government
Some 2,000 people gathered in central Kiev on Sunday to support a call by ex-regional governor Mikheil Saakashvili – also a former president of Georgia – to rise up against the Ukrainian government. …read more Source: The Daily...
Saakashvili urges Ukrainians to rise up against government
But Saakashvili, who was head of state of Georgia from 2004 to 2013, resigned because he was being held back in his efforts to fight corruption among high-ranking officials. …read more Source: World...
Czech aid group says evicted from eastern Ukraine’s Doneck by separatists
Czech humanitarian organization Clovek v Tisni (People in Need, PIN) has been banned from the Doneck area in eastern Ukraine by separatist authorities, the aid group said in a statement. …read more Source: The Daily...
Belarus to host four-nation Ukraine peace meeting Tuesday
Belarus will take to the international stage with the country hosting four foreign ministers to push forward action for the stalled Ukraine peace process …read more Source: World...
World reacts to death of Cuba’s Fidel Castro
The death of Cuba’s Fidel Castro prompted reaction across the spectrum Saturday with some world leaders describing him as a friend and ally, while rights groups recalled his repression of basic freedoms. Here are some responses to the death of the 90-year-old Cold War icon, whose life was defined by his resistance to the capitalist United...
Turkish delegation visit to Crimea was not official: Turkish Foreign Ministry
Turkish Foreign Ministry on Nov. 25 said a Turkish delegation’s recent visit to Crimea was “unofficial” …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
