Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine recognises Muslim Eid festivals as official holiday
Ukraine recognises Muslim Eid festivals as official holiday READ: Prayers at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound to resume next week …read more Source:: Middle East...
Lebanon at risk of major food crisis, warns prime minister
Lebanon at risk of major food crisis, warns prime minister Hassan Diab says many people may soon find it hard to afford bread due to effects of financial crisis and coronavirus MEE and agencies Thu, 05/21/2020 – 13:38 Diab blamed decades of political mismanagement and corruption for a lack of investment in agriculture …read more...
Senate backs subpoena for Hunter Biden probe over Ukraine ties
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted 8-6 in favor of the subpoena for documents related to work Biden did for Ukrainian energy company Burisma. …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Lebanon could face major food crisis: PM Diab
Lebanon is at risk of a major food crisis and many Lebanese may soon find it hard to afford bread because of an acute financial crunch and the fall-out of COVID-19, the prime minister warned.Writing in the Washington Post, Hassan Diab also warned of a global food security emergency triggered by the pandemic. He said attempts to restrict food...
20% increase in demand for Aliyah
Flight carrying 111 new immigrants from Ukraine welcomed by Ministry of Aliyah and Immigration staff at Ben Gurion Airport. …read more Source:: Arutz...
UK, US urge Russia to stop sending mercenaries to Libya
Britain and the United States yesterday denounced Russia’s role in Libya’s war and urged Moscow to stop sending mercenaries to support Brigadier General Khalifa Haftar, AFP reported. “We remain particularly concerned by further reports that external parties continue to provide material, equipment, [and] mercenaries,” said Jonathan...
Ukrainian officer who demanded lists of Jews fired
Ukraine minister fires senior police officer who demanded list of Kolomyya’s Jews. …read more Source:: Arutz...
Dumping fees on Egypt’s iron, billets imports extended to October
Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea has extended the current fees imposed on Egypt’s imports of iron billets and finished steel rebar to 11 October, according to a government source. The iron billets and finished steel rebar import fees, which were 25% and 16%, respectively, were to have expired on 11 April The Ministry of Trade and...
2nd group of Iranians stranded in Ukraine return home amid pandemic
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Coronavirus: Priest uses ‘holy water gun’ for drive-by blessings
Holding a bible in his left hand and a toy squirt gun in his right, Roman Catholic priest Timothy Pelc sprayed holy water as his parishioners drove by in their cars on Easter Sunday in the state of Michigan.Reverend Pelc’s drive-by toy squirt gun shooting has since gone viral, reaching senior figures in the Roman Catholic Church and even...
