Section: Africa&ME
From Ukraine with love
A myriad of colours has been put up to decorate the walls of an exhibition hall at Katara Cultural Village. More than a dozen artists from Ukraine, once known as ‘global breadbasket’, are showcasing over 50 works of art, depicting the unique culture of their country. Ranging from landscapes to abstract, portraits, digital paintings and...
German Chancellor Merkel receives Putin, Poroshenko and Hollande for Ukraine talks
Leaders from Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France have gathered in Berlin for talks on reviving the stalled peace process in eastern Ukraine. The leaders are also expected to address Russia’s role in the Syria conflict. …read more Source:...
Rosneft enters India with $13bn Essar deal
In a spectacularly costly gamble aimed at boosting Russia’s strategic position, state-controlled giant Rosneft is investing in India’s Essar Oil to muscle into a promising market with outlets throughout Asia. Russian President Vladimir Putin returned from last week’s Brics summit in Goa with one of the largest deals the oil...
In Ukraine: Rebels bid farewell to notorious commander
A billboard outside displayed photos of Pavlov with the slogan "Heroes do not die" while a howitzer gun stood by the entrance. Thousands of pro-Russian rebels and supporters in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday turned out to bid farewell to notorious rebel commander Arseny Pavlov, who was killed in a weekend bombing.Some 5,000 people queued...
Germany, Russia skeptical of breakthrough at four-way Ukraine talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany and Russia played down prospects of four-way talks on Wednesday achieving a breakthrough in the stalled Ukraine peace process at the first such meeting in just over a year. The post Germany, Russia skeptical of breakthrough at four-way Ukraine talks appeared first on LIBYA TODAY. …read more Source: Libya...
Hollande to push ceasefire extension at Syria talks with Putin, Merkel
French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday he would do everything possible to try to extend a ceasefire in eastern Aleppo when he discusses Syria with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin this evening. “As we speak bombings are still taking place. It’s true a truce was announced and it’s...
Two Russians, one American blast off to ISS
Russian cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov (bottom) and Andrei Borisenko (top) and US astronaut Shane Kimbrough wave as they board the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome on October 19, 2016 © Pool/AFP / Maxim ShipenkovBaikonur, Kazakhstan, Oct 19 – Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut soared into orbit in a Soyuz...
Finland sees propaganda attack from former master Russia
Finland is becoming increasingly worried about what it sees as Russian propaganda against it, including Russian questioning about the legality of its 1917 independence. The country shares a 1,340km border and a difficult and bloody history with Russia, of which it was once a part. Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and sabre-rattling in...
Ukraine rebels bid farewell to notorious commander
Thousands of pro-Russian rebels and supporters in eastern Ukraine Wednesday turned out to bid farewell to notorious rebel commander Arseny Pavlov, who was killed in a weekend bombing. …read more Source: The Daily...
Kremlin expects ‘no breakthrough’ on Ukraine at Berlin talks
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