Section: Africa&ME
Europe faces sanctions call over DRC violence
Human Rights Watch says EU sanctions could rein in violent crackdown on opposition in Democratic Republic of the Congo …read more Source: World...
Europe faces sanctions call over DRC violence
Human Rights Watch says EU sanctions could rein in violent crackdown on opposition in Democratic Republic of the Congo …read more Source: Anadolu...
French President Hollande urges detailed road map on Ukrainian conflict
France’s Hollande calls for a detailed road map on the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Revived Turkey-Russia relations boosts TRNC citrus fruit sales
The improved relations between Turkey and Russia is expected to enhance exports of citrus fruits from the TRNC. Turkish Cypriot citrus fruit producers appear optimistic about the production of citrus fruits in 2017, after steps taken by Russia to normalise relations with Turkey by lifting its ban on importing Turkish produce. According to Turkish...
In Syria: Merkel, Hollande urge Putin to push for ceasefire
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande urged Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone call Wednesday to push for a ceasefire in Syria, sources in the French presidency said.Hollande took advantage of a three-way conversation on the conflict in Ukraine to “reiterate his position on the urgency of a...
Vote Trump or face nuclear war, says Putin ally
“Victory for Trump would be a gift to humanity. But if Hillary Clinton wins it will be the last US president ever,” Russian lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky told Reuters. ||| Moscow – Americans should vote for Donald Trump as president next month or risk being dragged into a nuclear war, according to a Russian ultra-nationalist ally of...
Putin rejects accusations of meddling in US election
Even as WikiLeaks released another trove of internal documents from Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted his country was not involved in an effort to influence the US presidential election. Last week, the U.S. government formally accused Russia of launching a hacking campaign to “interfere with...
Putin ally tells Americans: Vote Trump or face nuclear war
Vladimir Zhirinovsky’s comments coincide with deep disagreements between Washington and Moscow over Syria and Ukraine. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Hollande speaks to Putin, Merkel about Ukraine but no summit set: Paris
French President Francois Hollande talked Wednesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin about organizing a summit on the Ukraine conflict, French officials said. …read more Source: The Daily...
Only 503,000 tourists visited Egypt in August 2016: CAPMAS
The number of tourist arrivals from all countries reached 503,000 during August 2016 compared to 915,200 tourists during August 2015, a decrease of 45%, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). CAPMAS stated in its monthly bulletin, issued this week, that the most important countries that influenced the...
