Section: Africa&ME
Rio 2016: Serena Williams crashes out Olympics
Williams was visibly frustrated throughout the match as she struggling to find her range, making 37 unforced errors compared to 17 by Svitolina. Olympic champion and world number one Serena Williams tumbled out of the Rio de Janeiro singles competition in the third round on Tuesday, August 9, after a shock defeat to Ukraine’s Elina...
Kingdom urges UN to protect families in Aleppo
United Nations — Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative to UN Abdullah Al-Moallemi has appealed to the Security Council to provide immediate protection to civilians and children in Aleppo and other Syrian cities. Addressing an informal UN meeting on Aleppo on Monday evening, Moallemi urged the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian...
Republican national security officials reject Trump
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a purple heart medal given to him by Lt. Col. Louis Dorfman during a campaign event in Ashburn, Virginia, on August 2, 2016 © AFP/File / Molly RileyWashington, United States, Aug 9 – Fifty senior Republican national security officials have issued a stinging rejection of their party’s White...
Traveling zoo set up on Holocaust mass grave in Ukraine
Ukrainian Jewish leader says not sure if site choice was ‘[idiocy], criminality, cynicism, apa… …read more Source:...
Putin and Erdogan meet to mend ties after jet downing rift
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) jets into Russia on August 9, 2016, for a meeting with his counterpart Vladimir Putin © AFP/File / Eric FeferbergSaint Petersburg, Russian Federation, Aug 9 – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan jets into Russia on Tuesday for his first meeting with counterpart Vladimir Putin since the two strongmen...
Report: Traveling zoo set up on Holocaust site in Ukraine
City in northwestern Ukraine authorizes the placing of a traveling zoo on the mass grave of thousands of Jewish Holocaust victims. …read more Source: Arutz...
Ukrainian families demand release of hostages held by militants
A rally has been held in eastern Ukraine to urge authorities to secure the release of prisoners held by pro-Russia fighters in the region. …read more Source:...
Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France may meet on G20 sidelines: Lavrov
Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany may hold a “summit” on the sidelines of the Group of 20 meeting in China to discuss the Ukraine peace process, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Report: Traveling zoo set up on Holocaust execution site in Ukraine
“In August 1942, the last workers of the Jewish ghetto were killed there. A few thousand people, from 2,500 to 6,000 according to various sources.” …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Ibtihaj Muhammad: First American athlete to compete in the Olympics wearing hijab
Muhammad wore a plain black Muslim head scarf under a red, white and blue mask as she won her opening bout. Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad on Monday, August 8 became the first American to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab.Muhammad wore a plain black Muslim head scarf under a red, white and blue mask as she won her opening bout in the women’s...
