Section: Africa&ME
Ukrainian Deputy PM demands explanation from Iran over downed plane comments
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Vadym Prystaiko demanded an “immediate explanation” from Iran on Monday about the controversial remarks of an Iranian lawmaker who praised the downing of a civilian Ukrainian airliner in January.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down a Ukraine International Airlines jet on January 8,...
Coronavirus infections in Eurasia cross 12,000
Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, Uzbekistan report spike in cases …read more Source:: Anadolu...
Case filed against Iranian MP Norouzi for remarks about downed Ukrainian plane
A criminal case has been filed against Iranian lawmaker Hassan Norouzi for saying no arrests have been made in relation to Iran’s downing of a Ukrainian civilian airliner in January, according to the head of the judicial organization of the armed forces.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down a Ukraine International...
Israel’s Netanyahu and Gantz agree on plan to annex parts of West Bank: Report
Israel’s Netanyahu and Gantz agree on plan to annex parts of West Bank: Report The two Israeli leaders would present plan to government this summer, Haaretz reports MEE staff Mon, 04/06/2020 – 19:36 Acquisition of territory by force is illegal under international law (AFP/File photo) …read more Source:: Middle East...
Radiation rises to 16 times above norm as firefighters battle blaze near Chernobyl
Kiev – Firefighters in the Chernobyl exclusion zone of northern Ukraine on Monday entered their third day of battling a forest fire in the area, still contaminated with radiation from the nuclear power plant disaster more than three decades ago. Radiation in the area was 16 times higher than normal background levels, a senior environmental...
Iranian MP: Iran military did well in downing Ukrainian plane
The Iranian military did “well” by downing a civilian airliner in January, the spokesman for the parliament’s legal and judicial committee said on Sunday, adding that no arrests have been made in relation to the incident, contrary to official claims.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down a Ukraine International...
Trump choice for coronavirus fund watchdog not independent enough, say Democrats
US President Donald Trump’s pick for the new watchdog overseeing $2.3 trillion in coronavirus-related fiscal spending is not independent enough todo the job, congressional Democrats said on Saturday. The White House said late on Friday Trump would nominate Brian Miller, a special assistant to the president and senior associate counsel in...
Turkey brings hundreds more citizens back from abroad
As part of coronavirus measures, 103 from Ukraine, 479 citizens from Montenegro evacuated …read more Source:: Anadolu...
Turkey brings nearly 600 more citizens back from abroad
As part of coronavirus measures, 103 from Ukraine, 492 citizens from Nagorno-Karabakh evacuated …read more Source:: Anadolu...
Watch: London’s ExCel conference center transformed into coronavirus hospital
Prince Charles remotely opened a vast temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients at London’s main exhibition center Friday, as the number of coronavirus-related deaths reported in the UK surpassed China’s official total.While confirmed virus cases and deaths continued to rise steeply, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he...
