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Malaysia Airlines CEO to return to Ryanair to help fix pilot problems
Bellew talks during a meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Cancun, Mexico this year. — Reuters photo DUBLIN/SINGAPORE: Malaysia Airlines chief executive officer (CEO) Peter Bellew is leaving after just over a year in charge to return to Ryanair as chief operations officer (COO) to tackle the pilot shortages that has...
The population of Armenia will continue to decline, reaching 2.5 million by 2035 – the UN report
ArmInfo. According to the calculations of the United Nations (UN), while maintaining the current demographic and migration trends, the population of Armenia will continue to decline, reaching 2.5 million by 2035. Today, according to official data, the population of the republic is just under 3 million people. This was stated by the representative...
Experts to gather in Kyiv to discuss prevention of irregular migration in Eastern Europe
On 17-18 October 2017, the Ukrainian capital Kyiv will host an expert meeting on preventing the facilitation of irregular migration. The meeting will bring together experts from EU Member States, the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries, EU institutions, international organisations, representatives … …read more Source:...
Russia supplying free fuel to Taliban in war against NATO forces: report
Russia is supporting the Afghan Taliban against NATO forces through a covert programme of laundered fuel sales, The Times said in a report on Tuesday. “Russian intelligence services are sending fleets of fuel tankers into Afghanistan through the Hairatan border crossing with Uzbekistan,” the report quoted sources in the militant group and Afghan...
Kazakhstan, Poland discuss UNSC cooperation
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Delegations led by Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Yerzhan Ashikbayev and Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Joanna Wronecka recently discussed cooperation within the United Nations Security Council at a meeting in Warsaw. Photo credit: mining.kz According to...
Pakistan wins seat on UN rights council
UNITED NATIONS (Dunya News) – Pakistan was elected to the UN Human Rights Council on Monday. Pakistan will serve on the 47-member council from January 2018 through the end of 2020.Pakistan was among the 15 countries who won seats on the council during a vote at the UN General Assembly. They will serve on the 47-member council from January...
4 die as French army-chartered plane crashes off Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN (AFP): Four Moldovan nationals were killed on Saturday when a transport plane chartered by the French army crashed off Ivory Coast, firefighters said. Another six people were injured in the crash of the Antonov aircraft which had 10 people on board, firefighter Colonel Issa Sakho told local television. Four French nationals were among the...
4 die as French army-chartered plane crashes off Ivory Coast
Rescue workers have removed two bodies from the plane while a further two could be seen in the wreckage, the agency says. Other reports suggest that several members of the crew survived. Photo: Reuters ABIDJAN: Four Moldovan nationals were killed on Saturday when a transport plane chartered by the French army crashed off Ivory Coast, firefighters...
Journalists from Eurasian countries tour China ahead of 19th congress
Chengdu, Oct. 13, 2017 /Kabar/. The press center of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China organized a tour for journalists of Eurasian countries ahead of the congress. According to data of the representative of the department for foreign journalists of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, some 98 journalists arrived in Beijing to...
Azerbaijani opposition journalist detained in Kiev at Baku's request
Huseynli has already obtained Dutch citizenship and cooperates with the broadcasting television channel Turan TV from abroad. …read more Source:...
