Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that Ukraine's counteroffensive has failed, as he hosted Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko for talks in St. Petersburg.
"There is no counteroffensive," Lukashenko was quoted by Russian news agencies. (...)
Sadly the dismantling of our centuries-old foundation has begun. Just look at the ways our country has positioned itself regarding the war in Ukraine.
Soon after the start of hostilities, president Ignazio Cassis publicly remarked to Ukrainian (...)
Almost a year ago, the migrant crisis sparked a conflict between Poland and Belarus, as thousands tried to cross to Poland and were stuck on the Belarusian side of the border. Soldiers were deployed on both sides, raising fears of an escalation.
At (...)
Reuters – The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, three family members of President Vladimir Putin's spokesperson and lawmakers in the latest punishment for Russia's over Ukraine.
Russia has faced a (...)
Reuters – Despite the cascade of Western sanctions on Russia in response to its offensive in Ukraine, one thing hasn't been affected so far – flows of Russian gas to Europe and the funds to pay for it.
Europe remains heavily dependent on Russian (...)
As military conflicts between Russia and Ukraine continue to intensify, both sides have expressed willingness to talk with each other to solve the crisis through dialogue.
Despite the sanctions imposed by some Western countries, there are still (...)
Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called on all parties on the Ukraine issue to remain calm, ease tensions and resolve differences through dialogue and negotiation.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks at a daily press (...)
Western nations and others condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to recognise Russian-backed Donetsk and Luhansk — separatists that claim to be independent Ukraine — with the US and its allies vowing to quickly impose new sanctions (...)
The United Kingdom's Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said that the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is prepared to give Russian President Vladimir Putin assurances that the alliance does not pose a threat to Russia.
Johnson added at the (...)
أدان الممثل الأعلى للاتحاد الأوروبي للشؤون الخارجية والسياسة الأمنية، جوزيف بوريل، بشدة بتقديم دعوة إلى الرئيس فلاديمير بوتين، للاعتراف بالمناطق غير الخاضعة لسيطرة الحكومة في ولايتي دونيتسك ولوهانسك في أوكرانيا ككيانات مستقلة.
وقال بوريل، في تغريدة (...)
دان الاتحاد الأوروبى "بشدة" مطالبة مجلس "الدوما" الروسى الرئيس فلاديمير بوتين بالاعتراف باستقلال دونيتسك ولوغانسك عن أوكرانيا، معتبرا هذا الاعتراف "انتهاكا صارخا لاتفاقات مينسك".
The EU strongly condemns the Russian State Duma's decision to submit (...)
قال مسؤول السياسة الخارجية بالاتحاد الأوروبي جوزيب بوريل، اليوم الأربعاء5 يناير، إن روسيا تزيد من حشدها العسكري على طول الحدود مع أوكرانيا.
Could eyewitness during visit to Stanytsya Luhanska and contact line w/ Foreign Minister @DmytroKuleba (...)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Joe Biden held a telephone conversation late Sunday discussing regional security issues, according to Zelensky's official Twitter account.
Zelensky said he appreciated US support for Ukraine, (...)
Egypt is set to start full operations of its anticipated commodities exchange (EGYCOMEX) in the first quarter of 2022, said Ibrahim Ashmawy, EGYCOMEX head, on Monday.
The Egyptian commodities exchange had already trial operations this past spring to (...)
The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) has signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding with Egypt's commodities exchange (EGYCOMEX).
The agreement aims to develop cooperation between the BUCE in several areas, including electronic (...)
Four times a week, an Iraqi Airways Boeing 747 leaves Baghdad Airport for Minsk, the capital of Belarus, with hundreds of Iraqis on board. The passengers are not going to one of Europe's newfound tourist destinations but are refugees seeking shelter (...)
Belarus' authoritarian president said Friday he's prepared to invite Russian troops into the country if such a move is necessary to ensure the security of both Belarus and Russia.
But, President Alexander Lukashenko said, at the moment "there is (...)
Belarusians distraught by the intensifying crackdown on political opposition in their homeland demonstrated Saturday against the country's authoritarian president in the capital of neighboring Ukraine.
The protest of about 100 people came a week (...)
With the firm belief in the power of social media, young Egyptian woman Farida Nadir has set out to enact change, empower women, and to fight all kinds of violence against women.
With this in mind, 17-year-old Nadir came up with an inspirational (...)
The Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC) has held a series of intensive international meetings to develop commodity exports and open new markets for Egyptian products.
The meetings also sought to develop tourism relations with (...)
At the invitation of the Ambassador of Belarus in Egypt Sergei L. Terentiev, and in coordination with Fathy Toughan, a member of the Egyptian-Belarusian Inter-Governmental Committee, a delegation from the Egyptian Association of Graduates from (...)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called for the "worrying" developments in eastern Ukraine's Donbass region to come to an end after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart in Istanbul, adding Turkey was ready to provide any necessary (...)
The Group of Seven major industrialized countries on Thursday issued a strong condemnation of what it called Russia's ongoing ``occupation'' of the Crimean Peninsula, seven years after Moscow annexed it from Ukraine.
The foreign ministers of (...)
Russia and Turkey opened a joint centre on Saturday to observe a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh that was agreed following a flare-up in the conflict in the region last year, Azerbaijan's defence ministry said on Saturday.
The centre, which both (...)
The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million Friday, crossing the threshold amid a vaccine rollout so immense but so uneven that in some countries there is real hope of vanquishing the outbreak, while in other, less-developed parts of the (...)
