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EU unanimously votes to extend sanctions against Russia

EU unanimously votes to extend sanctions against Russia

EU leaders unanimously vote to extend sanctions against Russia. This was stated by EuropeanCouncilPresident Charles Michel after the Brussels summit. “EU leaders unanimously agreed to extend economicsanctions against Russia,” he tweeted. He also stressed that EU leaders call on Moscow “tostart implementing the Minsk agreements“. EU economic sanctions were imposed on Russiaseven years ago. They represent […]

Egypt wants to cooperate with International Atomic Energy Agency on nuclear security

Egypt wants to cooperate with International Atomic Energy Agency on nuclear security

CAIRO – 16 December 2021: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi told Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi Thursday that Egypt looks forward to benefiting from the entity’s experience on nuclear security as the country is close to introducing Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant. That was during their meeting attended by Minister of Electricity […]

Video: Saudi F-15 almost shot down by Fatir-1 of the Shiite Houthis

Video: Saudi F-15 almost shot down by Fatir-1 of the Shiite Houthis

Video footage shows that Houthi forces attempted to shoot down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet and almost succeeded with an old Soviet anti-aircraft system. The aircraft was not downed for very little difference and although it was damaged it did not crash. The incident took place in the airspace of the city of Marib in […]

J. Bezos’ rocket launched – The daughter of the 1st American to reach space is on board

J. Bezos’ rocket launched – The daughter of the 1st American to reach space is on board

Launched today from Texas with six passengers, including Laura Shepard Churchley, the daughter ofthe firstAmerican to reach space, and flying intospace sixty years after her father‘s historic flight, JeffBezos‘ BlueOrigin rocket was launched from Texas. This is the third manned flight of the space ventureby Jeff Bezos, who made the trip himself with thefirst launchin […]

Sudanese demand freeze of international aid to the military

Sudanese demand freeze of international aid to the military

Sudanese protesters are urging world powers not to resume development aid to their government for fear of legitimising the October 25 coup and spoiling their country’s transition to democracy. Talk of restoring aid picked up after Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok was released from house arrest and reinstated on November 22. But Sudan’s resistance committees – […]

Hamas says oxygen bottles not arms exploded in Lebanon camp

Hamas says oxygen bottles not arms exploded in Lebanon camp

BEIRUT: The Palestinian Hamas group said Saturday that explosions that shook a refugee camp in southern Lebanon were caused by an electrical short-circuit in a storage area for oxygen bottles used to treat coronavirus patients. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency had reported that arms stored for Hamas exploded Friday in the Burj Shamali camp killing […]

The die is cast: In 6 months the Serbs leave the Bosnian institutions

The die is cast: In 6 months the Serbs leave the Bosnian institutions

The Serbs decided to withdraw from the commoninstitutions of Bosnia, mainly the army, despite warnings from the Western powers. Yesterday, defencenet. gr informed about the upcoming meeting of the Bosnian Serb Parliament, where it was finally decided that the Bosnian Serbs should proceed as soon as possible to withdraw from the federal institutions, with the perspective of independence and reintegration into the Serbian national […]