Новости по теме Middle East & Africa

Hit like ton of BRICS: 2013 tough year for emerging markets Only recently hailed as the saviours of the world economy, emerging markets had a tough year in 2013, hit by slow growth, market instability and social unrest that have worried investors -- though some analysts say the fear is overblown.

12 December 2013

Kenya celebrates 50 years of freedom with challenges ahead Kenyans mark half a century of independence from Britain on Thursday, celebrating progress of the regional economic powerhouse but also struggling to shake off a legacy of corruption, inequality and ethnic violence.

12 December 2013

Kerry marks 70th birthday with return to Israel US Secretary of State John Kerry was marking his 70th birthday Wednesday leaving again for Israel, in his dogged quest for an elusive Middle East peace deal.

12 December 2013

Boko Haram leader claims Dec. 2 attack in new video Boko Haram's leader said in a video obtained by AFP on Thursday that the group was behind a daring raid on military installations in the north Nigerian city of Maiduguri earlier this month.

12 December 2013

Nazarbayev meets Defense Minister of Turkey Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, had a meeting with Ismet Yilmas, Defense Minister of Turkey.

11 December 2013

Defense electronic optical devices to be produced in Astana together with Turkey Defense electronic optical devices to be produced in Astana jointly with Turkey.

11 December 2013

Mandela's funeral cortege proceeds through Pretoria Nelson Mandela's funeral cortege has begun its solemn journey to the seat of South African government in Pretoria, where it will lie in state for three days.

11 December 2013

Kazakhstan's delegation attends farewell ceremony to Nelson Mandela Kazakhstan's delegation is attending the farewell ceremony dedicated to Nelson Mandela.

11 December 2013

Nairobi mall attackers may have escaped: NYC police The four attackers responsible for killing at least 67 people at a Kenyan shopping mall may have escaped due to lax security.

11 December 2013

Nuclear war to 'end civilization' with famine: study A nuclear war between India and Pakistan would set off a global famine that could kill two billion people and effectively end human civilization, a study said Tuesday.

10 December 2013

Congress deal to ease Guantanamo transfers: lawmakers Senior US lawmakers said Monday they have reached a compromise deal that eases restrictions on sending Guantanamo detainees home or to third countries but bars their transfer to the United States.

10 December 2013

World must act fast to help C.Africa: aid group The global community needs to move fast to stop the violence in Central African Republic spiralling out of control and must send in international peacekeeping troops to restore security, a leading US aid organization said Monday.

10 December 2013

Hollywood immortalizes US disaster in Afghanistan Hollywood has immortalized for post-Christmas release one of the deadliest incidents of the Afghan war: a Navy SEAL operation targeting a Islamist fighter that left 19 American soldiers dead.

10 December 2013

Nursultan Nazarbayev condoles death of Nelson Mandela Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram of condolences to South African President Jacob Zuma over Nelson Mandela's death.

09 December 2013

Israel, Jordan, Palestinians to sign Red Sea-Dead Sea deal Representatives of Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians will on Monday sign a "historic" agreement to link the Red Sea with the shrinking Dead Sea, an Israeli minister said.

09 December 2013

Watchdog warns of delay in moving Syria chemical weapons The world's chemical watchdog said Sunday that the transportation of Syria's chemical arsenal out of the country could be delayed by a few days due to technical difficulties.

09 December 2013

Suleiman the Magnificent reconquers Arab world, Balkans Can a smash TV soap bring closure for historical wrongs and succour from contemporary turmoil? Check out a Turkish series on the 16th-century Ottoman monarch Suleiman the Magnificent.

09 December 2013

World leaders to give global farewell to Mandela Presidents past and present, global figures and A-list celebrities made their way to South Africa on Monday to pay the world's respects at a memorial service and state funeral for freedom icon Nelson Mandela.

09 December 2013

Afghan villages where Taliban rule at night Jahanzeb says he can no longer live in his home village in eastern Afghanistan where, when night falls, fear rules in "the kingdom of the Taliban".

07 December 2013

No fear of 'Mandela crash' for Africa's largest economy Economists slapped down speculation that Nelson Mandela's death could prompt an economic and financial slump in South Africa, but warned the gains he inspired remain fragile.

07 December 2013

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