Julia Lugovska

About Julia Lugovska


Freelance journalist, philologist and interpreter. Interested in Middle East, Europe, politics, history, culture, literature. My Blog: http://proudukrainian.blogspot.com/

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Ukraine to sign the Association Agreement with EU in November

Ukraine to sign the Association Agreement with EU in November

Štefan Füle, European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy, declared in his recent interview with the media agency Interfax, that European Union has special mechanisms of monitoring the fulfillment of Kyiv of the conditions necessary for signing of the Association Agreement with EU.

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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and oppositional forces are planning the protest rallies

Egypt’s main Islamist group Muslim Brotherhood called for the mass rallies to be held on Friday, 19 April, with the main aim to “purge” the state’s judiciary.

Israeli Intelligence claims chemical weapon has been used in Syria

Israeli Intelligence service claims that the usage of the chemical weapons by the either sides of the conflict in Syria is clear, according to the official statement of Youval Steiniz who is the Minister of Israel’s Intelligence service.

Massive and violent clashes erupted in Egypt after Port Said football case verdict

Amid the ongoing police protests and the demonstrations, clashes and acts of civil disobedience in several Egyptian cities including the capital Cairo and the Canal City Port Said Egypt’s Court has announced the verdict in the Port Said football massacre case on Saturday, 9 March 2013

Egypt faced new anti-government protests on Friday

25 dead as 8-story apartment collapses in Egyptian city

Less than a day after terrible deadly train disaster in Badrashin, near Giza, which took lives of at least 19 young conscripts and injured more than 120 of them, another tragedy happened in Egypt.

Egypt’s cabinet reshuffle to include 10 new ministers

On Saturday, 5 January 2013, Egypt’s Prime Minister Hisham Qandeel announced the readiness for the partial Cabinet of Ministers’ reshuffle which was earlier requested by Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi.

Egypt’s opposition is expected to attend the National Dialog initiated by Mohamed Morsi

According to the statement of Mahmoud Mekki, former Vice-President, Egyptian oppositional forces together with its umbrella organization National Salvation Front are expected to participate in the next National Dialog talks initiated by Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsy and scheduled for 9 January 2013.

Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi issued new Constituent Declaration amid ongoing clashes

After Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi has issued on 22 November his controversial Constitutional Declaration which made his decisions actually immune from any challenges even by the Court and the draft of the future Constitution

Egypt’s Constituent Assembly approved final draft of Constitution amid massive protests

After 16-hours marathon of discussing the articles of the drafting of Egypt’s new Constitution and voting the Constituent Assembly approved the draft. Despite the fact that nearly two thirds of the Assembly’s members including liberal, leftist and secular representatives and also women and representatives of the Coptic Church as well have withdrawn from the Assembly the process of voting took place.