Ministers from the 22 Arab League member states have conducted meetings with their Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi at a time when the region faces a number of crises.

Russia will retaliate against a new round of Western sanctions over Ukraine and may block flights through its airspace, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview published today.

Ukraine accused pro-Russian rebels of waging fresh attacks in the restive east today, further imperilling a fragile truce as EU leaders prepared to approve punishing new sanctions on Moscow. Russia warned it would retaliate against the new measures, which the EU has nevertheless said could be suspended if Moscow observes …