Lithuanian

Oman, Lithuania have a lot in common, says visiting foreign minister

Muscat - Arab today

Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and his economic delegation have spent the last two days in Oman making business proposals and establishing connections in the country. The delegation, which met with their Omani counterparts, consisted of persons holding economic expertise in agriculture, medical, and technology. “This is our third business mission in the last two years, which is anRead more

Tunnel dug with spoons by Nazi prisoners found in Lithuania

Jerusalem - Arab Today

In a Lithuanian forest, an international research team has pinpointed the location of a legendary tunnel that Jewish prisoners secretly dug out with spoons to try to escape their Nazi captors during World War II, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. The tunnel, located in the Ponar forest, known today as Paneriai, outside of the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, isRead more

Lithuanian president vetoes bill concerning publishing court material

Vilnius - Arab Today

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite vetoed on Tuesday amendments to the country's criminal code which foresees criminal charges for publishing non-public material of courts. The amendments were passed by the country's parliament. According to the presidency, the amendments restrict freedom of speech, trample fundamental principles of democracy and create preconditions for ungrounded persecution of journalists. "These amendments would also create preconditionsRead more

Lithuanian basketball federation plays down fears of missing Eurobasket 2017

Vilnius - XINHUA

Lithuanian basketball federation on Saturday announced that the country hasn't yet been excluded from the FIBA's European basketball championship Eurobasket 2017. "I'd like to calm the basketball society a bit - no one has excluded Lithuanian team from the 2017 European basketball championship," secretary general of Lithuanian national federation Mindaugas Spokas said in a press release on Saturday. The federationRead more

Lithuania welcomes Afghan who reached out on social media

Vilnius - Arab Today

A 22-year-old Afghan man landed in Lithuania on Wednesday after reaching out to the president for help on YouTube and securing a temporary visa that paves the way for asylum. "I heard Germany has a lot of money, but I want to be in Lithuania. I speak the language," said Abdul Basir Yoususi, a Catholic who once worked as anRead more