Section: Kuwait
CEO of French oil giant Total killed in Moscow plane crash
MOSCOW: Russian and French experts were investigating yesterday a plane crash at a Moscow airport which killed the CEO of French oil giant Total, Christophe de Margerie, whose private jet struck a snowplough on takeoff. Russian investigators said the driver of the snow-clearing machine was drunk and that his actions, along with “an error by air...
Moscow hotel goes ‘halal’ in bid to woo Muslim visitors
No bacon for breakfast, a room for prayers and a Quran on your bedside table: a hotel in Moscow has launched a special “halal” service as Russia tries to attract visitors from the Muslim world. “Around 70 percent of our guests are from overseas and 13 percent of these or some 5,000 peoplecome from Muslim countries, especially Iran,” said Lyubov...
Austrian drones fly high, over Ukraine and beyond
WIENER NEUSTADT: In the middle of the Austrian countryside, a few sleek, high-tech drones sit in a bright production hall, ready for missions over Ukraine, the Mediterranean or the Middle East. Schiebel, a small company originally specialized in landmine detection, has been manufacturing Camcopters-a 3.5-metre long mini-helicopter equipped with...
