Section: Oman
MH17 probe ‘biased’, Moscow ‘disappointed’: foreign ministry
Moscow on Wednesday described as “biased” and “politically motivated” the Dutch-led inquiry into the downing of Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine, which concluded the plane was shot down by a missile transported from Russia. …read more Source: Muscat...
Violence flares in Ukraine flashpoint after Crimea claims
Ukrainian paratrooper Boroda says pro-Russian rebels have recently ramped up their shelling of one key village — a move he links to Moscow’s claim of a Kiev plot against annexed Crimea. …read more Source: Muscat...
Putin accuses Ukraine of incursions into Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of waging “terror” over alleged attempted incursions into annexed Crimea that Kiev has fiercely denied. …read more Source: Muscat...
Ukraine sees solar power as Chernobyl’s future
Imagine one of the largest solar farms ever at the site of the world’s worst man-made nuclear disaster that struck Chernobyl in modern-day Ukraine and sowed panic across Europe. …read more Source: Muscat...
Ukraine sees solar power as Chernobyl’s future
Ministers create presentation to show how idle land around nuclear disaster site can be used to produce renewable energy. …read more Source: Muscat...
Frenchman held in Ukraine ‘planned Euro 2016 attacks’
The arrest added to jitters over the staging of European football’s showcase event in France after twin attacks in Paris last year. …read more Source: Muscat...
Masterpieces lost in Italy museum heist recovered in Ukraine
Paintings including masterpieces by Rubens and Tintoretto that were stolen from a Verona museum last year have been found in Ukraine, Italy’s culture minister said Wednesday. …read more Source: Muscat...
Kerry to meet Putin to push peace in Syria, Ukraine
US Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Moscow this week for talks with President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: Muscat...
Coca-Cola’s Happy New Year upsets Russians and Ukrainians alike
In a New Year’s message on VK, the most popular Russian social media network, Coca-Cola published a map of Russia that did not include Crimea. …read more Source: Muscat...
With fighting easing, landmines still haunt east Ukraine
The seaside fishing town of Shyrokyne remains studded with landmines, a deadly legacy of the 19-month pro-Russian revolt in the EU’s backyard. …read more Source: Muscat...
