Section: Middle East
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- Cyprus (453)
- Egypt (1,041)
- Iran (2,140)
- Iraq (5)
- Israel (1,508)
- Jordan (139)
- Kuwait (303)
- Lebanon (1,816)
- Oman (45)
- Palestine (44)
- Qatar (690)
- Saudi Arabia (214)
- Syria (70)
- Turkey (2,473)
- United Arab Emirates (2,608)
Diplomat: EU sanctions Russia’s top oil companies
Rosneft, Transneft and Gazprom banned from raising capital, borrowing on European markets, EU diplomat says; Russian PM hints at flight ban in response. …read more Source:...
EU to unveil new Russia sanctions as Ukraine truce teeters
Leaders prepared to approve punishing new sanctions on Moscow …read more Source: Gulf...
Ras Al Khaimah looks to Russia as tourism numbers slump
Ras Al Khaimah expects to hold its Russian tourist market despite weakening rouble and unrest in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine shelling throws ceasefire into doubt
Deadly shelling in Mariupol and artillery fire near Donetsk raise fears that ceasefire agreed on Friday could collapse. …read more Source: AL...
Ceasefire in east Ukraine frays, shelling kills woman
Hours after Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko had agreed in a phone call that the truce was holding, shelling resumed. …read more Source: Gulf...
Amnesty accuses Ukraine rivals of war crimes
Rights group says Russia had been “fuelling separatist crimes” in Ukraine …read more Source: Gulf...
Power cuts highlight Crimea’s reliance on Ukraine
Ukrainian power company says it has had to introduce restrictions owing to a fuel shortage crisis …read more Source: Gulf...
Renewed fighting threatens shaky Ukraine truce
Woman killed, bombardment triggers panic among terrified residents …read more Source: Gulf...
Ceasefire in east Ukraine frays, woman killed by shelling
Pro-Russian fighters had bombarded a government-held checkpoint on the eastern edge of the strategic port of Mariupol late Saturday, triggering a firefight that sent local residents into panic. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine ceasefire in jeopardy amid shelling and gunfire
Pro-Russian fighters had bombarded a government-held checkpoint on the eastern edge of the strategic port of Mariupol late Saturday, triggering a firefight that sent local residents into panic. …read more Source: The...
