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Moscow wants Ukraine’s leader ‘removed from power’: US diplomat
A US envoy for Ukraine on Saturday accused Russia of seeking to remove Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko from power in the March polls, in hope of working out a favorable deal with a …read more Source: Al...
Lavrov, Mas discuss process of political settlement to crisis in Syria
Berlin, SANA- During their meeting in Munich on Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed with his German counterpart Haikou Mas the process of the political settlement to the crisis in Syria. “Lavrov held a meeting with Mas on sidelines of the 55th Munich Security Conference (MSC) during which the two sides discussed vital issues...
Chelsea edge out Malmo as Arsenal suffer Europa setback
Chelsea claimed a 2-1 victory at Malmo in the Europa League last-32 first leg on Thursday night to ease some of the pressure on beleaguered coach Maurizio Sarri, while Arsenal suffered a shock loss to BATE Borisov. Visitors Chelsea desperately needed a response after back-to-back humiliating away losses, with last Sunday’s 6-0 thrashing by...
Police hit smuggling gang on high seas, seize 3.3 tonnes of cocaine
Authorities seized more than three tonnes of cocaine and arrested 11 people off Portugal’s Atlantic coast, dismantling a drug smuggling gang that operated across international waters from a cargo vessel, police said on Friday. The seizure of the 3.3 tonnes of cocaine – thought to be worth around $148 million at European street prices...
Israeli citizens detained in Kiev airport have been released
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Ukrainian official arrested over deadly acid attack
A Ukrainian court Friday placed a high-ranking regional official in custody after he was charged with organizing a deadly acid attack on an activist. …read more Source: The Daily...
Halep and Kerber tested before reaching semis
Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber were thoroughly tested yesterday before they joined Elina Svitolina in the semi-finals on a day which saw the leading seeds restore order at the withdrawal-hit Qatar Total Open. Halep, the top seed from Romania and world No. 3, huffed and puffed past Germany’s Julia Goerges, needing tie-breakers in both...
Russia to build new grain terminal in Crimea – RIA
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Qatar’s missions mark National Sport Day
The diplomatic, consular and representative missions of Qatar abroad organised various sporting events to mark Qatar National Sport Day, amid great participation and interest.In Kuwait, the Qatar embassy organised a special event on the occasion of Sport Day. The event was attended by Qatar’s ambassador to Kuwait Bandar bin Mohamed...
Focused Halep on course for second Qatar title
Sport is often a case of mind over matter, and perhaps there’s none better to exemplify this than Simona Halep of Romania.A few hours after Karolina Pliskova pulled out of the Qatar Total Open because of fatigue and fever she blamed on the Czech Republic’s tiring and ill-fated Fed Cup quarter-finals against Romania in Ostrava last...
