Section: Al Arabiya (United Arab Emirates)
After Iran releases analysis, Canada presses for answers on downed Ukrainian airplane
Canada is pressing Iran for additional answers over the downing in January of a Ukrainian jetliner, after an announcement by Tehran on Sunday provided “limited and selected information.”Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has said it :Downed Ukraine plane victims’ families reject Iran’s black box reportN. Korea’s Kim Jong Un may be...
Downed Ukraine plane victims’ families reject Iran’s black box report
An association representing the relatives of the victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane downed by the Iranian military in January has rejected Tehran’s report on the contents of the plane’s black boxes, describing it as a display of “obscurantism.” Iran on Sunday :Black boxes of Ukraine plane shot down in Iran arrive in...
US official will travel to Russia, Lithuania amid Belarus crisis
US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun will travel to Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine on August 24-27 to meet senior government leaders to discuss regional issues, the State Department said in a statement on Sunday.Reuters reported exclusively on Friday that Biegun would travel to the region for talks on Belarus, sources said, as Washington...
Passengers, crew of downed Ukraine plane still alive after first missile strike: Iran
The passengers and crew of the Ukrainian airliner :Black boxes of Ukraine plane shot down in Iran arrive in FrancePreliminary analysis of black box data from downed Ukraine jet is done, says Canada‘Illegal interference’ in downing of Ukraine plane in Iran: Ukraine deputy FMIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down the...
Iran calls for countries not to politicize data from downed Ukrainian jet
Iran is calling on all countries involved to refrain from politicizing data analysis from the blackboxes of a Ukrainian passenger plane that Tehran said it accidentally shot downed in January, the Nournews website quoted the head of the country’s Civil Aviation Organization as saying on Sunday.Iran’s Revolutionary Guards shot down the...
Coronavirus: Israel urges Ukraine to ban Jewish pilgrim amid COVID-19 concerns
The head of Israel’s coronavirus task force has asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to ban an annual pilgrimage in which Hasidic Jews visit the central Ukrainian town of Uman over concerns the site may become a virus hotspot.Tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews descend on Uman every Jewish New Year to visit the grave of Rabbi Nachman...
EU leaders to support Belarus protesters, tell Russia to stay out
European Union leaders will send a message of solidarity to Belarusian protesters and will tell Russia not to meddle in the former Soviet republic when they hold an emergency video conference on the crisis on Wednesday, EU officials said.The EU has agreed to impose sanctions on Belarusian officials it deems responsible for election fraud and a...
European insurers should pay compensation for downed Ukraine’s plane: Iran
Iran will not compensate Ukraine International Airlines for its plane Tehran accidentally downed in January because the passenger jet was insured by European firms, the head of Iran’s Central Insurance Organization said on Monday.“The Ukrainian plane is insured by European companies in Ukraine and not by Iranian (insurance) companies,” said...
US official raises concern over election threats from China, Russia and Iran
The director of US intelligence on Friday raised concerns about interference in the 2020 election by China, Russia and Iran.UA intelligence has assessed that China is hoping President Donald Trump does not win reelection, Russia is working todenigrate Democrat Joe Biden and Iran is seeking to undermine democratic institutions, said Bill Evanina,...
Lebanon’s Tripoli to serve as chief port following Beirut blast: Minister
The northern city of Tripoli in Lebanon will serve as the country’s alternative port following the :Massive explosions rock Lebanon’s capital of Beirut; Trump says it was an ‘attack’Saudi Arabia affirms its full support, solidarity with Lebanon after Beirut blastsWatch: Debris falls on Lebanese priest, parishioners during Beirut...
