Section: Al Arabiya (United Arab Emirates)
Police detain man threatening to blow up bank in Ukraine’s capital
Police detained a man who allegedly threatened to set off an explosive device at a bank in Ukraine’s capital and demanded to speak with journalists Monday.The man, identified as Sukhrob Karimov, a 32-year-old citizen of the Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan, entered a bank office in Kieve and said he had explosives in his backpack, police...
Tourism amid coronavirus: Which countries lifted, eased or kept travel restrictions?
Forty percent of all destinations worldwide have now eased :Coronavirus confirmed cases worldwide pass 18 million: AFP tallyCoronavirus: Qatar implements new COVID-19 policies for travelers’ entryCoronavirus: Kuwait sets rules for transit travelers’ entry from high risk countriesCoronavirus: Tips for UAE residents planning an August...
Ukraine police kill man after another incident of hostage-taking, says official
A man who had taken a senior police officer hostage a week ago and then escaped was killed by police special forces in central Ukraine early on Saturday when he took a new hostage and exploded a grenade, a senior government official said. The man, called Roman Skrypnyk, was found by a police officer in the early hours in an uninhabited house...
US elections: Democrats accuse Pompeo of using State Department to ‘smear’ Biden
A senior US lawmaker said Friday that he issued a subpoena to : House subpoenas Pompeo for Ukraine files in Trump impeachment probeUS President Donald Trump was impeached on charges of abuse of power and obstruction in the Democratic-led House of Representatives after he asked Ukraine to investigate the Bidens. He was acquitted by the...
Second round of Ukraine-Iran plan crash talks set for October
Ukraine said on Friday that its first round of talks with Iran about the downing of a Ukrainian airliner shortly after takeoff in Tehran in January had been constructive, and that it was determined “to bring Iran to justice”.Iranian and Ukrainian delegations held the first round of talks on Thursday in Kyiv, with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister...
Ukraine to ‘maximize’ compensation over jet shot down by Iran
Ukraine said on Thursday it will seek to maximize compensation for relatives of people killed when a Ukrainian passenger plane was shot down by Iran earlier this year.Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 :Belongings of victims of downed Ukrainian airliner were ‘looted’, say relativesFamilies of victims of Ukraine plane shot down by...
Ukraine’s FM says Iranians to discuss crash compensation in Kiev
An Iranian delegation will visit Ukraine on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss compensation for a Ukrainian jet shot down by Iran on January 8, the Ukrainian foreign minister said on Monday.:Iran’s Ukraine airliner black box has no ‘important’ information: Iranian MinisterCanada’s FM doubtful over Iran’s report on downed...
Ukraine accuses Moscow-backed separatists of breaching new ceasefire
Moscow-backed separatists on Monday breached a tense ceasefire in eastern Ukraine just hours after it began, the Ukrainian army said, but the separatists denied the accusation.The ceasefire came into force from midnight Sunday and had been agreed last week by negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the international monitor group OSCE.The Ukrainian...
Germany rejects Trump’s call to allow Russia back into G7
Germany has rejected US President Donald Trump’s proposal to allow :US President Trump postpones G7 summit, seeks expansion of ‘outdated’ groupEU balks at Russia returning to G7 after Trump summit invite …read more Source:: Al...
Ceasefire between Ukrainian and eastern rebel forces to begin at midnight
Ukrainian and rebel forces in war-torn eastern Ukraine have started preparing for a “full and comprehensive” ceasefire scheduled to begin at midnight on Monday.Rebel officials said on Sunday they have instructed their troops about the ceasefire and issued a decree banning weapon use. Ukraine’s military said their forces “have begun...
