Section: Al Arabiya (United Arab Emirates)
Right-wing challenge to PM Netanyahu builds ahead of Israeli election
A right-wing challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a March Israeli election gained momentum on Wednesday with the defection of a long-time ally to an upstart rival party.In a letter announcing his resignation from Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party and parliament, Zeev Elkin, a minister in successive Netanyahu governments,...
Russian and Chinese bombers fly joint patrol over Pacific in strategic tieup
Russian and Chinese bombers flew a joint patrol mission over the Western Pacific on Tuesday in a show of increasingly close military ties between Moscow and Beijing.:No need for Russia-China military alliance, but it’s possible: PutinPentagon chief stresses drive for stronger alliances to counter China, RussiaUS to impose new Iran-related...
UK minister Gove says trade talks could go on beyond Christmas
Senior British minister Michael Gove said on Thursday that Britain hoped to reach a trade deal with the European Union but that talks might go on until after Christmas.: EU prolongs sanctions for six months against Russia over Ukraine conflictUS hopes for trade deal with UK, Trump’s trade chief saysCoronavirus: UK PM Johnson says would be...
EU prolongs sanctions for six months against Russia over Ukraine conflict
The European Union on Thursday formally prolonged for six months economic sanctions against Russia over the country’s failure to live up to commitments to the peace agreement in Ukraine.:EU extends Russian sanctions over Ukraine: MerkelRussia, Ukraine sign deal for gas transit to EuropeMacron urges Europe to seek a dialogue with Russia to...
Putin denies involvement in Navalny’s poisoning
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday rejected allegations that the Kremlin was behind the poisoning of his top political foe, opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and accused US intelligence agencies of fomenting the claims.Speaking via video call during an annual marathon news conference, the Russian leader countered the accusations by...
Canada says Iran should not lead investigation on downed Ukrainian plane
An independent Canadian report published Tuesday into a Kiev-bound passenger plane mistakenly shot down by Iran in January said Tehran should not be allowed to investigate itself and called for changes to civil aviation rules.:US President-elect Biden taps former rival Buttigieg for transportation secretaryUS designates Iran-backed Bahrain-based...
Iran not properly conducting investigation into airliner crash: Report
Iran is not conducting its probe into the downing of a civilian airliner in January properly and many questions remain unanswered, an independent Canadian report into the tragedy said on Tuesday.For the latest headlines, : Iran tells passengers they can sue US for endangering flightSweden says Iran has denied access to detained dissident Habib...
First Russian post-Soviet passenger plane with domestic-built engines takes flight
Russia flew a new passenger airliner with domestically-built engines for the first time since the Soviet era on Tuesday, the start of what it hopes will be a revival of a civil aviation industry to challenge Boeing and Airbus.For all the latest headlines : US slaps sanctions on Turkey over Russia’s S-400 air defense system purchaseRussia...
Russia says it will join drills with NATO member ships for first time in decade
Russia said on Thursday it would take part in drills involving more than 30 countries off the coast of Pakistan, in rare joint exercises with Russian and NATO member ships.:In response to NATO ‘threat’, Russia adds firepower to Kaliningrad exclavePutin says Russia ready for cooperation with NATONATO demands Russia to reveal Novichok...
Hunter Biden facing US federal investigation over ‘tax affairs’
US President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter said Wednesday that his “tax affairs” are under federal investigation, putting a renewed spotlight on the questions about his financial dealings that dogged his father’s campaign.In a statement released by the president-elect’s transition office, the younger Biden said he learned about...
