Section: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
Trump blasts FBI counterintel probe into whether he worked for Russia
President Donald Trump blasted the FBI Saturday, insisting it acted “for no reason & with no proof” when it opened an investigation into whether he was acting on Russia’s behalf after he fired the agency’s director, James Comey, in May 2017. The New York Times reported that the FBI launched the previously undisclosed...
Putin says US is raising the risk of nuclear war
President Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of raising the risk of nuclear war by threatening to spurn a key arms control treaty and refusing to hold talks about another pact that expires soon.In a news conference that lasted more than three hours, Putin also backed US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull troops out of...
QTargets exhibition pulls crowd with peace messages
The recently inaugurated exhibition will continue until January 10 next year.QTargets art exhibition is a platform, created by Ukrainian artist couple – Andrii and Nadiia Chernovil, for the talented people of all ages and backgrounds to show their skills by illustrating special peace messages on target papers.The project, curated by Nadiia who is...
Ukraine establishes church independent from Russia
A historic council of Orthodox bishops in Kyiv has created a new Ukrainian church independent from Russia, President Petro Poroshenko announced yesterday.The announcement came after Ukrainian priests held a historic synod in Kyiv’s 11th-century Saint Sophia Cathedral to work towards establishing an Orthodox church independent from...
Lyon reach Champions League last 16, Bayern top group
Lyon clinched the final Champions League last-16 place as Nabil Fekir’s second-half strike grabbed a 1-1 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk in a snowy Kiev on Wednesday, while Bayern Munich pipped Ajax to top spot in Group E.Bruno Genesio’s Lyon needed to avoid defeat against Shakhtar to progress from Group F with Manchester City, and a...
ECB ends historic stimulus push in bet growth to endure
The European Central Bank took the watershed decision to halt its €2.6tn ($3tn) bond-buying programme, capping massive monetary support even though the eurozone economy looks vulnerable again.Policymakers led by president Mario Draghi confirmed that they’ll stop net purchases this month, ending almost four years of quantitative easing....
Koscielny set for first Arsenal start since May
Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny will make his first appearance since May when the injury-plagued French international starts today’s Europa League tie against Qarabag. Koscielny ruptured his Achilles in Arsenal’s Europa League defeat against Atletico Madrid last season. The 33-year-old missed France’s World Cup-winning...
EU parliament to award Ukrainian film director rights prize
The European Parliament is set to award its prestigious Sakharov prize for human rights on Wednesday to jailed Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, at a time of heightened tensions between Russia and the West. Sentsov, a fierce critic of Russia’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, was sentenced in 2015 to two decades in...
Inter Milan, PSG and Liverpool sweating on last-16 spots
The bid to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League reaches its climax this week with Inter Milan, Paris St Germain and Liverpool among seven clubs sweating on taking the remaining four places for the last 16. Today’s a number of blockbuster encounters will take place as Liverpool hope for one of those magical European nights at...
Qatar Airways to launch flights to Valletta, Malta
Qatar Airways announced that it will launch direct services to Valletta, Malta, starting 4 June 2019, marking the airline’s first gateway to Malta and the latest addition to its rapidly-expanding European network. The Valletta route will be served with an A320 aircraft, with daily services in summer and four-times-weekly flights in winter....
