Section: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
Pardoning Manafort would be ‘terrible mistake’
US President Donald Trump would make a “terrible mistake” if he pardoned his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort after charges brought as a result of the federal probe into Russian election interference, Republican Senator Marco Rubio said yesterday.“I just think it would be the wrong thing to do and I think it would be a huge political...
Iran seeks regional front against US
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said US sanctions were “economic terrorism”, as he sought to foster a united front from visiting regional officials yesterday.Addressing parliament speakers from Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Russia and Turkey, Rouhani said they had all suffered economic pressure from the US.“We are facing an all-out assault...
China ramps up solar exports after reforms hit home market
The world’s largest solar panel maker is selling a great deal more overseas to keep its domestic industry afloat.China’s exports in the third quarter soared 66% from a year ago after the government’s decision to cut support for the local solar power industry dented domestic demand. Shipments to Australia more than doubled and...
Merkel, Putin agree to four-way talks on Kerch Strait
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Saturday to hold further talks about events in the Kerch Strait at the advisor level between Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany, her spokesman said. Russia is resisting international calls to release three Ukrainian naval ships that its border patrols fired on and...
Bulgaria prepares to transport Russian gas to central Europe
Bulgaria will go ahead with plans to spend €1.4bn ($1.59bn) to build a new gas link to Turkey to transport Russian gas from the TurkStream pipeline to Europe, bypassing Ukraine to the south.Bulgarian lawmakers gave the green light to the state gas company Bulgartransgaz to launch tenders to build a new 484km gas link that will carry mainly...
Wary Ukraine restricts entry of Russian males
Ukraine is restricting the entry of Russian men aged 16 to 60 on the fear that Russia could form “units of private armies”, said Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko late on Thursday.The measure is to “prevent Russians from implementing in Ukraine the operations that they planned in 2014”, Poroshenko said on Twitter, referring to the outbreak of...
Trump cancels meeting with Putin at G20
US President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Argentina, registering his disapproval of Russia’s treatment of Ukraine and casting new uncertainty over US-Russian ties. Trump said he pulled out due to tensions over Russian forces opening fire on Ukrainian navy boats and then seizing them...
Avs top Penguins despite Crosby’s natural hat trick
US President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Argentina, registering his disapproval of Russia’s treatment of Ukraine and casting new uncertainty over US-Russian ties. Trump said he pulled out due to tensions over Russian forces opening fire on Ukrainian navy boats and then seizing them...
Zidane’s place in pantheon of great coaches secure
Considered one of the all-time greats as a player, Zinedine Zidane was lauded with similar respect as a manager yesterday after making more Champions League history with Real Madrid.The Spanish giants’ 3-1 win over Liverpool on a dramatic evening in Kiev allowed Zidane to become the first coach ever to win the Champions League in three...
Madrid parade CL trophy in front of ecstatic fans
Tens of thousands of ecstatic fans lined the streets of the Spanish capital to greet Real Madrid’s players as they returned home yesterday after winning their third Champions League title in a row in Kiev.Real supporters cheered and waved club scarves as a bus carrying Cristiano Ronaldo and the rest of the team crawled past crowds lining...
