Section: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
Lithuania wants more Nato anti-aircraft systems
Lithuania wants the United States to bring more defence systems such as long-range Patriot and short-range Avenger missiles to the Baltics where some fear Russia is more powerful in the air.The country has asked Washington to install the systems more regularly for exercises, arguing that the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) needs to know...
IMF unveils new policy to fight corruption in its member countries
The International Monetary Fund will systematically address corruption and its impact on economic growth with all its member countries under new guidelines launched yesterday.The new policy also tackles how rich countries contribute to corruption in the developing world by failing to prevent bribery and money laundering or by allowing anonymous...
G7 ministers meet against backdrop of Russia stand-off
The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations met in Toronto on Sunday seeking a common front against what they see as aggression from Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The envoys will also be keen to glean clues from their US colleague about whether President Donald Trump will tear up the Iran nuclear deal and how he will...
“I’m trying to write history of a moment as it is unfolding”
Five years ago, Timothy Snyder began work on The Road to Unfreedom, a book examining a modern political transformation: What happens when factual truth is upended? When wealth is concentrated? When battlefronts are online as well as on the ground? The Yale history professor had drafted the book — a book about Russia and Ukraine — by November...
Russian market sell-off to push up inflation, cap economic recovery
A sell-off in Russian markets triggered by the latest round of US sanctions may drive up inflation and cap an economic recovery this year, but the overall impact is expected to be limited for now.Investors’ initial reaction to the sanctions announced on April 6, targeting several major companies and individuals thought to have ties to...
Russia-West ‘alienation’ worrying: German president
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has voiced alarm over the growing “alienation” between Russia and the West, stressing the need for dialogue as post-Cold War tensions peak.Speaking to the Bild am Sonntag, Steinmeier said last month’s poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in England, which Britain and its allies blame on Moscow, is “a very...
Naldo screamer seals Schalke win over arch-rivals Dortmund
A 30-metre rocket from Naldo fired Schalke 04 to a 2-0 victory over-arch rivals Borussia Dortmund yesterday and strengthened their grip on second place in the Bundesliga. Naldo’s superb strike sent the blue half of the Ruhr region into raptures as Schalke recorded their first win over Dortmund since September 2014.The Brazilian, who scored...
Barshim leads world class field on home turf
Team Qatar’s 2017 World Champion, Diamond League Champion and World Athlete of the Year, Mutaz Barshim will be the headline name at this year’s Doha Diamond League as he once again kicks off his 2018 outdoor season in front of a home-crowd. Qatar’s best-ever athlete will ensure a phenomenal atmosphere inside Qatar Sports Club as...
Heroic Roma restore Italian pride after World Cup despair
Italy has spent five months grieving over the failure of the national team to take their customary place at the World Cup, but Roma have restored some pride with a heroic victory over Barcelona in the Champions League.The Azzurri, four-time world champions, are not going to Russia, but after Roma won 3-0, to over-turn a 4-1 quarter-final deficit...
Clock is ticking but Klopp keeps dreams in check
Jurgen Klopp admits the clock is ticking on his target of winning a trophy within the first four years of his Liverpool tenure but after eliminating Manchester City he says he dare not dream that it will be the Champions League.The 50-year-old German refuses to contemplate a sixth European crown for the historic club even after they beat the...
