Section: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
Pence slams Russian ‘occupation’ on Georgia visit
US Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday blasted Russia’s ‘ocupation’ of Georgian territory, as he pledged Donald Trump will sign off on new sanctions against Moscow ‘soon’. Pence is currently on a tour of Eastern Europe aimed at reassuring US allies rattled over Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and backing for a bloody...
Qatar Airways spreads its wings across Australia
Qatar Airways is continuing its growth and expansion plans and has announced its newest destination – Canberra, which is the national carriers’ fifth in Australia. The launch of Canberra service will be in 2018, Qatar Airways said yesterday.The launch follows a year of success and announcements from the ‘World’s Best Airline’,...
Trump could seek ‘tougher’ Russia sanctions -White House aide
US President Donald Trump could veto pending legislation that would slap new sanctions on Russia in order to push for a tougher deal, a top White House aide said on Thursday. “He may sign the sanctions exactly the way they are or he may veto the sanctions and negotiate an even tougher deal against the Russians,” White House...
Joint efforts ‘critical to protect media freedom’
Several leading media experts have stressed the need for joint efforts to protect media freedom around the world.They were speaking yesterday at the plenary session of an international conference on the threats facing freedom of expression, being held in Doha which will conclude today.Organised by the National Human Rights Committee in...
Hosszu delights home fans with 200m IM title
Katinka Hosszu said defending her women’s 200m individual medley title in front of her home crowd at the world aquatics championships on Monday was an “unforgettable experience”. Hosszu clocked 2min 07.00sec to retain the gold medal with Japan’s Yui Ohashi in silver at 0.91sec and Madisyn Cox of the United States earning bronze,...
Germany wants more sanctions on Russia
Germany is urging the European Union to add up to four more Russian nationals and companies to the bloc’s sanctions blacklist over Siemens gas turbines delivered to Moscow-annexed Crimea, two sources in Brussels said.The EU has barred its firms from doing business with Crimea since the 2014 annexation, imposed sanctions on Russian...
Russia behind Ukraine hot war: US envoy
The new US special envoy on Ukraine said yesterday that Russia is responsible for the “hot war” in the country’s east, after fresh clashes between government forces and Russian-backed rebels.Kurt Volker, who was appointed this month as the State Department’s special representative for negotiations to end more than three years of...
Taiwan parliamentarians scuffle during heated spending debate
Politicians scuffled in Taiwan’s parliament yesterday during a heated debate over how billions of dollar for an infrastructure development plan will be allocated.Members of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and opposition Nationalist party threw water and shoved each other to the floor of the legislature, according to video of...
1 in 10 infants received no vaccinations last year: UN
Nearly one in 10 infants received no vaccinations in 2016, meaning that they missed the first innoculation against three lethal diseases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday. A full 12.9mn infants received no vaccinations last year, WHO found in a joint report with the UN’s children’s agency, Unicef. As a result, they...
Ukraine wants Russia held to account over MH17 downing
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday insisted Russia must be held to account over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, three years on from the tragedy that killed 298 people. International investigators have said the Boeing airliner flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was blown out of the sky over conflict-wracked east...
