Section: United Arab Emirates
Steps needed for genuine ceasefire in Ukraine: Russia
HAMBURG: Measures are needed that will lead to a genuine ceasefire in Ukraine, and implementation of the Minsk agreements to end the conflict there has been too slow, the Kremlin said on Saturday. With Ukraine on the agenda, President Vladimir Putin earlier met with his counterparts from France and Germany, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel, on...
Russian president’s plane ‘made 500km detour’
A plane carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Germany made a detour of about 500km to avoid flying over Nato members Poland or the Baltic states, data from a flight tracker showed.According to the FlightRadar24 website, a Russian government jet flying from Moscow to Hamburg on Thursday deviated from the direct route over...
Stormy G20 ends with gestures for Trump on climate, trade
World leaders made concessions on trade and climate language to Donald Trump on Saturday at the end of the most fractious and riot-hit G20 summit ever, in exchange for preserving a fragile unity of the club of major industrialised and emerging economies. In a departure from final summit declarations that tend to outline consensus on issues that...
Putin plane makes 500 km detour avoiding Poland, Baltics
A plane carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Germany made a detour of about 500 km to avoid flying over NATO members Poland or the Baltic states, data from a flight tracker showed. According to the FlightRadar24 website, a Russian government jet flying from Moscow to Hamburg on Thursday deviated from the direct route...
Women killed as twin blasts rock Ukraine’s rebel city
DONETSK: Two explosions rocked the city of Lugansk in Ukraine’s insurgent-run east on Friday, killing one person and injuring seven on Friday, said officials, considering them “acts of terror.” Lugansk is the main city of one of the two rebel-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine where violence has been uninterrupted since a pro-Russian...
Trump warns future of the West at stake
US President Donald Trump warned that the future of the West was at risk and lashed out at Russia and North Korea yesterday at the start of a high-stakes trip to Europe.In key US ally Poland on the first leg of the trip, he accused Russia of “destabilising” action in Ukraine and warned North Korea it faced “consequences” after an intercontinental...
Donald Trump goes to Warsaw
US President Donald Trump who arrived in Poland, where he will meet with Central and Eastern European leaders today at a summit of the Three Seas Initiative. Also today, before heading to the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, Trump will address the Polish people. Trump’s decision to visit Warsaw is no accident, and it could have far-reaching...
Trial of any MH17 suspects to be held in Dutch court
The trials of any suspects arrested in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine More… …read more Source: Emirates...
All efforts on to ensure supply of food products
Concerted efforts are being made by the government, importers and retailers to ensure the smooth supply and availability of food products in the local market. Steps are also being taken to keep prices under check and prevent manipulation by sellers, it is found. The launch of shipping lines and the continued arrival of cargo vessels have helped...
Can ‘Mercron’ deliver for Europe?
Confidence has returned to Europe’s chancelleries just in the nick of time, what with US President Donald Trump due in Europe in a few days. During the annus horribilis of 2016, many feared for the European Union’s survival. But in 2017, there is renewed hope for the European project, owing to Emmanuel Macron’s election as...
