Section: United Arab Emirates
Russia cancels US meeting over sanctions: US official
Washington: Russia has canceled a meeting with senior US diplomats in the wake of Washington’s decision to reinforce sanctions imposed over its occupation of Crimea, US officials said on Wednesday. US Under Secretary of State Tom Shannon had been due in St Petersburg later this week to meet and mend diplomatic fences with Russia’s...
Trump says China tried but failed to help on N Korea
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Chinese efforts to persuade North Korea to rein in its nuclear program have failed, ratcheting up the rhetoric over the death of an American student who had been detained by Pyongyang. Trump has held high hopes for greater cooperation from China to exert influence over North Korea, leaning heavily on...
Qatar in FIBA 3×3 World Cup quarters
Qatar’s Erfan Ali Saeed (centre) tries to go past Sri Lanka’s Isuru Perera (left) during their Pool C match at the FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2017 in Nantes, France, yesterday. Qatar won the match 20-4. Earlier in the day, Ukraine stayed unbeaten in the group by edging out Qatar in a thriller 21-20. Having secured the second spot in the...
Nato holds war game around defence of Baltic weak spot
US and British troops have carried out the first large-scale Nato defensive drill on the border between Poland and Lithuania, rehearsing for a possible scenario in which Russia might try to sever the Baltic states from the rest of the Western alliance.The frontier runs for 104km (65 miles) through farmland, woods and low hills, in an area known...
MH17 relatives get green light to watch victims’ final hours
Relatives of those killed when flight MH17 was downed over Ukraine in mid-2014 were given the green light Thursday to More… …read more Source: Emirates...
Blast hits US embassy in Kiev, no casualties
An overnight blast hit the premises of the US embassy in Kiev but there were no casualties, the Ukrainian police said More… …read more Source: Emirates...
Halep roars back against Svitolina to reach semis
Former French Open runner-up Simona Halep staged a remarkable fightback and saved a match point to reach the semi-finals with a 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-0 win over Elina Svitolina yesterday.Romanian third seed Halep trailed by a set and 5-1 against the hard-hitting fifth seed but somehow dug herself out of a hole before storming to victory to set up a...
Egypt imposes tariffs on Chinese, Turkish, and Ukrainian steel
The tariff will be set at 17 percent for Chinese steel, 10-19 percent for Turkish steel, and 15-27 percent for Ukrainian steel. …read more Source:...
I was ashamed over Miami behaviour, says Halep
Simona Halep admitted yesterday she was “ashamed” that her on-court behaviour prompted respected coach Darren Cahill to call a temporary halt to their partnership. Australian Cahill quit in frustration at the Romanian’s negative demeanour after she surrendered winning positions to Britain’s Johanna Konta in Miami in March. Cahill...
Barshim ready for Oslo Diamond League
The world’s finest high jumpers will return to the Oslo Bislett Games for a showdown at the fifth leg of the 2017 IAAF Diamond League on June 15 as all three Rio 2016 Olympic Games medallists are confirmed to compete in the Norwegian capital.World and Olympic champion Derek Drouin heads the list of competitors. The Canadian, who has a...
