Section: United Arab Emirates
Russia court orders release of opposition activist
Russia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of an opposition activist who was the only person in the country jailed under a tough law against public protests. Ildar Dadin, 34, was sent to prison in 2015 for repeated unsanctioned protests against President Vladimir Putin’s rule after the introduction of controversial...
Ukraine tycoon held after shock Austria ruling
Austria has detained Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash yesterday over alleged links to organised crime in Spain, shortly after a Vienna court approved his extradition to the US on separate corruption charges. Police took the gas magnate into custody as he left the packed courtroom surrounded by his lawyers and bodyguards. The dramatic arrest of...
Ukraine accuses rebels of breaking new ceasefire deal
DONETSK: One soldier has been killed and another wounded in eastern Ukraine, the army said on Monday, as it accused rebels of breaking a new truce deal announced at the weekend. Ukraine’s military spokesman Leonid Matyukhin said Russian-backed rebels had shelled his troops “on all fronts,” resulting in one death and one injury over the past...
Pence reaffirms US commitment to EU
The United States remains committed to a “continued co-operation and partnership” with the European Union, US Vice-President Mike Pence said yesterday during his first official visit to Brussels. Pence’s affirmation of EU-US relations comes after US President Donald Trump had called Britain’s decision to leave the European Union a...
Baltic test for arms control in Europe
Since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in early 2014, its political and military relations with the West have deteriorated sharply. Russian military redeployments, exercises, and threats have increased insecurity across Europe. Nato has responded by increasing its military presence in Central Europe, fuelling fears of encirclement in the...
Ukraine truce due to come into force today
Moscow: A truce between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine will come into force Monday, Moscow and Kiev said, though some separatists were already labelling it unfeasible. Saturday’s announcement comes after nearly 30 people lost their lives as violence flared again earlier this month in a conflict that has left...
Basilashvili one win away from breaking Georgia’s ATP duck
Nikoloz Basilashvili is one win away from becoming the first player from Georgia to win an ATP Tour title after he sailed into the final of the Memphis Open yesterday. The 24-year-old survived a tight first set against Mikhail Kukushkin, before racing through the second set to complete a 7-6(5), 6-1 victory over his Kazakh opponent. Basilashvili...
Russia seeks ‘post-West’ order as US vows loyalty to allies
Munich // Russia on Saturday called for an end to what it said was an outdated world order dominated by the West after US vice president Mike Pence pledged Washington’s “unwavering” commitment to transatlantic allies in Nato.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov offered a diametrically opposed global vision, just hours after Mr...
Pence pledges US will stand firm with Europe, NATO
Vice President Mike Pence sought on Saturday to assure Europe that the United States will back NATO even as it looks for new ways to cooperate with Russia, but was greeted by muted applause by European allies unnerved by President Donald Trump. In Pence’s first major foreign policy address for the new Trump administration, the vice...
Hat-tricks for Man United’s Ibrahimovic, Roma’s Dzeko
The goals continued to flow for Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic and AS Roma’s Edin Dzeko as they bagged hat-tricks to help their teams take commanding leads in the first legs of their Europa League last 32 ties on Thursday. United swept aside St Etienne 3-0 at Old Trafford and Roma made light work of last season’s...
