Section: United Arab Emirates
Europe keeps a wary eye on Russian cyber warfare
DUBLIN // European governments are increasingly apprehensive of Russian state-sponsored propaganda and hacking in their political and economic affairs, as US security agencies confirm Moscow’s interference in the recent presidential election. British prime minister Theresa May will chair a session of the national security council early next...
Heavy artillery and tank fire returns to the front lines in Ukraine
Five soldiers killed and 16 wounded during daylong battle marked by thousands of explosions …read more Source: Gulf...
EU extends curbs against Russia for six months
BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) on Monday extended for another six months damaging economic sanctions against Russia over its intervention in Ukraine. EU leaders decided at a summit last week to roll over the sanctions first imposed in 2014 and the European Council, which groups the 28 member states, confirmed the decision on Monday. “The...
Ukraine takes over its largest bank; president urges calm
Ukraine took over its largest bank yesterday in a move backed by Kiev’s international donors to protect the country’s financial system and accompanied by an appeal from President Petro Poroshenko for calm and assurances to depositors. In one of the biggest shake-ups of the war-torn country’s banking system since Ukraine plunged...
EM currencies gain ground against dollar; stocks drop
Emerging market currencies gained ground against a weaker dollar while stocks hit a two-week low, still feeling the impact of last week’s Federal Reserve meeting. Ukrainian dollar-bonds soared after the country moved to privatise its biggest lender. MSCI’s emerging market index weakened 0.3% in its fourth straight day in the red with...
Ukraine’s renowned ex-prisoner Savchenko booted out
The Ukraine conflict’s most renowned prisoner, pilot Nadiya Savchenko, has been kicked out of her political party, state news agency Ukrinform reported on Friday. Savchenko was released from Russian custody earlier this year and went on to serve as a lawmaker in the Ukrainian parliament. The Fatherland Party, controlled by former prime...
Ukrainian delegation learns about investment incentives in UAE
DUBAI, 18th December, 2016 (WAM) — An economic delegation from Ukraine on Sunday was briefed by officials from the Ministry of Economy about investment incentive in the UAE during talks about ways of strengthening economic relations and expanding cooperation the two countries in a number of vital sectors between. …read more Source:...
Leipzig knock down Bayern from the top with Hertha triumph
Goals either side of the break by striker Timo Werner and burly centre-back and captain Willi Orban seal Leipzig’s win and put them back on track after last Saturday’s shock 1-0 defeat at Ingolstadt which ended their 13-match unbeaten run RB Leipzig knocked Bayern Munich, who they meet in five days’ time, off the top of the...
US must recognise Russia as a direct threat to global order
Allegations that the Russian government tried to influence America’s election are extraordinarily serious – “the political equivalent to 9/11,” according to Michael Morell, the former acting director of the CIA. The coming congressional investigation should be bipartisan and bicameral, and should focus not just on the election allegations...
Netherlands ratify EU-Ukraine pact
THE HAGUE: The Dutch government on Friday approved a draft law needed to ratify the EU’s historic pact with Ukraine after reaching a compromise with Brussels following a referendum in which Dutch voters rejected the deal. “We (the Dutch cabinet) find it is necessary to ratify this accord,” Prime Minister Mark Rutte said of the draft law,...
