Section: United Arab Emirates
Pro-Russia rebel commander ‘Motorola’ killed in Ukraine bombing
It was the latest in a string of assassinations of insurgent commanders …read more Source: Gulf...
EU mulls more Syria sanctions as political efforts falter
No EU country has raised the idea of imposing sanctions on Russia, despite its support for President Bashar Al Assad …read more Source: Gulf...
MoFAIC official attends Ukrainian Embassy reception
ABU DHABI, 17th October, 2016 (WAM) — Dr. Abdul Rahim Al Awadi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Legal Affairs, last night attended a reception hosted by Yuriy Polurez, Ambassador of Ukraine, on the occasion of his country’s National Day. …read more Source:...
20 Serbs arrested over Montenegro vote ‘attack plans’
Montenegro said it had arrested 20 Serbs for planning to carry out attacks after voting ended in the Balkan nation’s tense parliamentary elections yesterday. The pro-Russian opposition – which opposes plans to anchor Montenegro in Nato – slammed the announcement of the arrests as propaganda, while Serbia sardonically questioned its timing....
Global court warns govt over extra-judicial killings
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a warning to the Philippine government over alleged extra-judicial killings, saying officials’ incitement of mass killings could be prosecuted before the court in The Hague.Malacanang reacted swiftly to the statement, saying the alleged extra-judicial killings linked...
Modi, Putin set to sign energy deals ahead of BRICS
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to sign lucrative energy and defence deals Saturday, aimed at shoring up economic ties between the long-time allies. Putin was greeted with a military band and traditional dancers after arriving in the Indian tourism state of Goa for talks with Modi ahead of a BRICS...
Italy sending troops to Nato mission in Latvia
ROME: Italy will send about 140 troops to join a Nato mission in Latvia set up to boost defences against a possible Russian attack, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Friday. The Western defence alliance agreed in July to deploy military forces in the Baltic states and eastern Poland for the first time and increase air and sea patrols, to...
Former heavyweight champion Fury’s licence suspended
London: Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s licence to box has been suspended by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC), the national governing body announced yesterday. The decision came after the troubled British boxer, who has admitted taking cocaine to deal with depression, vacated his World Boxing Organization (WBO)...
Warplanes hit Aleppo ahead of new diplomatic push
Russian and Syrian warplanes pounded Aleppo again on Thursday after two days of heavy bombardment that killed more than 70 civilians, as world powers prepared for last-ditch weekend talks on a ceasefire. Syria has been plunged into some of the worst violence of its five-year war after the collapse of a hard-won truce brokered by Washington and...
G7 sets common cyber-safety guidelines for financial sector
The Group of Seven industrial powers yesterday said they had agreed on guidelines for protecting the global financial sector from cyber attacks following a series of cross-border bank thefts by hackers. Policymakers have grown more worried about financial cyber security in the wake of numerous hacks of SWIFT, the global financial messaging...
