Section: United Arab Emirates
Britain, Russia hope to improve strained relations
Relations between London and Moscow have been strained by differences over Ukraine and Syria …read more Source: Al...
Hollande, Merkel back Ukraine ceasefire deal
President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel support a deal struck by the trilateral contact group in Ukraine for a general ceasefire …read more Source: Al...
US-Russia ties at their lowest level
Obama has done little to stand up to Putin’s provocative moves in Syria, Ukraine …read more Source: Gulf...
UN anti-torture body resumes Ukraine visit
Geneva: A UN torture prevention group said on Wednesday it would resume a visit to Ukraine that it had halted in protest over access issues following “positive talks” with the Ukrainian government. Last May, the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) announced that it had suspended its mission to Ukraine after being denied...
UN aid going to Al Assad-linked companies
Many contracts awarded to companies run by or linked to individuals under US and EU sanctions …read more Source: Gulf...
Russia ‘cages’ Umerov in ward for mentally-ill
Simferopol: International rights groups and Ukrainian officials protested on Friday against the incarceration in a psychiatric hospital of a prominent Crimean Tatar activist charged with calling for extremism in the Russian-annexed peninsula. Ilmi Umerov, 59, has been held in a psychiatric hospital in the main Crimean city of Simferopol since...
UAE President, VP, Crown Prince greet Ukrainian President
President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable to President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine More… …read more Source: Emirates...
UAE President, VP, Crown Prince greet Ukrainian President
ABU DHABI, 24th August, 2016 (WAM) — President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable to President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine greeting him on the anniversary of his country’s Independence Day. …read more Source:...
Ukraine sheds Soviet past on 25th year of independence
Kiev: Ukraine marks the 25th anniversary of its freedom from Kremlin rule on Wednesday with moves to sweep away its totalitarian past and embrace a European future while grappling with its tense relations with Russia. A nation that once served as a geopolitical bridge between Moscow and the West is now the source of a deep and dangerous rift....
Pentagon downplays talk of Russian troop buildup near Ukraine
The Pentagon moved to tamp down talk of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying extra troops along the border were associated with a regular military exercise …read more Source: Al...
