Section: United Arab Emirates
Putin visits Crimea after Ukraine incursion claim
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin was on Friday visiting annexed Crimea to boost security measures there, just days after accusing Kiev of attempting an armed incursion into the peninsula. Putin chaired a meeting of his powerful security council in Crimea as he made his fifth visit to the strategic Black Sea peninsula since annexing it...
Ukraine details payments allegedly earmarked for Trump aide
Bureau released 19 pages of the logs which contain 22 line-item entries …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine could introduce martial law: Poroshenko
KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday he did not rule out introducing martial law and a new wave of military mobilisation if the conflict with pro-Russian separatists worsened. Poroshenko made his comments as fresh tension with Russia over Crimea reignited fears that a fragile ceasefire deal hammered out in the Belarussian...
Putin hints at war in Ukraine but may be seeking diplomatic edge
For two years, Russia has been under US and EU sanctions over its annexation of Crimea and support for the separatists in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: Al...
Trump campaign and its chief, Paul Manafort, try to move past Ukraine report
Manafort denies wrongdoing and said The Times was ignoring the facts …read more Source: Gulf...
Secret ledger in Ukraine lists cash for Trump’s campaign manager
Handwritten ledgers show $12.7m in undisclosed cash payments designated for Manafort …read more Source: Gulf...
Lavrov urges calm after Ukraine flare-up over Crimea
Russia accused Kiev of attempting armed incursions into the region, which Kremlin seized in 2014 …read more Source: Al...
EMERGING MARKETS-China rally helps lift EM stocks to 1-yr highs
By Claire MilhenchLONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Chinese shares&apos biggest jump in almost three months lifted emerging market equities to one-year highs on Monday, as renewed tensions with Russia kept Ukraine&aposs currency and stocks under pressure.Chinese mainland stocks .CSI300 surged 3 percent to eight-month highs on bets that a...
Russian boosts Crimea air defence system
MOSCOW: The Russian military said on Friday it had delivered its most advanced S-400 air defence system to Crimea after pledging last month to deploy it to the disputed region. Russia’s southern military district said in a statement carried by state news agencies that troops in Crimea had “received the modern S-400 ‘Triumph’ air...
Pope in surprise visit to comfort women in Rome
Vatican City: Pope Francis surprised 20 former prostitutes on Friday by knocking on their door in Rome and popping in for a chat. The Argentine, who has repeatedly described the human trafficking behind much prostitution as “a crime against humanity,” sat down with the group, including two women from Albania, seven from Nigeria and six from...
