Section: United Arab Emirates
Filipino HR consultancy PentaGlobal HR Solutions celebrates 1st year
PentaGlobal HR Solutions, the Filipino-managed consultancy business established by a group of experienced HR professionals, celebrated its first anniversary last April 8. Well-respected HR practitioner Sheryll Bacay-Agbing, one of the managing partners, opened the event which was attended by Philippine Consulate General (PCG) officials led by...
Nato set for first formal talks with Russia in 2 years
BRUSSELS: Nato will hold its first formal talks with Russia in nearly two years on April 20 to discuss the Ukraine crisis and other security issues, the US-led military alliance said on Tuesday. “The date has been mutually agreed,” a Nato spokeswoman said, adding: “It is good to talk but it cannot be a return to business as usual.” Alliance head...
RJ suspends service to Kiev for commercial reasons
Amman, April 11, 2016- Royal Jordanian suspended its regular route between Amman and Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, effective March 27, 2016, after eight years of operations which started back in August 2008. …read more Source:...
EU slams Ukraine violence after monitors attacked
KIEV: The European Union (EU) on Sunday criticised the “unprecedented level of violence” in eastern Ukraine after international monitors came under fire despite a truce between government forces and pro-Russian separatists. “The significant increase of ceasefire violations in the Donetsk region represents an unprecedented level of violence” since...
Ukraine’s embattled prime minister resigns
MINSK: Ukraine’s embattled Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced on Sunday that he is resigning, opening the way for the formation of a new government to end a drawn-out political crisis. In his weekly televised address, Arseniy Yatsenyuk said his resignation would be formally submitted to parliament on Tuesday. The same day,...
EU slams Ukraine violence after monitors attacked
international monitors came under fire despite a truce between government forces and pro-Russian separatists …read more Source: Gulf...
Kerry in Japan for landmark Hiroshima visit
G7 foreign ministers discussing issues, including Middle East, refugee crisis, conflict in Ukraine and global terrorism …read more Source: Gulf...
Dubai Customs discusses furthering trade cooperation with Ukraine’s Consul-General
DUBAI, 9th April, 2016 (WAM) – Dubai Customs continues to boost its relationships with foreign diplomatic corps aiming for more growth in Dubai’s trade with the world. In this respect Director Ahmed Mahboob Musabih has welcomed Oleksandr Balanutsa, Ukrainian Consul-General in Dubai, to explore means of strengthening bilateral...
Assailants torch office of Ukraine judge
Kiev: Unknown assailants on Friday threw Molotov cocktails and set alight the Kiev office of a Ukrainian judge overseeing the trial of two alleged Russian soldiers captured in the separate east. The attack comes two weeks after police discovered the body of a Ukrainian lawyer who was brutally murdered after representing one of the two Russian...
Russian investigators release first FlyDubai crash report
Russia’s civil aviation authority issued its first report on Friday on last month’s crash of a FlyDubai plane in south-west Russia, providing insight into the event that killed all 62 people on board.The interim report, prepared by Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee, said the plane’s sudden descent occurred directly...
