Section: United Arab Emirates
Russia ‘still sending troops and weapons’ to East Ukraine
Kiev and Moscow finalized a ceasefire deal in Minsk last February, but sporadic clashes still took place on the frontline …read more Source: Al...
Statue of controversial Bolshevik leader toppled in Ukraine
KIEV: Ukrainian activists in the eastern city of Dnipropetrovsk on Friday night toppled a statue of controversial Bolshevik leader Grigory Petrovsky, implicated in a famine that killed millions in the 1930s, city hall said. Several young men toppled the 12-tonne bronze statue of Petrovsky — nicknamed “the butcher” for his role in the...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs receives copy of credential of Ukrainian Consul-General
DUBAI, 27th January, 2016 (WAM) – Rashid Mattar Al Siri, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ office in Dubai, has received a copy of the credentials of Oleksandr Balanutsa, Ukrainian Consul-General in Dubai and the northern regions, at the ministry’s office in Dubai. …read more Source:...
France hopes to see Russia sanctions lifted ‘this summer’
The Minsk peace deal is a package of measures agreed by the leaders of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia in the Belarusian capital …read more Source: Al...
Ukraine, Saudi Arabia trade volume growing
Trade volume in the last period exceeded $1 billion and $200 million in 2014 as well as the last year, 2015. The volume of trade, certainly, will increase, especially that the volume of exports from Ukraine to …read more Source:...
Saudi-Ukrainian businessmen to explore investment
RIYADH: The first meeting of the Saudi-Ukrainian businessmen will be held in Riyadh on Feb.1. Describing the meeting as a private sector initiative, Ukrainian Ambassador Vadim Vakhrushev told a press conference here on Tuesday that the businessmen dialogue will aim to introduce the most important investment areas in Ukraine. He said he had...
Nato mulls first formal talks with Russia since ’14
BRUSSELS: Nato is discussing whether to invite Russia to their first formal talks since 2014, aiming to put ties damaged by the Ukraine crisis back on an even keel, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday. Despite their differences both sides recognised the need for “transparency,” the sources said, against a backdrop of a series of crises including...
Polish leader presses Nato on permanent presence
WARSAW: Polish President Andrzej Duda pressed Nato on Monday to establish “as permanent as possible” a presence in eastern Europe to counter a growing threat from Russia after its intervention in Ukraine. “I insist on one thing, that this presence should be as permanent as possible to give a security guarantee,” Duda told a press conference with...
Russia plays key role in stability of the world, Qatar Emir tells Putin
Moscow // President Vladimir Putin and the Emir of Qatar on Monday discussed the Syrian crisis, as global powers seek to push the warring sides towards the negotiating table.“Russia plays a main role when it comes to stability in the world,” Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said at the start of the meeting at the Kremlin.“We very much want to...
Completed restructuring deals fell by a third to $140.9 bln in 2015
LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Completed distressed debt and bankruptcy restructurings fell by a third in 2015 compared with the previous year with failed Icelandic bank Glitnir and Ukraine’s sovereign debt accounting for the top deals, Thomson Reuters… …read more Source:...
