Section: United Arab Emirates
EU leaders to support Belarus protesters, tell Russia to stay out
European Union leaders will send a message of solidarity to Belarusian protesters and will tell Russia not to meddle in the former Soviet republic when they hold an emergency video conference on the crisis on Wednesday, EU officials said.The EU has agreed to impose sanctions on Belarusian officials it deems responsible for election fraud and a...
Shakhtar’s European dream lives on far from Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk are better suited than most to deal with the eery surroundings of a Europa League semi-final behind closed doors as the Ukrainian champions continue to thrive despite not playing in their home city in six years.Uprooted by a war in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russian-backed separatists, Shakhtar have been forced...
Protests continue to swell in Belarus
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has ordered people to stay at home to avoid becoming “cannon fodder” for what he said were foreign-backed revolutionaries after huge crowds took to the streets for a sixth consecutive day to demand he step down.Lukashenko, whose claimed landslide re-election victory last Sunday has been branded a fraud by...
European insurers should pay compensation for downed Ukraine’s plane: Iran
Iran will not compensate Ukraine International Airlines for its plane Tehran accidentally downed in January because the passenger jet was insured by European firms, the head of Iran’s Central Insurance Organization said on Monday.“The Ukrainian plane is insured by European companies in Ukraine and not by Iranian (insurance) companies,” said...
China’s data deluge set to show economic recovery accelerating
China continues to supply evidence that the nation first into the coronavirus crisis will be the first major economy to pull out of it, with data this week set to show an accelerating recovery. Growth in industrial production is forecast to have picked up and retail sales may have stopped shrinking in July in numbers due on Friday. Investment for...
US official raises concern over election threats from China, Russia and Iran
The director of US intelligence on Friday raised concerns about interference in the 2020 election by China, Russia and Iran.UA intelligence has assessed that China is hoping President Donald Trump does not win reelection, Russia is working todenigrate Democrat Joe Biden and Iran is seeking to undermine democratic institutions, said Bill Evanina,...
Lebanon’s Tripoli to serve as chief port following Beirut blast: Minister
The northern city of Tripoli in Lebanon will serve as the country’s alternative port following the :Massive explosions rock Lebanon’s capital of Beirut; Trump says it was an ‘attack’Saudi Arabia affirms its full support, solidarity with Lebanon after Beirut blastsWatch: Debris falls on Lebanese priest, parishioners during Beirut...
Police detain man threatening to blow up bank in Ukraine’s capital
Police detained a man who allegedly threatened to set off an explosive device at a bank in Ukraine’s capital and demanded to speak with journalists Monday.The man, identified as Sukhrob Karimov, a 32-year-old citizen of the Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan, entered a bank office in Kieve and said he had explosives in his backpack, police...
Tourism amid coronavirus: Which countries lifted, eased or kept travel restrictions?
Forty percent of all destinations worldwide have now eased :Coronavirus confirmed cases worldwide pass 18 million: AFP tallyCoronavirus: Qatar implements new COVID-19 policies for travelers’ entryCoronavirus: Kuwait sets rules for transit travelers’ entry from high risk countriesCoronavirus: Tips for UAE residents planning an August...
Ukraine police kill man after another incident of hostage-taking, says official
A man who had taken a senior police officer hostage a week ago and then escaped was killed by police special forces in central Ukraine early on Saturday when he took a new hostage and exploded a grenade, a senior government official said. The man, called Roman Skrypnyk, was found by a police officer in the early hours in an uninhabited house...
