Section: United Arab Emirates
Will Riyadh and Moscow agree on Syria solution?
Monday, Oct 12, 2015 Beirut: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s weekend meeting with the powerful Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman was more than a Kodak moment for the two leaders. The wars of Ukraine, Yemen, and Syria were all on the… …read more Source:...
Rebels say one killed in Donetsk despite truce
KIEV: Ukrainian army fire killed one person and wounded another in the pro-Moscow rebel bastion of Donetsk in the east on Saturday, despite a truce that had held for several weeks, the separatists said. “According to initial reports, the (casualties) are civilians,” the rebels’ news agency said, citing their “defence ministry.” Earlier, the...
Groups slam Ukraine for slow polio response
KIEV: Global health groups accused Ukraine on Friday of being critically late and ineffective in responding to Europe’s first polio outbreak since 2010. The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed in late August that two Ukrainian children had been crippled by the virus in the former Soviet state’s southwestern Zakarpattya region....
Russia tries to re-establish regional authority with Syria strikes
BEIRUT // Since the end of the Cold War, Moscow’s allies in the Middle East have steadily disappeared, along with much of Russia’s influence in this strategic corner of the world.Saddam Hussein, formerly the leader of long-standing Russian partner Iraq, met his end at the gallows nine years ago.Then in 2011, Libyan rebels dragged...
Real truce has begun in Ukraine, says Poroshenko
KIEV: President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday a “real truce” had begun in Ukraine but that a long-lasting peace with pro-Russian insurgents would still take some time. “There has not been a single shot fired. This is still not peace. This is not the end of the war,” the pro-Western leader said in a televised address. “The end of war will...
Ukraine rebels delay local polls
DONETSK: Ukraine’s pro-Russian insurgents took a major step towards political reconciliation on Tuesday by announcing they will push back disputed local elections into next year in line with Western demands. The decision coincided with the withdrawal of Ukrainian tanks from the line splitting government forces from the rebels of one of the...
Welcome to ‘Dubai-on-Thames’
Battersea Power Station represents an opportunity for regional buyers to be a part of the last great development opportunity in the British capital.Experience has taught Simon Murphy that when it comes to telling the Battersea story, it pays to take nothing for granted.“I did a presentation a year or so ago and at the end I asked, ‘Are there any...
Russia must cede border by end of year, says Ukraine
KIEV: President Petro Poroshenko has stressed that Ukraine must regain control of its eastern border by the end of December even if full implementation of a February peace deal with Russia is delayed until 2016. The Western-backed leader was seeking to clarify his stance in view of remarks by French President Francois Hollande at a media event...
Russian volunteers likely to fight in Syria
Russian volunteers honed their combat skills in Ukraine likely to travel to Syria to fight alongside President Bashar al-Assad, head of Russian parliament’s defense committee said. …read more Source:...
US defence chief warns Russia pursuing ‘losing strategy’ in Syria
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said on Monday that Russia is pursuing a losing strategy in Syria and that it must live up to its commitments in Ukraine. …read more Source: Gulf...
