Section: United Arab Emirates
Fierce Ukraine clashes kill 10
KIEV: The European Union on Monday expressed fears over a spike in violence in east Ukraine that claimed 10 lives as Russia warned Kiev could be preparing a fresh offensive. The single day death toll is the highest in over a month as government troops and pro-Moscow rebels accuse each other of gearing up for a renewed onslaught that would finish...
Finland triples training sessions for reservists
HELSINKI: Finland’s military is tripling the number of reservists called up for refresher training courses, from 6,000 last year to 18,000 in 2015, a senior official said on Friday. Finland shares a 1,340-kilometre border with Russia, which is accused by the West of involvement in the war in eastern Ukraine. But assistant chief of staff...
Soldier, civilian killed in fierce Ukrainian clashes
KIEV: Two people were killed in another round of intense shelling between Western-backed Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian fighters in the separatist east, officials from both sides said on Friday. Ukraine’s military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said one soldier was killed and six wounded in the past 24 hours of fighting across the...
Moscow slaps food embargo on more European countries
MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday broadened a food embargo imposed in retaliation for Western sanctions over Ukraine to include Iceland, a significant fish importer, as well as Montenegro, Albania and Liechtenstein. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Ukraine will be added to the embargo from January 1 next year when a landmark EU-Ukraine trade deal...
US chides Russia on ‘sharp increase’ in Ukraine attacks
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry called his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Thursday to express “grave concern” about increased separatist attacks in Ukraine, a senior State Department official said. Washington has long accused Russia of fomenting unrest in a breakaway region of eastern Ukraine and has urged Moscow to help...
Ukraine bans dozens of ‘fascist’ Russian books
KIEV: Kiev’s public relations war with Moscow scaled new heights on Wednesday with Ukraine releasing a list of Russian reporters and authors whose books will be banned for sale. Ukraine’s tax and budget service said 38 works by such Russian media celebrities such as Sergei Dorenko and award winning author Eduard Limonov were targeted...
Ukraine, rebels trade blame for violating truce
MOSCOW: Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Wednesday of attempting to break a six-month-old peace agreement, with a rebel official warning of the threat of “big war” if the ceasefire crumbles. Ukraine’s allies expressed particular concern this week after the Ukrainian military reported the heaviest rebel artillery...
New electronic attestation system launched at UAE Embassy in Kiev
Kiev, 12th August, 2015 (WAM) — Abdul Salam Hareb Al Rumaithi, UAE Ambassador to the Republic of Ukraine, has launched the new electronic attestation system in the UAE embassy in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. …read more Source:...
New electronic attestation system launched at UAE Embassy in Kiev
Kiev, 12th August, 2015 (WAM) — Abdul Salam Hareb Al Rumaithi, UAE Ambassador to the Republic of Ukraine, has launched the new electronic attestation system in the UAE embassy in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Earlier, a delegation from the Department… …read more Source:...
Kiev vows to use ‘entire arsenal’ against rebels
KIEV: Ukraine vowed on Tuesday to use all weapons at its disposal to withstand an alleged new pro-Russian rebel advance that added urgency to a goodwill visit by Britain’s defence secretary. Kiev accused the eastern separatist fighters of launching another missile assault north of Mariupol — a government-held port that provides a land...
