Section: United Arab Emirates
Egypt’s GASC receives wheat offers in tender- trade
Egypt, one of the world’s largest wheat importers, received offers from Russia, Romania, Ukraine and France in its latest wheat tender. …read more Source:...
Ukraine film director goes on trial in Russia
A Ukrainian film director went on trial on terror charges in southern Russia on Tuesday, after Moscow held him for more More… …read more Source: Emirates...
Three killed, hospital shelled in east Ukraine
KIEV: Two civilians and a soldier have been killed in the latest fighting in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels and the government said on Sunday, with Kiev warning of a “deteriorating” situation in the rebel-held city of Donetsk. A man was killed during shelling Saturday night in Donetsk and a female doctor was injured when a shell hit the...
3 killed, hospital shelled in Ukraine
Two civilians and a soldier have been killed in the latest fighting in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels and the More… …read more Source: Emirates...
Putin orders new military reserve force formation
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the creation of a new reserve armed force as part of steps to improve training and military readiness at a time of international tensions with the West over Ukraine. The new reserve force has been discussed for several years and was first ordered by Putin in 2012 shortly after his re-election...
Ukraine points finger at Russia as families mark downing of MH17
HRABOVE: Ukraine’s president accused Russia’s military on Friday of ordering the missile strike that brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 one year ago, as relatives gathered from the Netherlands to Australia to remember the 298 passengers and crew. “MH17, where 298 victims were killed for no reason, was shot down by a Russian...
Britain joins call for MH17 tribunal as relatives mourn dead
All 298 passengers and crew died on July 17 last year when the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, on a flight between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur, was shot down over rebel-held east Ukraine. …read more Source: Gulf...
Middle East airlines learn lessons about dangerous skies after MH17
BEIRUT // One year after flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, airlines have begun taking the dangers of war more seriously, and skies over the troubled Middle East have changed dramatically.Now, maps of the region on air traffic tracking sites show the usual heavy stream of aircraft, but only a handful dare to traverse the airspace...
Russia, US agree fishing ban in Arctic
OSLO: The United States, Russia and other Arctic nations signed an agreement on Thursday to bar their fishing fleets from fast-thawing seas around the North Pole, an agreement delayed more than a year by tensions over Ukraine. The accord, also signed in Oslo by the ambassadors of Canada, Norway and Denmark, is a response to global warming, which...
Ukraine passes draft bill on autonomy
KIEV: Ukraine’s parliament took the first step on Thursday towards granting temporary self-rule to pro-Russian rebels under a change to the constitution the West hopes can end one of Europe’s deadliest wars in recent years. The divisive issue came to the floor on the day lawmakers also vote on belt-tightening measures needed for the...
