Section: United Arab Emirates
MH17 families sue Ukraine rebel for $900mn
Relatives of 17 victims are being represented by a US-based firm specialising in aviation litigation, which is claiming at least $50mn for each of the plaintiffs’ loved ones. …read more Source: Gulf...
MH17 families sue Ukraine rebel for $900m
Relatives of MH17 crash victims have filed a nearly $900 million suit against a one-time leader of Ukranian insurgents More… …read more Source: Emirates...
8 soldiers killed in eastern Ukraine
KIEV: Eight Ukrainian troops have been killed and 16 wounded in the war-torn east as pro-Russian rebels launched one of their fiercest attacks since the signing of a shaky ceasefire deal, Kiev security officials said on Wednesday. “Over the past day there was one of the most intense bombardments of Ukrainian territory since the signing of the...
Dutch remember MH17 victims
NETHERLANDS: Dutch flags will fly at half-mast on Friday as families remember those killed when flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine a year ago, with all efforts now focused on catching those responsible. Around 2,000 grieving relatives are expected at a private ceremony in the central Netherlands, with Prime Minister Mark Rutte and...
Poroshenko faces new crisis in western Ukraine
KIEV: President Petro Poroshenko confronted a fresh crisis on Monday as a deadly stand-off continued between interior ministry units and armed Ukrainian ultra nationalists in a western enclave near Hungary. The EU-backed leader planned to convene his “military cabinet” of top generals Monday to try and diffuse tensions between two forces vital to...
Two soldiers killed in fresh Ukraine clashes
KIEV: Two soldiers have been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine, a Kiev military spokesman said on Sunday, reporting heavy shelling by separatist forces despite a four-month truce. “We have lost two soldiers in fighting and acts of provocation, five have been wounded,” Ukraine army spokesman Andriy Lysenko told reporters. He accused rebels of...
Dozens of Russian troops ‘flee unit, fearing Ukraine deployment’
MOSCOW: Dozens of Russian soldiers are facing trial for fleeing their unit, fearing deployment to Ukraine, a news site and a lawyer for five of the men said on Saturday. The popular Gazeta.ru website said several dozen soldiers would be prosecuted after fleeing a training ground in southern Russia where they were under pressure to “volunteer” to...
As first anniversary looms, MH17 families demand justice
Families of those killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine last year demanded justice … …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine leader warns of ‘terror’ as rebels attack
KIEV: President Petro Poroshenko warned on Friday that the threat of terror was “significantly” rising across Ukraine as pro-Russian militias resumed attacks that killed two more federal servicemen. The Western-backed leader said Ukraine’s efforts to stamp out the 15-month eastern revolt had drained security resources and left peaceful...
Russia wants Iran arms embargo ‘lifted as soon as possible’
UFA, RUSSIA // The UN arms embargo on Iran should be lifted as soon as possible, Russia’s foreign minister said on Thursday, pledging to help Tehran contribute to the fight against terrorism. The arms embargo is among stumbling blocks at talks in Vienna between Iran and six major powers, including Russia, on curbing Tehran’s nuclear...
