Section: United Arab Emirates
Kerry, Putin to meet to discuss Iran, Syria, Ukraine
US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, on Tues to discuss Iran, Syria and Ukraine, U.S. State Department said. …read more Source:...
Kerry, Putin to meet in Sochi to discuss Iran, Syria, Ukraine
US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, on Tues to discuss Iran, Syria and Ukraine, U.S. State Department said. …read more Source:...
Putin takes a swipe at US in V-Day speech
Key Western leaders avoid the event over tensions in Ukraine. …read more Source: Khaleej...
Russia salutes World War II heroes
MOSCOW: Thousands of Russian troops marched across Red Square, tanks rumbled through the streets and jets screamed overhead on Saturday in a huge military parade marking the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany. Western leaders boycotted the parade over Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis but President Vladimir Putin was joined...
Ukraine says 7,000 civilians killed in war
KIEV: Nearly 7,000 civilians have been killed in the war in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russian-backed separatists since fighting erupted in April last year, the nation’s president said on Friday. Speaking before parliament, Petro Poroshenko said that more than 1,000 people remained unaccounted for. The figures mark a...
EU says no further delay on Ukraine trade deal
The EU said on Thursday it would not bow to Russian demands to delay further the planned January 2016 … …read more Source: Gulf...
Saudi Arabia to build planes with Ukraine’s Antonov
Saudi state-backed King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) said it had signed an agreement with Ukraine’s Antonov to produce the AN-32 aircraft. …read more Source:...
Ukraine says five soldiers killed as talks resume over truce
KIEV: Ukraine said on Wednesday that five Ukrainian soldiers were killed as fresh clashes rumbled on despite the resumption of talks between the government and rebels over a battered truce deal. Over the past 24 hours four servicemen died when their armoured vehicle hit a landmine close to the frontline town of Avdiivka in the ravaged east, while...
Nato alliance to move command HQ to Romania
BUCHAREST: A top Nato commander says the alliance will briefly move an allied joint force command headquarters (HQ) to Romania as Nato continues to hone its ability to react to Russia’s moves in Ukraine and other security challenges. US Navy Admiral Mark E. Ferguson III, commander of the Allied Joint Force Command based in Naples, Italy,...
One killed, 4 hurt in east Ukraine clashes
KIEV: A Ukrainian army volunteer was killed and three soldiers were wounded in fighting in the country’s east, Kiev said on Tuesday, while pro-Russian rebels said one of their fighters was injured. A volunteer died from his wounds on Monday after being hit by 120mm mortars fired by rebels at Ukrainian fighters who are stationed near the...
