Section: United Arab Emirates
Ukraine marks 29 years since Chernobyl disaster
KIEV: Ukrainians on Sunday marked 29 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, laying wreaths and candles near the plant where work to lay a new seal over the reactor site has been delayed. The explosion of reactor number four on April 26, 1986, spewed poisonous radiation over large parts of Europe, particularly Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. At...
Ukraine soldier dies in rebel raid near Mariupol
KIEV: A Ukrainian serviceman was killed and two were wounded in shelling attacks by pro-Russian separatists on Saturday near the port of Mariupol in Ukraine’s southeast, Kiev’s military said. A military spokesman said rebels opened artillery fire on forces from the government’s National Guard at Shyrokyne, a village to the east...
Kazakhstan might re-elect long-time ruler
ALMATY: As oil-rich Kazakhstan votes for a president on Sunday, the governing elite is pounding home a mantra of stability as fears percolate about the country’s massive Russian minority taking inspiration from the Moscow-backed insurgency in Ukraine. With authorities clamping down on all opposition, Nursultan Nazarbayev’s re-election...
Ukraine’s richest man blamed for inciting unrest
KIEV: A leading politician in Ukraine published documents on Friday that he says show the country’s richest man is plotting to incite unrest to ensure the government steers clear of reforms that would hurt his business. Parliament deputy Mustafa Nayyem, a respected former reporter, wrote in an article on the Ukrainska Pravda website that...
Anthropologist criticised for showing images of MH17 victims
THE HAGUE: An anthropologist and pathologist who is part of the international team working to identify people killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down in Ukraine was publicly rebuked on Thursday for discussing the case and showing photos of victims in a lecture to students. Arie de Bruijn, head of the Dutch police forensics unit...
Ban Ki-moon and Ukraine President hold phone call to discuss peace efforts amid ongoing conflict
NEW YORK, 22st April, 2015 (WAM) — UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has spoken with Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, about the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine and continuing international efforts to mediate a peace in the war-torn region, a United Nations spokesperson has confirmed. …read more Source:...
Ban Ki-moon and Ukraine President hold phone call to discuss peace efforts amid ongoing conflict
NEW YORK, 22st April, 2015 (WAM) — UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has spoken with Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, about the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine and continuing international efforts to mediate a peace in the war-torn region, a… …read more Source:...
Ukraine soldier killed by pro-Russian separatists
KIEV: A Ukrainian soldier was killed in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the east, the army said on Tuesday, its first fatality in nearly a week as shelling rumbled on despite a ceasefire deal. “In the past 24 hours, one Ukrainian soldier was killed and another one wounded” in the village of Pisky near the bombed-out airport of separatist...
Mom of jailed Ukranian pilot seeks global help
The mother of a Ukrainian helicopter pilot imprisoned in Russia is on a global campaign seeking support from world More… …read more Source: Emirates...
Mom of Ukranian pilot jailed in Russia seeks global help
The mother of a Ukrainian helicopter pilot imprisoned in Russia is on a global campaign seeking support from world More… …read more Source: Emirates...
