Section: United Arab Emirates
Coronavirus: With economy badly affected, Moscow considers military spending cuts
Russia is considering cutting spending on the military as low oil prices and the coronavirus crisis have pummeled its economy, a document published by the finance ministry shows.The ministry has proposed the government cut state spending on the military by 5 percent between 2021 and 2023. The proposal, published on Monday, also includes budget...
Putin pledges to continue building new warships while on trip to annexed Crimea
Russia’s President :Russia holds military drills in southwest amid clashes between Azerbaijan and ArmeniaAs Putin orders snap military maneuvers, Ukraine follows suitPutin offers cash and apartments as Russians vote on constitutional changes …read more Source:: Al...
Canada’s FM doubtful over Iran’s report on downed Ukraine aircraft
Investigators examining the black boxes from the : Iran denies Ukrainian plane was hit by missile”I don’t put much credibility into that report. It’s not just the result of human error – I think that would be an oversimplification of what really happened,” he told Reuters by telephone.”We need to understand who...
Ukraine president says those responsible for downed plane in Iran would be held accou
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday said he welcomed Iran’s decision to hand over the black boxes from the crash of a Ukrainian airliner to France, saying those responsible would be held accountable.:Canada confirms black boxes of downed Ukrainian airliner arrive in ParisIran arrests ‘perpetrators’ of recent protests in...
Canada confirms black boxes of downed Ukrainian airliner arrive in Paris
Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne confirmed in a tweet on Sunday that the :Iran says misaligned radar led to Ukrainian plane downingIran’s Ukraine airliner black box has no ‘important’ information: Iranian MinisterIran downed plane: Ukraine not satisfied with compensation, Iran to send black box …read more...
HBKU Press supports local, international artists in publishing sector
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) has stressed that it is committed to partnering with Qatari, Arab and international artists to illustrate and design covers for their rapidly growing collection of books. Their collaborations provide artists everywhere a platform to share their work and opportunities to showcase their creativity in...
Russia holds military drills in southwest amid clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia
Russia is holding military exercises to test its combat readiness amid clashes between its ally Azerbaijan and Armenian forces, Russia’s defense minister told his Azeri counterpart on Saturday.The Defense Ministry described the exercises as a routine check of the army’s capacity to ensure security in Russia’s southwestern region...
Black boxes of Ukraine plane shot down in Iran arrive in France
The black boxes of a Ukrainian passenger plane Iran forces :Iran sends downed Ukrainian plane’s black box to FranceCanadian families of Ukrainian plane shot down in Iran vow ‘not to remain silent’Families of victims of Ukraine plane shot down by Iran grappling with challengesIran has said that the misalignment of an air defense...
Iran says it has sent Ukraine airliner black boxes to France
Iran has sent to France the black boxes of a Ukrainian passenger plane its forces mistakenly shot down in January, a foreign ministry official said in a media report Saturday. “The black boxes were transferred to Paris yesterday by aviation organisation officials and a judge, and their reading will start on Monday,” Mohsen Baharvand,...
Iran sends downed Ukrainian plane’s black box to France
Iran has sent the black box of the Ukrainian passenger jet that its armed forces :Iran kept airspace open on day it downed Ukraine plane to conceal US base attack planEurope issues alert to passenger airlines about flying in Iranian airspaceIran arrests about 30 following Behbahan protestsIran has been in intense negotiations with Ukraine, Canada...