Section: United Arab Emirates
Ukraine deal: West cautious, rebels victorious, civilians sceptical
French President Francois Hollande said agreement included a ‘comprehensive political solution’ …read more Source: Gulf...
Russia launches large-scale military exercises-RIA
The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine have agreed a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: Al...
Ukraine ceasefire agreed after marathon peace summit
President Vladimir Putin emerged from the summit with French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, saying they had reached agreement on the “main” points. …read more Source: The...
Ceasefire agreed for eastern Ukraine after Minsk summit
Putin and Poroshenko said Kiev and pro-Russian rebels had signed off on a roadmap to implement the deal aimed at ending 10 months of conflict. …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine summit agrees ceasefire, withdrawal of weapons: Putin
‘We have agreed on a ceasefire from midnight Feb. 15,’ Russian President Putin says …read more Source: Al...
NYMEX-U.S. crude up on Ukraine fighting, Saudi talks with Russia, Algeria
SEOUL, Feb 12 (Reuters) – U.S. crude futures rose above $49.50 a barrel on Thursday as the Ukraine army suffered some of the heaviest losses in the nine-month war, and Saudi Arabia and Russia’s energy giant Gazprom discussed cooperation between… …read more Source:...
Dozens killed in Ukraine ahead of Minsk peace summit
KIEV: The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany were to hold peace talks on Wednesday aimed at halting a 10-month war in Ukraine where dozens were killed in the latest fighting. In the run-up to the summit, the climax of a frantic diplomatic push to prevent the worst East-West crisis since the end of the Cold War from escalating, Russia...
Middle East to fill Ukraine s Russian void
Wednesday, Feb 11, 2015 Dubai: Ukrainian food companies are looking to the Middle East to replace sales lost due to the country’s ongoing conflict in the East with Russian-backed rebels. Moscow banned a number of Ukrainian companies from doing… …read more Source:...
Britain says Putin acting like ‘tyrant’ over Ukraine
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond spoke out strongly in favour of renewing European Union economic sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: Khaleej...
Fighting intensifies in eastern Ukraine
SARTANA: Fighting in eastern Ukraine intensified on Tuesday ahead of much-anticipated peace talks, with both sides claiming significant advances and the government accusing the rebels of shelling a town far behind the front lines. The intense fighting, which the UN says has killed more than 5,300 people since April, comes ahead of a crucial...
