Section: United Arab Emirates
PERRYSCOPE – Give Truce a Chance Redux
By Kabayan Perry Diaz (I wrote this article on December 23, 2005 to commemorate the 91st anniversary of the “Christmas Truce” during World War I in 1914. One hundred years later after the celebrated “Christmas Truce,” another truce — or ceasefire — took effect in East Ukraine where Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists were fighting for...
How life in prison turned a murderess into entrepreneur
A Ukrainian woman who was involved in a murder case and sentenced to serve life term in Dubai Prisons has been armed More… …read more Source: Emirates...
How life in prison turned murderess into entrepreneur
A Ukrainian woman who was involved in a murder case and sentenced to serve life term in Dubai Prisons has been armed More… …read more Source: Emirates...
Stressful times for students at Ukraine rebel universities
Some in conflict-torn region wonder if degrees will be worth anything …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine reports first military death of 2015
KIEV: Ukraine on Friday reported its first military death of 2015 in its conflict with pro-Russian separatists, saying a soldier had been killed and five others wounded in attacks by the rebels. “In the past 24 hours one Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and another five have been injured because of provocative actions (by separatists),”...
France ties warships to Ukraine deal
PARIS: France would only deliver two warships ordered by Russia if there were concrete signs of lasting peace in Ukraine, the French defence minister said on Thursday. Russia has been accused by the West of arming and bankrolling a rebellion in eastern Ukraine, a charge Moscow denies. But sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United...
UN kicks-off campaign to reach displaced persons with humanitarian aid in Ukraine
NEW YORK, 1st January, 2015 (WAM) — Amid continuing fighting and a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ukraine, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced it is launching an initiative aimed at ferrying aid to the country?s… …read more Source:...
UN kicks-off campaign to reach displaced persons with humanitarian aid in Ukraine
NEW YORK, 1st January, 2015 (WAM) — Amid continuing fighting and a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ukraine, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced it is launching an initiative aimed at ferrying aid to the country’s internally displaced persons (IDPs), as well as other vulnerable citizens trapped by the...
Putin calls annexation of Crimea a historic landmark
In his speech, Putin praised Crimea’s “return home,” a view widely backed by many Russians who saw Ukraine’s control over the Black Sea region a historic injustice. …read more Source: Khaleej...
Putin calls annexation of Crimea a historic landmark
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has used his New Year’s speech to hail his country’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula as an achievement that will “forever remain a landmark in the national history.” Putin’s comment in his pre-recorded annual address on Wednesday already has been broadcast in Russia’s...
