Section: United Arab Emirates
Putin to quit G20 summit after rebukes over Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to walk out of a G20 summit in Australia, an aide said Saturday …read more Source: Gulf...
‘Cold War’ fears over Ukraine overblown, say experts
They say it is very different to when the two nuclear-armed superpowers faced off …read more Source: Gulf...
At G20 summit, US and Europe blast Russia over Ukraine
US President Barack Obama said on Saturday that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine was “appalling” and a threat to the world … …read more Source: Gulf...
Georgia’s key reformer Kakha Bendukidze dies
TBILISI: Georgian statesman Kakha Bendukidze — a top aide to Ukraine’s president and a respected champion of economic reforms in his own ex-Soviet republic — has died in London aged 58, supporters said on Friday. British police said Bendukidze was pronounced dead on Thursday after being found lifeless in a London hotel. Although the cause...
5-year-old girl killed in east Ukraine shelling
Child’s mother left battling for life after rebel mortar fire hits village close to frontline …read more Source: Gulf...
Australia, Britain tell Putin to stop being a bully
Russia warned France of ‘serious’ consequences unless Paris delivers warship whose handover has been delayed by the Ukraine crisis …read more Source: Gulf...
New conflict will be catastrophic for Kiev: Moscow
MOSCOW: Moscow and Kiev traded accusations on Thursday of failing to observe a ceasefire agreement and Russia warned a resumption of hostilities against pro-Russian separatists in the east would be catastrophic for Ukraine. Ukraine accused Russia of sending soldiers and weapons to help rebels launch a new offensive in a conflict that has killed...
Russia under pressure as fears mount over east Ukraine conflict
Moscow accused of sending fresh military hardware into eastern Ukraine, which could fuel a return to all-out conflict …read more Source: Gulf...
Heavy shelling rocks Ukraine rebel bastion
KIEV: Heavy artillery fire on Wednesday rocked east Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebel bastion of Donetsk, after international monitors warned over escalating violence following the arrival of columns of insurgent reinforcements. The explosions of mortars being fired from near the centre towards government positions at the ruined airport rumbled...
Heavy artillery fire around Ukraine rebel city Donetsk
Heavy artillery fire on Wednesday rocked east Ukraine’s main rebel bastion of Donetsk in the fiercest fighting around the city in days, an AFP journalist said. …read more Source: Gulf...
