Section: United Arab Emirates
Coronavirus: Ukraine’s first lady says tests positive for COVID-19
Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska said on Friday she had tested positive for the novel coronavirus amid a rise in infections.“Today I’ve received a positive COVID-19 test result,” she said on Facebook. …read more Source:: Al...
Cabinet amends working hours for government employees
HE Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani chaired on Wednesday the regular Cabinet meeting through video communication.Following the meeting, HE Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Dr. Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi stated the following:At the beginning of the...
Qatar, Ukraine look to strengthen economic ties, says business council official
Qatar and Ukraine are working to intensify political and economic cooperation even as countries worldwide are looking for new ways to develop partnerships amid the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, an official of the Qatar-Ukraine Business Forum (QUBF) has said. The governments of both the nations have been active in efforts to further...
Putin and Merkel discuss Syria, Libya, Ukraine in phone call, says the Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed Syria’s humanitarian aid needs in a telephone call, the Kremlin said in a statement on Tuesday.Putin and Merkel also expressed their concern over an escalation of fighting in Libya and their support for four-way talks on conflict in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin...
Coronavirus: Iran blames surge in cases on increased testing
Iran’s health ministry said Sunday a surge in new reported coronavirus infections was due to increased testing rather than a worsening outbreak.After hitting a near two-month low in early May and a lifting of tough movement restrictions, cases of the COVID-19 illness have been rising in Islamic republic, which is battling the Middle...
Iran’s Ukraine airliner black box has no ‘important’ information: Iranian Minister
Iran’s investigation into the downing of a Ukrainian passenger : :Iran ‘likely’ to hand over black box from Ukrainian airliner to France: ReportCoronavirus: Wedding party in Iran caused spike in cases, says President RouhaniRouhani oversaw smuggling of over $30 bln to Iraqi Kurdistan, says Iranian MP …read more Source:: Al...
Trump says it’s ‘common sense’ to include Russia in G7, France disagrees
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it was “common sense” to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to rejoin the Group of Seven, saying it would be much easier to solve various issues if Moscow was represented at the gathering.“Many of the things that we talk about are about Putin,” Trump told Fox News Radio in an interview, adding:...
EU balks at Russia returning to G7 after Trump summit invite
The European Union views the Group of Seven format as a vital multilateral framework that cannot be changed on a permanent basis by the chair of the group, currently the United States, an EU spokesman said on Tuesday.US President Donald Trump on Saturday :US President Trump postpones G7 summit, seeks expansion of ‘outdated’...
Kremlin says Putin ‘supports dialogue’ after Trump’s proposed G7 invite
The Kremlin said on Monday it needed more details before responding to US President Donald Trump’s proposal to invite Russia to attend a Group of Seven nations summit, but that President Vladimir Putin supported dialogue on the issue. Trump said on Saturday he would postpone a G7 summit he had hoped to hold next month until September or...
Iran ‘likely’ to hand over black box from Ukrainian airliner to France: Report
Iran will “likely” send the black box from the Ukrainian airliner it downed in January to France, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Sunday.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down the Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 on January 8, :Iran’s terrorist proxy organization in Iraq: Kata’ib...
