Section: United Arab Emirates
Trump says he will delay G7 summit and invite other countries
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he will delay the G7 summit scheduled to take place in June and invite other countries — including Russia — to join the meeting. ‘I don’t feel that as a G7 it properly represents what’s going on in the world. It’s a very outdated group of countries,’ Trump told reporters...
On Amir’s directives, urgent medical aid shipment arrives in Ukraine
In implementation of the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, a cargo plane loaded with urgent medical aid – provided by Qatar through Qatar Fund For Development – has arrived in Ukraine, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reports. This comes in support of the efforts of Ukraine to address the novel...
Passengers of downed Ukrainian plane in ‘state of panic’ before attack: Official
Passengers on the downed Ukrainian flight over Iran were in a state of “panic” before the plane was hit by missiles from the Iranian military in January, according to a Ukrainian forensics head.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down the Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 on January 8, killing :Iranian girl, 13,...
On Amir’s directives, aid sent to Ukraine, Moldova and Ethiopia
In implementation of the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, shipments of urgent medical aid — provided by Qatar through the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) — were sent to Ukraine, Moldova and Ethiopia on Tuesday in support of the efforts of the friendly countries to face the Covid-19 outbreak, the official...
Ukrainian lawmaker found shot dead in office
A Ukrainian lawmaker was found shot dead in his office on Saturday, the deputy interior minister Anton Gerashchenko said.“The body of lawmaker Valerii Davydenko was found with a fatal gunshot wound to the head,” Gerashchenko wrote in a Facebook post, adding that police and prosecutors would investigate all possible reasons behind the death.The...
Lebanon could face major food crisis: PM Diab
Lebanon is at risk of a major food crisis and many Lebanese may soon find it hard to afford bread because of an acute financial crunch and the fall-out of COVID-19, the prime minister warned.Writing in the Washington Post, Hassan Diab also warned of a global food security emergency triggered by the pandemic. He said attempts to restrict food...
Coronavirus: Priest uses ‘holy water gun’ for drive-by blessings
Holding a bible in his left hand and a toy squirt gun in his right, Roman Catholic priest Timothy Pelc sprayed holy water as his parishioners drove by in their cars on Easter Sunday in the state of Michigan.Reverend Pelc’s drive-by toy squirt gun shooting has since gone viral, reaching senior figures in the Roman Catholic Church and even...
Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead at residence
China’s ambassador to Israel Du Wei was found dead in his residence early on Sunday, according to an Al Arabiya correspondent.The ambassador had recently transferred to Israel from the Ukraine. -Developing …read more Source:: Al...
Trump fires State Dept watchdog said to be probing Pompeo
A government watchdog fired suddenly by Donald Trump was investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, said a Democratic lawmaker who accused the president of committing a potentially illegal act of retribution. Trump sacked State Department Inspector General Steve Linick late on Friday in his latest abrupt dismissal of an official tasked with...
Ukraine’s surrogate babies stranded by lockdown
Lying in rows of cots in a small hotel on the outskirts of Kyiv, 51 babies born to surrogate mothers are stranded in Ukraine as the coronavirus lockdown is preventing parents from the US, Europe and elsewhere from collecting them.Ukraine imposed a ban on foreigners entering in March, and most parents have only seen their newborns through pictures...
