Section: United Arab Emirates
Countries evacuating nationals from coronavirus-hit areas
A growing number of countries around the world have been evacuating or planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from areas hit by the new coronavirus. Following are some countries’ evacuation plans, and how they aim to manage the health risk from those who are returning: – Hong Kong arranged four flights to bring back 533 of...
President Trump’s great purge
After nearly four years of inveighing against the US intelligence officials and analysts who revealed Russia’s meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, Donald Trump is finally acting fully on his paranoia by carrying out a purge. The recent defenestration of top US national-security officials may come as a shock to Americans, but it...
Qatar’s plans are falling into place, says FIFA World Cup CEO Nasser al-Khater
Q: The Arabian Gulf Cup and FIFA Club World Cup were recently held in Qatar – how important were these events when it comes to preparing for 2022?A: Every football event that we host and organise is an important milestone for us to practice, test our plans and that’s not different for the Arabian Gulf Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup that...
Coronavirus infects hundreds in China’s prisons as global markets take hit
* Virus cases surge in some Chinese jails* Politburo says no turning point yet in virus fight* Spike in South Korean infections linked to church* China says first vaccine ready for trial in April* IMF says too early to assess global economic impactThe coronavirus has infected hundreds of people in Chinese prisons, authorities said on Friday,...
Commerce minister briefs Cabinet on single window system
The Cabinet’s regular meeting, chaired by HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani, was yesterday briefed by HE the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Ali bin Ahmed al-Kuwari, on the single window system launched by the ministry.Giving details of yesterday’s meeting, HE the...
Top Pentagon official resigns at President Trump’s request
A top Pentagon official resigned on Wednesday at the request of Donald Trump after becoming indirectly tied to the Ukraine scandal that led to the US president’s impeachment.John Rood, the …read more Source:: Al...
Al-Sulaiti meets Ukraine infrastructure minister
HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti met on Tuesday with Ukrainian’s Minister of Infrastructure, Vladyslav Kryklii. The two officials discussed means of enhancing co-operation in the fields of transportation, ports, and aviation. They also discussed several matters of common interest between the two...
Fighting flares in eastern Ukraine, Kiev and rebels blame each other
* Fighting erupts in Ukraine’s Donbass region * Flare-up one of most serious since peace summit * Ukraine and Russia-backed fighters accuse each other * Kremlin looking into incidentA Ukrainian solder was killed and four others injured on Tuesday when heavy fighting erupted in eastern Ukraine, the country’s military said, as it and...
Amir receives credentials of new ambassadors
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani received the credentials of three new ambassadors to Qatar on Sunday at the Amiri Diwan. The Amir received the credentials of the ambassadors of Moldova, Ukraine and Sierra Leone – Victor Tsvirkun, Andriy Kuzmenko and Hajja Ishita Thomas, respectively. The Amir welcomed the new...
From wind power to cow manure: oil traders seek new profit recipe
The world’s largest oil traders are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into climate-friendly projects — including wind farms, cow manure plants and blue hydrogen — as they seek to match the profits they make from trading oil.The energy industry as a whole faces an existential threat from the shift to a lower carbon future and faces...
