Section: United Arab Emirates
Ukraine leader warns against ‘speculation’ after plane crash
The president cut short a vacation in Oman and flew back to Ukraine. …read more Source:: Khaleej...
Ukrainian plane with 180 on board crashes after take-off from Tehran
A Boeing 737 belonging to Ukraine International Airlines has crashed due to technical problems after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport with 180 passengers and crew aboard, the semi-official …read more Source:: Al...
Russia gas flows to Europe drop as new Ukraine deal takes over
Russian natural gas flows to Europe via the crucial transit point at Velke in Slovakia dropped to near zero as demand remained muted and a new transit deal potentially curbed shipments.Flows via Ukraine fell last Wednesday after the two former Soviet allies late on Monday agreed on a last-minute deal to keep sending the fuel to Gazprom...
Senate returns, no deal yet on Trump impeachment trial
The US Senate’s top Republican yesterday swatted aside Democratic demands related to the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, as the warring sides failed to agree on a start date for the historic action.Resuming work after a holiday break with no signs of a crack in the stalemate, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell assailed...
Putin’s pipelines to power
Over the last year, predictions of serious struggles for Russian President Vladimir Putin – or even his political demise – have been increasingly frequent. A recent article in The Economist, “An awful week for Vladimir Putin,” is just one example. But it is Putin biographer and New York Times correspondent Steven Lee Myers whose assessment rings...
US Secretary of State Pompeo postpones Ukraine trip to focus on Iraq
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday postponed a trip to Ukraine so he could focus on the situation in Iraq after demonstrators attacked the US embassy. Supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups stormed the US embassy’s perimeter and hurled rocks in two days of protests. They withdrew on Wednesday after Washington...
Pompeo postpones Ukraine trip to ‘ensure security of Americans in Middle East’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday postponed a trip to Ukraine, the country at the heart of impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, after an attack on the American embassy …read more Source:: Al...
Ukraine, separatists exchange 200 prisoners
Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists in the country’s war-torn east exchanged 200 prisoners on Sunday, swapping detained fighters for civilians and servicemen held captive in some cases for …read more Source:: Al...
Ukraine completes all-for-all prisoner swap with pro-Russian separatists
* Swap initiated by Russian, Ukrainian leaders * Fighting erupted in eastern Ukraine in 2014 * Exchange gives fragile hope for resolution of conflict * But serious differences between Moscow and Kiev remain Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine completed a full prisoner swap on Sunday after bussing remaining...
Russian church cuts ties with patriarch of Alexandria over Ukraine
The Russian Orthodox Church said Thursday it has cut ties with the leader of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa, Patriarch Theodore II, after he recognized Ukraine’s …read more Source:: Al...
