Section: United Arab Emirates
Canada extends Iraq, Ukraine military training missions
Canada’s defense and foreign ministers jointly announced Monday the extensions of military training missions in Iraq and Ukraine.Both had been slated to wrap up at the end of March, but security …read more Source: Al...
Putin to mark five years of annexation in Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Crimea on Monday to mark the fifth anniversary of Moscow’s annexation of the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine, condemned by the West but …read more Source: Al...
Russia slams ‘hypocrisy’ of new Western sanctions
Russia on Saturday slammed the “hypocrisy” of new Western sanctions against its officials over their role in a naval confrontation with Ukraine last year and vowed to respond to the &ldquo …read more Source: Al...
Picking up the pieces after Hanoi
When last month’s summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended without a deal, the result was not surprising. One or both countries came to Hanoi with a misunderstanding of what was possible.The United States maintained that North Korea wanted nearly all international sanctions lifted upfront and was...
US issues new Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia
The United States on Friday issued fresh sanctions on Russia relating to Ukraine, targeting six individuals and eight entities, according to a statement on the US Department of Treasury’s …read more Source: Al...
Ronaldo recalled by Portugal for first time since World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo was named in defending European champions Portugal’s squad yesterday nine months after his last international appearance at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.With Euro 2020 qualifiers against Ukraine and Serbia coming up, coach Fernando Santos has recalled Ronaldo, who has 85 goals in 154 international appearances.He was rested...
Arsenal join Chelsea in last eight, Inter go out
Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck twice as his side beat Stade Rennes 3-0 to reach the Europa League quarter-finals and join Chelsea, who earlier on Thursday thrashed Dynamo Kiev 5-0 with a hat-trick from Oliver Giroud.But Inter Milan went out after a 1-0 home loss to Eintracht Frankfurt who made the last eight along with Napoli,...
‘Largest university debate championship’ starts Saturday
The fifth International University Debate championship-2019, described as the ‘World’s largest university debate championship either in English or Arabic,’ will get underway at the Qatar National Convention Centre Saturday. Organised by Qatar Debate Centre, an initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), the five-day event under the patronage...
Bringing Poland back to Europe
French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent call to reform the European Union is a sign of hope for the entire continent. Even though we have our differences, we are in agreement when it comes to the essential questions. Macron is fundamentally right about what Europe must do to continue flourishing. We must revitalise the EU by making it...
The Trumping of Ukraine
If life imitates art, Nikolai Gogol, who had a keen grasp of the delusional and demented, could have scripted many of the key political events of recent years. Consider a story that begins with a woman announcing her presidential candidacy and quickly becoming – despite her flaws – the favourite to win. But out of nowhere appears another...
