Section: United Arab Emirates
Ukraine church marks first Christmas free of Russian “fetters”
KIEV: Ukraine’s Orthodox Christian Church celebrated its first Christmas on Monday outside Russian control and President Petro Poroshenko said the document enshrining its newly gained independence had broken “the last fetters tying us to Moscow.” Hundreds of Ukrainians queued in the snow after the lavish two-hour liturgy at...
Russia ‘open for dialogue’ with US
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a New Year letter to his US counterpart Donald Trump, said on Sunday that Moscow was ready for dialogue on a “wide-ranging agenda,” the Kremlin said. At the end of November, Trump abruptly cancelled a planned meeting with Putin on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Argentina, citing tensions about...
Russia expands economic sanctions on Ukraine
Moscow: Russia on Tuesday expanded its economic sanctions on Ukraine, adding more than 250 people and businesses to a blacklist first announced at the start of November. According to a decree by Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev, 245 individuals and seven companies, mostly in the energy and defence sectors, were sanctioned by Moscow. Relations...
Putin says US is raising the risk of nuclear war
President Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of raising the risk of nuclear war by threatening to spurn a key arms control treaty and refusing to hold talks about another pact that expires soon.In a news conference that lasted more than three hours, Putin also backed US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull troops out of...
Ukraine may force church to add ‘Russian’ to its name
KIEV: Ukrainian MPs passed a law on Thursday that could force the Moscow-backed church in Ukraine to add “Russian” to its name, aimed at curbing the influence of priests whom the authorities call a threat to national security. Ukraine on Saturday created a new Orthodox church independent from Moscow, which leaders have lobbied for since the fall...
QTargets exhibition pulls crowd with peace messages
The recently inaugurated exhibition will continue until January 10 next year.QTargets art exhibition is a platform, created by Ukrainian artist couple – Andrii and Nadiia Chernovil, for the talented people of all ages and backgrounds to show their skills by illustrating special peace messages on target papers.The project, curated by Nadiia who is...
UPDATE 2-Ukrainian wheat offered cheapest in Egypt’s GASC tender
(Adds C&F offers including freight) DUBAI, Dec 20 (Reuters) – The lowest offer for wheat in Egyptian state grain buyer GASC’s international purchase tender on Thursday was $246.40 a tonne, free on board (FOB), for 60,000 tonnes of Ukraine wheat,… …read more Source:...
UPDATE 1-Lowest offer at Egypt’s GASC wheat tender is $246.40/T
(Adds detailed offers) DUBAI, Dec 20 (Reuters) – The lowest offer for wheat presented at Egyptian state grain buyer GASC’s international purchase tender on Thursday was $246.40 a tonne for 60,000 tonnes of Ukraine wheat for shipment Feb. 11-20 free… …read more Source:...
Ukraine establishes church independent from Russia
A historic council of Orthodox bishops in Kyiv has created a new Ukrainian church independent from Russia, President Petro Poroshenko announced yesterday.The announcement came after Ukrainian priests held a historic synod in Kyiv’s 11th-century Saint Sophia Cathedral to work towards establishing an Orthodox church independent from...
Ukraine creates church independent from Russia
KIEV: A historic council of Orthodox bishops in Kiev has created a new Ukrainian church independent from Russia, President Petro Poroshenko announced on Saturday. The announcement came after Ukrainian priests held a historic synod in Kiev’s 11th-century Saint Sophia Cathedral to work towards establishing an Orthodox church independent from...
