Section: United Arab Emirates
Germany assumes Russia behind recent cyber attack
BERLIN: The German government has to assume that a cyber attack on its Foreign Ministry stemmed from Russia, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told the broadcaster ZDF on Sunday. Maas listed a series of what he called problematic actions by Moscow, including the lack of progress in implementing a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, a poison gas attack in...
Naldo screamer seals Schalke win over arch-rivals Dortmund
A 30-metre rocket from Naldo fired Schalke 04 to a 2-0 victory over-arch rivals Borussia Dortmund yesterday and strengthened their grip on second place in the Bundesliga. Naldo’s superb strike sent the blue half of the Ruhr region into raptures as Schalke recorded their first win over Dortmund since September 2014.The Brazilian, who scored...
Barshim leads world class field on home turf
Team Qatar’s 2017 World Champion, Diamond League Champion and World Athlete of the Year, Mutaz Barshim will be the headline name at this year’s Doha Diamond League as he once again kicks off his 2018 outdoor season in front of a home-crowd. Qatar’s best-ever athlete will ensure a phenomenal atmosphere inside Qatar Sports Club as...
Heroic Roma restore Italian pride after World Cup despair
Italy has spent five months grieving over the failure of the national team to take their customary place at the World Cup, but Roma have restored some pride with a heroic victory over Barcelona in the Champions League.The Azzurri, four-time world champions, are not going to Russia, but after Roma won 3-0, to over-turn a 4-1 quarter-final deficit...
Clock is ticking but Klopp keeps dreams in check
Jurgen Klopp admits the clock is ticking on his target of winning a trophy within the first four years of his Liverpool tenure but after eliminating Manchester City he says he dare not dream that it will be the Champions League.The 50-year-old German refuses to contemplate a sixth European crown for the historic club even after they beat the...
Ukraine rejects Russian gas transit offer
Ukraine on Wednesday rejected a natural gas transit proposal by Russian energy giant Gazprom as an unacceptable and unprofitable proposition for Kiev. Gazprom on Tuesday had said it could continue pumping reduced volumes of gas to western and central Europe through an existing Ukrainian trunk pipeline. The suggestion came after German Chancellor...
Roma dreaming of Kiev after magical recovery against Barcelona
Supporters hailed an incredible result for a success-starved club. …read more Source: Khaleej...
Poland demands Russia return 2010 presidential jet wreckage
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday demanded that Russia hand over the wreckage of a 2010 presidential plane crash that has stoked friction with Moscow and divisions at home as Warsaw marked eight years since the disaster. President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria were among the 96 people who died in the crash in Smolensk, western...
International schools Arabic debating contest kicks off
The 4th International Schools Arabic Debating Championship kicked off yesterday at Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). Organised by the QatarDebate Centre, the championship is being held under the patronage of HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al-Thani, Vice-Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development...
US slaps sanctions on Putin’s oligarch allies
The United States struck at the heart of President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle yesterday, imposing sanctions on seven of Russia’s most influential oligarchs and stoking a diplomatic crisis that some have dubbed a new Cold War. Those hit include metals magnate Oleg Deripaska, described as operating for the Russian government, as well...
