Section: United Arab Emirates
Former Georgian president goes on hunger strike after Ukraine arrest
The 49-year-old denounced the “false accusations” against him …read more Source: Khaleej...
Ukraine president denies hampering anti-graft efforts
VILNIUS/KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko denied on Friday interfering with the work of law enforcement bodies investigating corruption and he urged such agencies to refrain from playing politics. Ukrainian authorities this week have faced accusations of deliberately sabotaging anti-corruption reforms, which are a key condition for...
Ukraine under pressure over corruption
Kiev: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is facing mounting pressure from the West for his failure to fight high-level corruption that helped drive pro-EU protests and topple a Russian-backed government in 2014. The fear in Brussels and Washington is that Kiev will follow the failed course of a similar revolution in 2004-2005 and dissolve into...
Supporters free ex-Georgian leader from Ukrainian police
KIEV: Ukrainian supporters of former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili freed him from a police van on Tuesday after his detention on suspicion of assisting a criminal organisation sparked clashes with police in central Kiev. Once freed, Saakashvili raised a hand in a V-for-victory sign — a handcuff still dangling from his wrist as he stood...
Minister meets Russian envoy
HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad al-Muraikhi met the Russian ambassador to Qatar Nurmakhmad Kholov in Doha yesterday. The meeting discussed bilateral relations and ways of enhancing the prospects of co-operation between Qatar and Russia, as well as issues of mutual concern. The meeting was attended by a number of...
EU withholds Ukraine funds amid reform concerns
Brussels: The European Union said on Friday it is withholding 600 million euros in financial assistance to Ukraine because it has not made enough progress on a wide-ranging programme of reforms demanded by the bloc. The EU has already paid out 1.2 billion euros in low-interest loans to Ukraine since 2015 to help it cope with a devastating...
UN appeals for record $22.5bn in global aid
The United Nations appealed yesterday for a record $22.5bn (18.9bn euros) to provide aid in 2018 to soaring numbers of people slammed by conflicts and disasters around the world.The global appeal by UN agencies and other humanitarian organisations aims to raise funds to help the some 91mn most vulnerable of the nearly 136mn people expected to...
Minister of Agriculture, Ukrainian Parliamentary Delegation Discuss Ways Of Joint Cooperation
Baghdad – Minister of Agriculture Falah Hassan al-Lahibi discussed with a Ukrainian parliamentary delegation ways of joint cooperation between the two countries in the agricultural fields.Lahibi said “The Ministry of Agriculture is ready to increase the volume of cooperation in agricultural fields, products, irrigation technologies...
Minister of Agriculture, Ukrainian Parliamentary Delegation Discuss Ways Of Joint Cooperation
Baghdad – Minister of Agriculture Falah Hassan al-Lahibi discussed with a Ukrainian parliamentary delegation ways of joint cooperation between the two countries in the agricultural fields.Lahibi said “The Ministry of Agriculture is ready to increase the volume of cooperation in agricultural fields, products, irrigation technologies...
5 soldiers killed as rebel infighting flares up
Kiev: Ukraine said on Friday five of its soldiers had died during fighting in the east, as it accused Russia of ramping up its military presence in the region amid squabbles among warring rebel factions. The spike in fighting came as leaders from the European Union and six former Soviet countries were meeting in Brussels for a summit aimed at...
