Section: United Arab Emirates
Charges ‘may pressure Manafort to co-operate’
The charges announced yesterday against Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager to President Donald Trump, as part of a US probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, include money laundering as well as the lesser-known offence of conspiracy against the United States. The indictment was the first released by Justice Department special...
Former Trump campaign manager indicted in Russia probe
Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, surrendered to the FBI on Monday and another ex-aide pleaded guilty to lying to agents in the most serious steps yet of a federal probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Manafort, 68, a longtime Republican operative, arrived at the Federal Bureau of...
Hopes fade for 8 Russians missing in Arctic helicopter accident
* Helicopter lost off Svalbard island since Thursday * Eight Russians listed as missing * Waves, snowy weather in search area Hopes of finding survivors from a Russian helicopter which disappeared off the coast of the Arctic Svalbard archipelago faded on Friday as Norwegian rescuers searched in vain for a second day in ice-cold waters. Eight...
Ukraine lawmaker hurt in ‘assassination attempt’
Radical Party member Igor Mosiychuk had just finish an interview when bomb went off, killing bodyguard …read more Source: Gulf...
German president laments ‘open wounds’
Moscow: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday in Moscow called for better ties with Russia, saying “open wounds” in relations between the two countries should heal. The first visit by a German president to Russia since 2010 comes as ties between the two countries remain strained over Russia’s annexation of Crimea...
German president laments ‘open wounds’
Moscow: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday in Moscow called for better ties with Russia, saying “open wounds” in relations between the two countries should heal. The first visit by a German president to Russia since 2010 comes as ties between the two countries remain strained over Russia’s annexation of Crimea...
Cyber attacks hits Ukraine airport and metro system
KIEV: Cyber attacks hit Ukraine’s Odessa airport and the metro system in Kiev on Tuesday, with the state-run Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) saying a new wave of hacks was hitting the country and asking transport networks to be on particular alert. Ukraine was the chief victim of a major cyber attack earlier this year, and the...
Millionaire’s daughter mows down crowd on busy street in Ukraine
A criminal case involving driving safety violations had been launched. …read more Source: Khaleej...
4 die as French army-chartered plane crashes off Ivory Coast
Four Moldovan nationals were killed yesterday when a transport plane chartered by the French army crashed off Ivory Coast, firefighters said. Another six people were injured in the crash of the Antonov aircraft which had 10 people on board, firefighter Colonel Issa Sakho told local television. Four French nationals were among the injured, a...
The Donald and Kim Road Show
Many call it Cold War while some call it World War III in the making. And there are a growing number of people – experts – who believe that it is a case of two self-centered leaders with bloated egos. One of them –Donald J. Trump – is the president of the mightiest and wealthiest country in the world. The other one is Kim Jong-un, the sociopathic...
