Section: United Arab Emirates
Pence slams Russian ‘occupation’ on Georgia visit
US Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday blasted Russia’s ‘ocupation’ of Georgian territory, as he pledged Donald Trump will sign off on new sanctions against Moscow ‘soon’. Pence is currently on a tour of Eastern Europe aimed at reassuring US allies rattled over Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and backing for a bloody...
Georgia, US hold drill ahead of Pence visit
TBILISI: The Georgian army began two weeks of military exercises with the United States and other partner countries on Sunday, a day before US Vice President Mike Pence visits the ex-Soviet nation. About 2,800 soldiers from the United States, Britain, Germany, Turkey, Ukraine, Slovenia, Armenia and Georgia were taking part in the manoeuvres, with...
Qatar Airways spreads its wings across Australia
Qatar Airways is continuing its growth and expansion plans and has announced its newest destination – Canberra, which is the national carriers’ fifth in Australia. The launch of Canberra service will be in 2018, Qatar Airways said yesterday.The launch follows a year of success and announcements from the ‘World’s Best Airline’,...
Crimea plunges into darkness after power shutdown
Sevastopol: The annexed Crimea peninsula was plunged into darkness on Friday after a shutdown in Russia caused a massive power cut, officials said. The latest major outage to hit Crimea highlights how vulnerable supplies to the Black Sea peninsula remain more than three years after it was seized from Ukraine by the Kremlin. “Electricity has been...
Ukraine strips Saakashvili of citizenship
KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday he has stripped former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili of his Ukrainian citizenship, paving the way for his possible extradition to Georgia. The charismatic reformer came to power in Georgia’s 2003 Rose Revolution but then fell from grace and is now wanted by Georgian...
Trump could seek ‘tougher’ Russia sanctions -White House aide
US President Donald Trump could veto pending legislation that would slap new sanctions on Russia in order to push for a tougher deal, a top White House aide said on Thursday. “He may sign the sanctions exactly the way they are or he may veto the sanctions and negotiate an even tougher deal against the Russians,” White House...
Ukraine president strips one-time ally Saakashvili of citizenship
KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has stripped one-time ally Mikheil Saakashvili of his Ukrainian citizenship, the migration service said on Wednesday, spelling the likely end of the former Georgian president’s political aspirations in Ukraine. Saakashvili, who is widely credited with cracking down on graft as president of Georgia...
Joint efforts ‘critical to protect media freedom’
Several leading media experts have stressed the need for joint efforts to protect media freedom around the world.They were speaking yesterday at the plenary session of an international conference on the threats facing freedom of expression, being held in Doha which will conclude today.Organised by the National Human Rights Committee in...
Hosszu delights home fans with 200m IM title
Katinka Hosszu said defending her women’s 200m individual medley title in front of her home crowd at the world aquatics championships on Monday was an “unforgettable experience”. Hosszu clocked 2min 07.00sec to retain the gold medal with Japan’s Yui Ohashi in silver at 0.91sec and Madisyn Cox of the United States earning bronze,...
Germany wants more sanctions on Russia
Germany is urging the European Union to add up to four more Russian nationals and companies to the bloc’s sanctions blacklist over Siemens gas turbines delivered to Moscow-annexed Crimea, two sources in Brussels said.The EU has barred its firms from doing business with Crimea since the 2014 annexation, imposed sanctions on Russian...
