Section: Zawya (United Arab Emirates)
Middle East to fill Ukraine s Russian void
Wednesday, Feb 11, 2015 Dubai: Ukrainian food companies are looking to the Middle East to replace sales lost due to the country’s ongoing conflict in the East with Russian-backed rebels. Moscow banned a number of Ukrainian companies from doing… …read more Source:...
UN refugee agency says ?over a million? may already be displaced by eastern Ukraine violence
GENEVA, 6th February 2015 (WAM) — Nearly one million people may have now been displaced by the conflict in eastern Ukraine, with the recent upsurge in violence causing massive destruction of buildings and infrastructure, the collapse of basic services… …read more Source:...
UPDATE 1-Biden heads to Europe amid intensive diplomacy on Ukraine
(Adds other Ukrainian diplomacy under way, quotes) By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will meet top European leaders in Brussels and Munich this week to discuss boosting security and financial aid to Ukraine… …read more Source:...
U.S. VP Biden to discuss aid to Ukraine in Brussels, Munich -senior U.S. official
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will meet top European leaders this week in Brussels and Munich this week to discuss options for boosting security and financial aid to Ukraine and steeper economic sanctions on Russia, senior… …read more Source:...
As U.S. faces new threats, Pentagon seeks bigger defense budget
By David Alexander and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Facing new security challenges in the Middle East and Ukraine, the Obama administration on Monday proposed a $534 billion Pentagon base budget plus $51 billion in war funds as it urged… …read more Source:...
Etihad Airways to hold 1 cabin crew recruitment days in February
The international recruitment days will take place in five different cities around the world, including CV drop assessments in Kiev, London, Belgrade, Milan and Rome. …read more Source:...
Fighting in Ukraine could escalate into an all-out war. : paper
ABU DHABI, 23rd January, 2015 (WAM)— Kiev must regain control of its borders and any solution must be facilitated by Moscow, a local newspaper opined, saying that only Russian President Vladimir Putin can solve the problem. It warned that as the… …read more Source:...
Only Putin can end the conflict in Ukraine
Thursday, Jan 22, 2015 The conflict in Ukraine shows signs of escalation. While the foreign ministers of Russia, France and Ukraine were meeting in Germany to seek a solution to the problem, namely the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops, deadly… …read more Source:...
UN kicks-off campaign to reach displaced persons with humanitarian aid in Ukraine
NEW YORK, 1st January, 2015 (WAM) — Amid continuing fighting and a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ukraine, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced it is launching an initiative aimed at ferrying aid to the country?s… …read more Source:...
Ukraine s vote on non-alignment is hasty
Friday, Dec 26, 2014 Parliamentarians in Ukraine took an unprecedented vote in Kiev on Tuesday to drop the nation’s non-aligned status. It was a brave step considering that the nation has been wrenched apart by a schism echoing its long-standing… …read more Source:...
