Section: theSun (Malaysia)
Moscow delivers warplanes to Syria in latest boost to regime
DAMASCUS: Russia has delivered new arms including warplanes to Syria as the regime increases attacks on jihadists, officials said Tuesday, in a sign that Moscow’s growing support for its ally is having an effect. A senior Syrian military official told AFP Damascus had received a fresh batch of arms, including at least five fighter planes,...
Putin wants air base in Belarus
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his ministers to agree a deal with Belarus so that Moscow can establish an air base in the ex-Soviet country, as Kremlin’s ties with the West remain at a post-Cold War low over the Ukraine crisis. The creation of a Russian military air base on the doorstep of the European Union in Belarus...
Ukraine slammed for banning dozens of foreign reporters
KIEV: Ukraine faced global media condemnation Thursday for banning dozens of foreign reporters as it expanded sanctions against Russia for its actions in the war-torn former Soviet state. The blacklisted reporters included three Moscow-based journalists with the BBC. The list also named a Spanish correspondent and a writer who Germany’s Die...
US asks Greece to deny Russian flights to Syria
ATHENS: The United States has asked Greece to bar Russian supply flights to Syria from its airspace, a Greek official said Monday, as Moscow vowed to continue arming the regime of Bashar al-Assad. “We received the (US) request on Saturday and are examining it,” a Greek foreign ministry official said on condition of anonymity....
Russia dismisses US concerns over Syria military buildup
MOSCOW: Moscow on Monday dismissed US concern of a Russian military buildup in Syria, saying its military aid to Bashar al-Assad was nothing out of the ordinary. Over the weekend US Secretary of State John Kerry phoned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to express concern about reports of an “enhanced Russian buildup” in Syria....
Moldovan protesters set up camp over ‘fraud of century’
CHISINAU: Moldovan opposition protesters on Monday pitched around 100 tents in the centre of the capital Chisinau, demanding the resignation of the president and snap elections after a big weekend demonstration. The tents went up in the capital Chisinau’s central square after tens of thousands of Moldovans poured onto the streets on Sunday...
Norway TV show about Russian ‘occupation’ irks Moscow
OSLO: A television series about Russia’s fictional takeover of Norway’s abundant oil and gas resources has vexed Moscow, which says it has had enough of being portrayed as an aggressor. The 10-episode series Okkupert (Occupied), which is to air in Norway starting next month, has ruffled Russian diplomats’ feathers amid already...
Ukraine says foiled bombing of Kiev apartment block
KIEV: Ukraine’s security services said Thursday they had detained four members of a pro-Russian group suspected of plotting to blow up a block of flats in Kiev. “They planned to blow up a building in Obolon and were caught red-handed,” Olena Gitlyanska, spokeswoman for the SBU security services, told AFP, referring to a large...
Russian, Danish, Kazakh crew launches towards ISS
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan: A Soyuz spacecraft with three astronauts on board, including the first Dane to fly into space, blasted off towards the International Space Station on Wednesday. The trio launched on schedule at 0437 GMT (12.37pm Malaysia) from the same launchpad in Kazakhstan that Yuri Gagarin used for his historic entry into the cosmos in...
Second Ukrainian policeman dies from injuries after clashes
KIEV: A second Ukrainian policeman died Tuesday from injuries suffered in street battles with protesters in Kiev, and more than 140 people were being treated in hospital, officials said. The clashes flared outside parliament on Monday as demonstrators protested at legislation approved on first reading by lawmakers giving more autonomy to...
