RIYADH: UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg recently met in Riyadh with Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi to discuss the latest efforts to bring peace to the war-ravaged country. In a statement on Wednesday, the office of the special envoy of the secretary-general for Yemen, told Arab News: “Grundberg briefed the president on his […]
Germany has approved the supply of 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to the Ukrainian army following Russia‘s intervention in Ukraine, sources close to the country‘s Finance Ministry told the German news agency Deutsche Welle. These were Soviet-built Strela missiles, which were in the stockpiles of the armed forces of the former German Democratic Republic, the sources explained. […]
The adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mikhailo Podolyak, said that Ukraine needs humanitarian corridors supported by organisations such as the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) because of Russia‘s intervention in the country. “The villages and towns where Russian troops arrive immediately turn into places of looting, theft, murder,” Podolyak denounced in […]
Seven servicemen were killed when the IAR 330-Puma helicopter carrying them crashed near the Black Sea, in Romania, while they were taking part in a search and rescue operation to locate a Mig-21 fighter whose pilot is still missing. It is noted that the fighter was also flying in the Black Sea region where Russian […]
The European Union, it seems, will follow the path that Britain has taken, as it considers closing European ports to Russian ships. In this context, the relevant ministries of the EU member states have held a series of teleconferences over the last two hours, but have not yet taken any final decisions. A major source […]
New, tougher resolution follows spate of recent attacks on targets in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and assaults on international shipping in the Red Sea
The UN refugee agency, citing data provided by national authorities, said on Sunday about 368,000 people have fled abroad from the fighting
The Mitsotakis government escalates its hostility towards Russia and puts Greece in the “crosshairs” as it decided to close Greek airspace to Russian aircraft for three months. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announces that an aviation directive (notam) has been issued to prohibit Russian aircraft from flying in the National Airspace of Greece. The aviation […]
During the call, the two leaders discussed the situation in Ukraine and the impact of the crisis on energy markets
Ukraine inherited a huge arsenal of Soviet-era nuclear warheads which it voluntarily gave up
