World
- Service : English General
- Category : World
-
Ukrainian president urges NATO to impose no-fly zone over his country
Date: 2022-03-15 20:46:46 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:105 - ID:9471469
OTTAWA/KYIV, March 15 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday urged NATO to impose a no-fly zone over his country or see its member states attacked by Russia, according to media reports. "If you don't close our sky, it is only a ....
-
Italy PM, US national security advisor discuss Ukraine war
Date: 2022-03-15 14:55:39 GMT - Italy - World - SN:73 - ID:9470910
ROME, March 15 (MENA) - Italian Premier Mario Draghi and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Tuesday met on the Ukraine war in Rome and agreed on "firm condemnation for the unjustified aggression by Russia and the need to continue to ....
-
US welcomes New Zealand’s new sanctions regime against Russia, Ukraine's president urges resumption of business
Date: 2022-03-15 13:18:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:60 - ID:9470676
WASHINGTON, March 15 (MENA) - The United States welcomes the passage of New Zealand’s new sanctions regime, which allows the imposition of sanctions on those responsible for, or associated with, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a press ....
-
China never to attack Ukraine, ambassador says
Date: 2022-03-15 12:50:14 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:55 - ID:9470587
KYIV, March 15 (MENA) - China will never attack Ukraine but will support it economically and politically, Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine Fan Xianrong was quoted by Ukrinform News Agency reported on Tuesday. "China and Ukraine are strategic ....
-
State department: Sanctions on Russia not related to Iran nuclear deal
Date: 2022-03-15 11:34:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:47 - ID:9470255
WASHINGTON, March 15 (MENA) - State Department spokesman Ned Price said Tuesday that new sanctions imposed on Russia has nothing to do with Iran's nuclear deal. In statements carried by the US-funded Al Hurra radio, Price said Washington will not ....
-
UK announces ban on luxury goods exports to Russia
Date: 2022-03-15 11:32:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:46 - ID:9470366
LONDON, March 15 (MENA) - The UK government announced a ban on luxury goods exports to Russia on Tuesday as well as imposing new tariffs on Russian imports, including vodka, in its bid to isolate Russia from the global economy following its invasion ....
-
EU approves new Russia sanctions package
Date: 2022-03-15 11:01:21 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:43 - ID:9470249
BRUSSELS, March 15 (MENA) - The European Union approved a fourth set of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, including a broad ban on investment in Russia's energy sector, a ban on selling high-value luxury goods to the country and ....
-
Japan's lower house OKs increasing budget for hosting US forces
Date: 2022-03-15 10:35:39 GMT - Japan - World - SN:38 - ID:9470253
TOKYO, March 15 (MENA) - The House of Representatives approved Tuesday a new Japan-US agreement on Tokyo's budget for hosting US forces in Japan, paving the way for raising the amount for the next five years to 1.05 trillion yen (dlrs 8.90 billion), ....
-
Ukraine’s capital announces 35-hour curfew
Date: 2022-03-15 10:29:04 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:34 - ID:9470251
KYIV, March 15 (MENA) - A 35-hour curfew is to be imposed in Kyiv, Sky News quoted the Ukrainian capital's mayor Vitali Klitschko as announcing Tuesday. The curfew will begin this evening and continue until Thursday morning, Klitschko added. ....
-
Russian forces take control of Ukraine’s Kherson region
Date: 2022-03-15 08:48:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:25 - ID:9469948
MOSCOW, March 15 (MENA) - Russia’s defense ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov on Tuesday said Russian forces had taken full control of all territory in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, Russian news agencies reported. Russian forces shot ....