Ukraine starts new talks with IMF on $15bn loanUkraine's government opened a new round of talks with the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday on a $15 billion loan to help it service foreign debt repayments set to peak at about $9 billion this year. The second visit si More… |
Flydubai doubles Russia, Ukraine networkDubai-based Flydubai, a leading low-cost carrier, has announced it will double its network in Russia to eight points and add additional services in Ukraine. In Russia, the carrier will launch flights to Mineralnye Vody on 1April 1 More… |
Ukraine ‘resumes maize exports to Iran’Ukraine has resumed exports of maize to Iran, which has been hit by international sanctions, with a shipment of 30,000 tonnes made on March 13, analysts and traders said on Thursday. A vessel bound for Iran had been loaded in the More… |
Iran coal trade booming despite Western heatUsing shadowy middle men, multiple bank accounts and a fleet of ghost ships, Iran's coal trade is quietly booming as the Islamic Republic tries to sidestep Western sanctions and prevent its industrial economy from crashing. To More… |
Air Arabia starts flights to Ukrainian citySharjah-based budget carrier Air Arabia yesterday celebrated the launch of its inaugural flight to Ukraine’s fourth largest city Odessa. With this Air Arabia has become the only UAE-based airline to offer direct flights to Odessa. More… |
Air Arabia launches service to OdessaAir Arabia, a leading low-cost carrier in the region, has added its fourth destination in Ukraine with the launch of flights to Odessa. Air Arabia is UAE’s first airline to enter Odessa. Flights to the Ukrainian City will start on More… |
Russia sends Black Sea warship to SyriaRussia dispatched a destroyer-class warship to Syria on Tuesday from its Black Sea fleet, a source in the Russian Navy told Reuters. Destroyer Smetlivy, which patrolled waters off the coast of Syria in April and May, was seen leaving the B More… |
Plot to kill Putin foiled says UkraineRussian and Ukrainian security services have foiled a plot to assassinate Vladimir Putin after next week's presidential election, Ukraine's SBU counter-intelligence agency said on Monday. Russian pro-government Channel One television said More… |
European chill moves west, 122 die in UkraineBitterly cold weather that has claimed hundreds of lives in eastern Europe swept westwards over the continent on Saturday, blanketing Rome's Colosseum with snow for the first time in three decades and disrupting air and rail traffic. &n More… |
Siemens completes landmark Bahrain projectIndustrial giant Siemens said it has completed the manufacture of its biggest project in Bahrain, a massive electric arc furnace built at its plant in Hidd. The furnace, which was assembled with the help of Kooheji Contracting, was last ni More… |








