The UN General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution that "demands" Russia "immediately" withdraw from Ukraine, in a powerful rebuke of Moscow's invasion by a vast majority of the world's nations. After more than two days of extraordinary debate, which saw the Ukrainian ambassador accuse Russia of genocide, 141...

Kyiv has around 20 Bayraktar TB2 drones, built by the Turkish military. Relatively cheap and effective, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been their number one salesman, securing deals with around 15 countries around the world.

The United Arab Emirates has offered $5 million in assistance to Ukraine to tide over problems suffered by civilians in the ongoing conflict.

Saudi energy giant Aramco's shares rose to a record high on Wednesday amid a surge in global oil prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Gulf kingdom -- the world's top crude exporter -- has remained the firm's majority shareholder since a December 11, 2019 listing.

The United States will contribute half of the 60 million barrels of oil International Energy Agency (IEA) countries agreed to release Tuesday to stabilize global markets after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden said. "I can announce the United States has worked with 30 other countries to release 60...

"Show Turkey the same sensitivity that we are witnessing towards Ukraine," Erdogan said at a press conference in Ankara.

More than 10,000 Arab students have also attended university in Ukraine, drawn to the former Soviet republic by its low cost of living.

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday branded his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a "dictator" facing withering economic and diplomatic isolation for invading neighboring Ukraine, and warned the world is in a "battle" between democracy and autocracy. The US president praised the Ukrainian "wall of strength" that has stood tall against...

Brent crude broke above $110 a barrel on Wednesday and WTI was up more than five percent as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continued to fan fears over supplies of the crucial commodity from the resource-rich region. Russia is the world's third-biggest oil producer.

Due to growing environmental consequences, even though proof-of-work was spared in the EU for now, it is simply too fragile to operate harmlessly through an ever-changing regulatory environment and the ascending intention to be sustainable from regulators, users, and developers across the globe, he adds.

Arabs noted that while the toll of war may be similar in the respective conflicts, the media treatment is not. Many also drew a comparison between Europe's welcoming of Ukrainian refugees and the influx of Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans.

Action followed after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Italy imports around 95 percent of the gas it uses, and around 45 percent of that comes from Russia.

“Today, we are announcing a ban on all imports of crude oil from Russia, an industry that has benefited President Putin and his oligarchs greatly,” Trudeau told a news conference.

Facebook's parent Meta said it would be restricting access in the European Union to RT and Sputnik.

The Arab League on Monday expressed its worry over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and called for a "diplomatic solution," as the regional bloc's members grapple with conflicting loyalties.

Oil prices and safe havens surged Monday while the ruble plunged after world powers imposed fresh sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin ordered on Sunday Russia's nuclear forces onto high alert in response to what he called ‘unfriendly’ steps by the West. Russia has the world's largest arsenal of nuclear weapons and a huge cache of ballistic missiles. The United States, the world's second-largest nuclear power, slammed the order.

If needed, Turkey will apply the Montreux agreement which governs the free movement of commercial ships through the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles straits.

According to the UN, if the war continued, there will be around 18 million Ukrainians that will be affected in humanitarian terms.

Algeria's state energy firm is ready to supply Europe with more gas in view of a possible decline due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, its CEO said Sunday.

Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and adviser to President Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, made these comments after the UAE abstained to vote on Friday on a draft United Nations Security Council resolution deploring Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Saudi Arabia has taken steps to maintain the stability of domestic supply in accordance with the food security strategy.

The sanctions came as the Russian military stepped up its bloody, multi-pronged assault against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.

The United States and Western allies are still able to deliver arms into Ukraine to bolster the military, and Washington plans to send more in the coming days to help them fight both Russian armor on the ground and assaults from the air, according to a US defense official.

Having evacuated part of his team from Kyiv, Mike Chobanian, boss of cryptocurrency exchange Kuna, is watching the effects of Russia's invasion on his flourishing industry with a weary eye.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu asked Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to end the attack on Ukraine during a phone call on Saturday, a Turkish diplomatic source said. Cavusoglu told Lavrov that further military escalation would not benefit anyone.

The UAE has called for immediate cessation of hostilities in the war between Russia and Ukraine. The appeal came in a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine could mean less bread on the table in Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen and elsewhere in the Arab world where millions already struggle to survive.

Choosing sides in Ukraine's crisis would have once been easy for Gulf states long protected by the US, but growing ties with Moscow are forcing them to strike a balance. As the world rushed to condemn the Russian invasion of its smaller neighbour, the wealthy Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries,...

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On Friday, US President Joe Biden extended his country's measures against Russia to include sanctions on President Vladimir Putin and his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, including a travel ban for the two statesmen. Biden was the first world leader to announce sanctions, hours after Putin declared a "military operation" into...

Andrey Rublev made a plea for peace after notching an eighth consecutive victory on Friday to move into his second final in as many weeks with a 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) win against Hubert Hurkacz in Dubai. The Russian No.2 seed signed the camera lens on court with the message,...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a press conference in Moscow that Russian President Vladimir Putin "took the decision to conduct a special military operation to demilitarize and de-Nazify Ukraine so that, freed from oppression, Ukrainians themselves could freely determine their future".

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on world powers on Thursday to cut Russia off from SWIFT, after Russian forces invaded his country on Wednesday.

As oil prices have risen over the last year companies ranging from giants like Chevron to mid-sized players such as Devon Energy have chosen to only lift capital investment modestly.

The decision followed a flurry of flight cancellations after Russia early Thursday sent troops across the border into Ukraine.

Washington said the penalties will be severe, and will have lasting impact on Russia's economy.

The World Bank and IMF warned on Thursday that Russia's invasion of Ukraine would have repercussions for the global economic recovery.

US President Joe Biden announced export controls against Russia to cut off more than half of the country's high-tech imports, alongside sanctions on Russian elites and banks. The EU moved to impose "massive" sanctions on Russia's energy and finance sectors, while French President Emmanuel Macron called Putin to "demand immediate...

The ongoing conflict will directly impact the Gulf and Arab countries since they import vast food items from the two countries, particularly wheat.

The Arab oil and gas producers are likely to close the gap that could arise from the disruption of oil flows from Russia, according to the Institute of International Finance.

The ruble-dominated Moex index opened down 13.97 percent, while the dollar-dominated RTS was down 20.16 percent.

Qatar and Saudi Arabia host American troops, but their economic and political relations with Russia have grown over the years.

Russian air strikes hit military facilities across the country and ground forces moved in from the north, south and east, triggering condemnation from Western leaders and warnings of massive sanctions. At least 40 Ukrainian soldiers and 10 civilians were killed.

According to the UN, a full-scale Russian invasion on Ukraine would have a devastating global impact that would likely spark a new "refugee crisis", with traders fretting over supplies of key commodities including wheat and metals.

Although the pipeline is seen as an efficient way to supply energy to the European Union, which depends heavily on Moscow, critics always warned it would tighten Russia's strategic grip on European nations, while deliberately weakening Ukraine.

Major gas exporting nations said Tuesday they could not guarantee prices or supplies at a summit overshadowed by the worsening Ukraine crisis which has pushed costs to record highs in Europe. Qatar's emir, who hosted the talks, said gas producers were working to ensure "credible and reliable" supplies as Europe's...

The jump in oil prices is compounding worries about inflation around the world, with the US Federal Reserve coming under intense pressure to tighten monetary policy to prevent prices from running out of control.

Iran urged "restraint" from both Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday while blaming the United States and NATO for the sharp escalation of tensions.