Russia has now put in place 70 percent of the forces it would need for such an attack, US officials have said.

The veteran Turkish leader hopes mediation between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky can avert a Russian offensive.

Qatar's energy minister told the European Union on Tuesday that his country could not rescue Europe alone if Russia turned off gas supplies amid spiking tensions over Ukraine. But the minister, Saad al-Kaabi, told EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson that Qatar was ready to help Europe "in times of need"....

The move underscores the Qatar’s strategic importance, including in a scramble to shield European allies from potential Russian energy cutoffs.

US President Joe Biden will build on attempts to ensure energy back-up for European allies when he hosts Qatar's emir Monday in a White House meeting overshadowed by fears that Russia could cut exports over the Ukraine crisis.

Qatar ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has the Ukraine crisis, efforts to engage the hardline Taliban administration in Afghanistan, and backroom talks on reviving a nuclear accord with Iran on the agenda for his White House meeting with US President Joe Biden.

Qatar is in talks with the US and other gas exporters to prepare a contingency plan for a possible disruption in gas supplies should Russia decide to invade Ukraine.

The Canada-led International Coordination and Response Group had repeatedly asked Iran to meet in November to negotiate redress, but got no reply.

The G7 on Sunday said time was running out for Iran to agree to a deal to curb its nuclear ambitions and warned Russia about the consequences of invading Ukraine. Foreign ministers from the world's richest nations have held a two-day meeting in Liverpool, northwest England, seeking to present a...

Sheikh Mohamed has talked to Greece and Ukraine to enhance his country’s bilateral ties with them.

Jordan’s Minister of Agriculture had a meeting with a World Bank official and a minister of Ukraine.

Ukraine is looking to bolster investment cooperation with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, especially Kuwait.

Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister Yevgeny Yenin told the independent Hromadske radio station that a Ukrainian plane had been "hijacked" in Kabul and flown to Iran "with a group of unknown passengers on board, instead of evacuating Ukrainians." But his comments were then denied by the foreign ministry.

Hilshaw Group will conduct an impact study as the first phase of the process to understand and counter the effects of climate change. Ukraine exported 57 million tons of grain to international markets in 2019-20, which amounted to 16% of global grain exports     Dubai-based Hilshaw Group (HG) has...

The move will see Ras Al Khaimah welcome flights from Kyiv twice a week Travelers from Ukraine will receive complimentary return PCR testing A strategic agreement between Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) and Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has paved the way for direct commercial flights from Ukraine to...