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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces, stressed the need for a peaceful solution to the Ukraine crisis, in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. Sheikh Mohamed said the UAE would use its contacts and relationships with various sides to help reach a political solution. Sheikh Mohamed’s phone call with Mr Putin came as part of a series of calls and discussions that the Crown Prince is having, and that included British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron. Sheikh Mohamed stressed the need for…

KYIV :  Russia warned Kyiv residents to flee their homes on Tuesday and rained rockets on the city of Kharkiv as Russian commanders intensified their bombardment of Ukrainian urban areas in a shift of tactics after their six-day assault stalled. A U.S. official said a miles-long armoured column bearing down on Kyiv had not made any advances on the capital in the past 24 hours, frozen in place by logistics problems, short on fuel and food, and perhaps pausing to reassess tactics. Russia’s defence ministry said it was planning to strike targets in Kyiv used by Ukraine’s security service. It…

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Holocaust remembrance organizations in Israel are condemning a Russian attack that inflicted damage to the Babi Yar Holocaust memorial. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid issued a statement denouncing the incident, and said Israel would help repair any damage. “We are calling for the preservation and respect for this sacred site,” he said in a tweet that did not mention Russia by name. The memorial is the site of a massacre of more than 33,000 Jews by Nazi Germany in 1941. It is located on the outskirts of Kyiv and adjacent to the city’s TV tower, where Ukrainian authorities said a…

Bahrain :  The Court of the Crown Prince today announced that His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, will conduct an official visit to the United States of America. HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad will meet with several senior US officials, and will review longstanding Bahrain-US relations and ways to further bolster cooperation across various fields.

Russia : Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine concluded on Monday without a breakthrough as explosions were reported in Ukraine’s second-largest city and near Kyiv. The punitive response to Russia’s attacks has been unrelenting. The United States announced Monday morning it would ban all American businesses from dealing with Russia’s central banks, as well as freezing the assets of a Putin associate. In a historic break from its neutral status, Switzerland announced it would also sanction Russia. Those sanctions were felt across Russia on Monday, as the value of the ruble went into freefall and Moscow’s central bank raised interest rates from 9.5…

Bahrain :  The BDF General Command announced that the Royal Bahraini Navy Force (RBNF) will implement a live ammunition firing at the “Hair Shtaya” area on Wednesday at 10 am and Thursday at 4 pm. The BDF cautioned all people to keep away from the aforesaid firing zone for their safety.

Bahrain :  Bahrain wins second place in the seventeenth Algiers International Quran Recitation Prize. The competition was held virtually and the Bahraini contestant Yahya Bilal Yousef won in the branch of memorizing the complete Holy Qur’an with intonation and interpretation. Assistant Undersecretary for Islamic Affairs Dr. Mohammed Taher Al Qattan expressed his pride in the honorable positions achieved by Bahraini contestants in international Quranic competitions, which are added to the Kingdom’s record of achievements in the field. This year’s edition received the participation of 49 contestants from various Arab and Islamic countries, and it is considered one of the distinguished…

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has announced the launch of a new drive to boost the Emirati workforce in the private sector. Sheikh Mohammed, after leading a meeting of the UAE Cabinet at Expo 2020 Dubai on Monday, said the government would provide “additional incentives” for companies supporting the employment of citizens. Sheikh Mohammed, who is also Vice President, pledged that Emiratis would “remain a priority” in regards to job opportunities as well as housing, development and education. “Today, we have adopted a new policy for classifying private sector establishments in a way that supports the objectives and…

KYIV:  Russian artillery bombarded residential districts of Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv on Monday, killing possibly dozens of people, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow’s invading forces met stiff resistance from Ukrainians on a fifth day of conflict. As a first round of peace talks concluded at the Ukraine-Belarus border on Monday, Ukrainian cities including Kharkiv in the east were continuing to face some of the heaviest shelling of the war thus far, with reports of significant civilian casualties.