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Zawya
a day ago
- Business
- Zawya
Air Arabia launches its new route to Sochi in Russia
Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa's first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) operator, inaugurated its new route to the Russian city of Sochi with a frequency six weekly flights. The new service marks the sixth Russian city to be served directly from Sharjah, alongside Moscow, Kazan, Samara, Ufa, and Yekaterinburg, further expanding Air Arabia's network in the country. Commenting on the launch, Adel Al Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer of Air Arabia, said, "We are glad to inaugurate our non-stop flights to Sochi, further strengthening our connectivity with Russia. This expansion not only provides our customers with a convenient and affordable air travel option between the UAE and Russia but also further strengthening tourism and trade ties between both nations. Sochi complements our growing network in the country and reflects our ongoing commitment to offering more travel opportunities to our customers." "Today, Sochi is actively developing as an international hub, attracting more and more foreign tourists and offering extensive travel opportunities for Russian citizens. The United Arab Emirates ranks among the top destinations served by the airport. The Emirate of Sharjah will become the third city in the UAE connected to Sochi Airport's route network, once again confirming the growth and strengthening of ties between our countries. Thanks to Air Arabia's wide route network, travelers will benefit from convenient connections to destinations across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, significantly expanding their international travel options," Alexey Starostin, CEO Aerod, managing company of Sochi airport. With the addition of Sochi to its network, Air Arabia now serves Russia from three airports in the UAE, including Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah. This expansion highlights the airline's ongoing commitment to enhancing connectivity between the United Arab Emirates and Russia, while promoting tourism, trade and cultural exchange between the two countries.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
🎥 OTD: Toni Kroos scores one of the best ever last-gasp goals
🎥 OTD: Toni Kroos scores one of the best ever last-gasp goals Nothing beats the feeling of scoring a dramatic winning goal deep in added time. But Toni Kroos has a strong claim for one of the most emphatic in Germany's smash-and-grab win over Sweden during the 2018 World Cup group stage. Advertisement The reigning world champions looked set for an ignominious early exit after losing their opening encounter to Mexico before facing Janne Andersson's side in Sochi. Things looked ominous at the Fisht Stadium as Die Mannschaft were being held to a 1-1 draw which would leave the fate of their Group F campaign out of their hands. A free kick from an acute angle represented one last throw of the dice with the five minutes' added time all but up after Jimmy Durmaz brought down Timo Werner. What followed became the stuff of legend. Unfortunately for Kroos, his heroics could not prevent Joachim Löw's side from crashing out of the tournament as they lost their next game to South Korea. Advertisement But the Real Madrid man's spectacular effort still earned a place in World Cup history. 📸 ODD ANDERSEN
National Post
16-06-2025
- Politics
- National Post
Why Russia is no longer a member of the G8
BANFF — When world leaders gathered for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, it was an awkward situation: Just months before, Vladimir Putin's Russia had invaded Ukraine, annexing Crimea. Article content That invasion precipitated a diplomatic and military crisis that, more than 10 years later, is still unfolding. And in one of the earliest signs of the international community's resistance to Russian belligerence, the leaders of the world's advanced economies ejected Russia from the G8, in March of that year. Article content Article content Article content 'Personally, and I only speak for Canada here, I don't see any way of a return of Mr. Putin to the (G8) table unless Russia fundamentally changes course,' said then prime minister Stephen Harper at the time. Article content Article content In fact, Putin had been slated to host world leaders in Sochi, Russia, in 2014, but the now seven-member summit regrouped and reorganized the event for Brussels, in Belgium. Since then, Russia has dramatically escalated its war on Ukraine, launching a full-scale invasion in February 2023. Article content John Kirton, the director of the G7 research group, said that in 2014 the sidelining of Russia was a 'very big deal.' Article content 'Russia, which had been a democratizing country — which is why it had become basically a full member of the G8 — was clearly turning back and in a very big, bold way, and even beyond that, that was a violation of the core membership criteria for being a G7 member, you have to be a democracy,' said Kirton. Article content Yet, on Monday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump, who's widely perceived as friendly with the Russian strongman, lamented the ejection of Russia from what was then the G8 in remarks before reporters after meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Article content 'The G7 used to be the G8. Barack Obama and a person named Trudeau didn't want to have Russia in, and I would say that that was a mistake, because I think you wouldn't have a war right now if you had Russia in, and you wouldn't have a war right now if Trump were president four years ago,' Trump said. 'It was a mistake in that you spend so much time talking about Russia, and he's no longer at the table, so it makes life more complicated, but you wouldn't have had the war.' Article content Article content The story of Russia leaving the G8 is more complicated than that, however. For starters, Justin Trudeau wasn't prime minister in March 2014 — Harper was. And Harper was a bullish defender of Ukrainian sovereignty, becoming the first G7 leader to visit the embattled European nation following Russia's invasion and famously telling Putin at a Group of 20 meeting in November 2014 that he should 'get out of Ukraine.' Article content It was also not just Obama and the Canadian prime minister that condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Hague Declaration, signed by the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, the president of the European Council and the president of the European Commission, jointly condemned 'Russia's illegal attempt to annex Crimea in contravention of international law and specific international obligations,' and announced the member nations of the G8 would not participate in the Sochi summit, effectively bringing that organization to an end.
Russia Today
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Russia Today
Winners announced at II International Film Festival ‘Eurasia-KinoFest' in Sochi
The II International Film Festival of Eurasian countries, called 'Eurasia-KinoFest', has concluded in Russia's southern city of Sochi. Participants from 26 countries participated in the event, which lasted for over a week. Filmmakers competed in three categories of films: feature-length, short, and documentary. On Friday, the award for Best Feature Film was given to 'Navi: Dear Future Me', directed by Tobi Schmutzler, Kevin Schmutzler, Apuu Mourin, and Valentin Chellugget, a collaborative effort between Kenya and Germany. Kazakh director Farhat Sharipov's film 'Evacuation' received the President's Prize of the festival, while cinematographer Alexander Plotnikov was recognized with for Best Cinematography for his work on the film. The Best Debut award went to Arutyun Sagatelyan from Uzbekistan for his film 'Sumalak'. The film 'The Abode of St. Euphrosyne', directed by Vladimir Lutskiy from Belarus, earned a special prize from the festival organizer, the non-profit organization Eurasia. Russian director Andrey Zaitsev's film 'Two in One Life, Not Counting the Dog' won the Audience Choice award. The prestigious award for Contribution to Film Development was presented to the legendary Serbian-German actor, director, and stuntman Gojko Mitic. Special prizes were also awarded to films from Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Moldova, and Kazakhstan. A total of 90 films were featured at the festival, 45 of which were premieres.
Russia Today
11-06-2025
- Health
- Russia Today
Russian support crucial in preventing Ebola spread
Uganda managed to stop a recent outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus thanks to cooperation with Russian partners, a Health Ministry official from the east African country said on Tuesday, according to the Russian public health agency Rospotrebnadzor. Speaking at the 5th International 'Scientific and Practical Conference Global Threats to Biological Security: Problems and Solutions' held in Sochi, Dr. Diana Atwine, Uganda's permanent secretary at the Health Ministry, emphasized that the successful efforts to halt the cross-border transmission of Ebola were made possible 'thanks to joint efforts with our Russian partners, swift containment, and targeted interventions.' Atwine also underscored the ongoing global risks posed by emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. 'The scale and intensity of these outbreaks have increased, driven by multiple factors related to both national and global dynamics,' she warned. Uganda officially declared a new Ebola outbreak on January 30, after a 32-year-old nurse at Mulago National Referral Hospital died from multiple organ failure. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 14 cases ended up being reported: 12 confirmed and two probable, with four deaths. The last confirmed patient was discharged on March 14. In response to the outbreak, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced in February the allocation of an additional $2 million to support Uganda's containment efforts. Rospotrebnadzor confirmed in January it had offered its support to Uganda in conducting an epidemiological investigation and deploying anti-epidemic measures. The agency also delivered a mobile laboratory to the country in 2024, aimed at facilitating the rapid diagnosis of severe infectious diseases. Ebola, a highly contagious hemorrhagic fever, is spread through direct contact with infected bodily fluids or tissue. Symptoms often include high fever, fatigue, headaches, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, skin rash, and internal or external bleeding. On the sidelines of the same conference in Sochi, Rospotrebnadzor head Anna Popova held bilateral talks with Burundi's minister of health, Liduine Baradahana. The officials reviewed ongoing collaboration in the area of infectious disease management and biosafety development. Two of Burundi's three Biosafety Level 3 laboratories – equipped to detect and study hazardous pathogens – were established with Russian assistance, the agency said. This includes a mobile laboratory transferred in 2024. Baradahana acknowledged the contributions of Russian scientists in responding to a recent monkeypox outbreak, emphasizing that their support enabled Burundi to implement 'effective diagnostic capabilities for the infection.'
