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The kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Russia signed Tuesday a cooperation agreement in the field of justice to train and develop judicial cadre and share benefit from both countries, Arab News reports. Signed in the Russian capital of Moscow, the Read more
A Russian warship has entered a Sudanese port in a strong sign ahead of the construction in the African country of the first Russian military base in Africa. Admiral Grigorovich, reportedly docked at Port Sudan Sunday, becoming therefore the first Read more
Russia Wednesday indicated that it reached a draft deal with Sudan to build a naval base on the Red Sea coast of the African country. President Vladimir Putin is yet to rubber-stamp the deal, Middle East Monitor, MEMO, reports. Per Read more
Hamas top leader Wednesday said he has received from Moscow an invitation to visit Russia. Ismail Haniyeh’s office said the invitation was delivered by a visiting Russian diplomat. Unlike the United States, Israel and the European Union, Russia does not Read more
Russian Defense Minister has announced that his country completed the delivery of surface-to-air missile systems as promised following the downing last month of a Russian spy aircraft manned by 15 servicemen who all died. A Syrian defense force hit the Read more
Moscow is hosting September 5-6 the United Nations 2018 International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East. Engaging in debate over how best to advance peace in the Middle East and resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “a welcome reminder Read more
Syria, Russia, and Iran have blamed Israel for conducting air strikes on a Syrian air base in an act that reportedly killed 14 people including 4 Iranians and operatives of Lebanon-based Shia movement Hezbollah. Syria backtracked Monday after it accused Read more
The Syrian conflict braces for a new turn as Turkey prepares a military assault on the US-backed Kurdish forces in the region of Afrin in northern Syria. Turkey dispatched its military chief to Moscow on Thursday, seeking approval for an Read more
President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine has sent delegations to Moscow and Beijing to seek the intervention of the two UN Security Council members in the peace process with Israel after the Palestinian leader ruled out the US mediation following President Read more
Syrian and Lebanese authorities officially re-opened Thursday one of the five border crossings between the two countries closed in 2012 after Syrian and Lebanese forces launched assaults against terrorists who established bases near the Syrian border. The re-opening was marked Read more