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US officials have expressed Russia’s potential involvement in the ‘hacking’ of Qatar’s state national news agency QNA late last month after Doha blamed hackers for planting fake news attributed to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, which sparked diplomatic dispute between Read more
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Tuesday expressed Saudi Arabia’s intention to keep good ties with Russia after Moscow fumed over the red carpet welcome reserved to the United States during Trump’s visit to Riyadh. Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Read more
President Trump Wednesday urged Russia to call to order Syrian President Bashar Assad and regional ally Teheran. This came at a meeting in Washington with Russian top diplomat Sergei Lavrov, the highest Russian official received by the US President since Read more
The office of the UN mediator in the Syrian intra-talks indicated Monday that the mediator would meet with protagonists in Geneva for a new round of talks, few days after Russia, Iran and Turkey agreed to create “de-escalation zones”. “Special Read more
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Bogdanov arrived in Tripoli on Tuesday and was welcomed by members of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). He told reporters that his visit to the country is “a continuation” of the matters that Read more
The Iranian armed forces held a military parade on Tuesday to mark the country’s National Army Day. The celebrations were dominated with a display of military power and the resurfacing of the ‘Death to Israel’ banners. During his address at Read more
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has hailed the relations with Saudi Arabia stating that there are excellent contacts between their officials “in all directions.” He added that there is “a deepening of mutual understanding” between the two countries and Read more
Algeria’s energy minister, Nourredine Boutarfa, met with European Union’s Climate and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete in Brussels to discuss energy matters with the latter assuring that Europe “will remain the main customer for Algeria” even though most long-term gas Read more
The US military has intentionally targeted the Shayrat air base of the Syrian military with 59 tomahawk missiles launched from its USS Porter and USS Ross warships stationed in the Mediterranean Sea. President Donald Trump said he ordered the attack Read more
Russia’s foreign ministry has issued a diplomatic note expressing concerns about “the stalling of the Middle East peace process” which has contributed to “unilateral moves that undermine the potential for an internationally accepted solution to the Palestinian problem.” Israeli and Read more