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Following the killing of Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, on Monday, some voices in Russia responded immediately that it was a plot by the West to undermine the recent warming up of relations between Ankara and Moscow. The Russian Read more
The rebels are close to losing Aleppo to the pro-government forces as they only control around 10% of the city after losing the neighborhood of Sjeikh Saeed, one of the largest neighborhoods in eastern Aleppo, following intense clashes. President Assad’s Read more
Western-backed resolution for a seven-day ceasefire in embattled Aleppo has been vetoed by Russia and China on Monday at the UN Security Council with the Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin raising concerns that it could be used by Read more
The Russian-backed Syrian army and allied militias are staging a brutal assault on the city of Aleppo to bring the rebels to their knees pushing approximately 16,000 people to flee the city. “The parties to the conflict have shown time Read more
Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar of the Libya National Army (LNA) was in Moscow for a two day visit during which he met the Russian Defense and Foreign Affairs Ministers, General Sergei Shoigu and Sergei Lavrov respectively. Haftar said relations with Read more
The failure by OPEC members to reach a production freeze deal amid disagreements over sharing output cuts risks further drop in oil prices, several analysts warned. As the de facto Saudi-led cartel prepares to meet on Wednesday in Virginia, a Read more
Lebanese based Hezbollah had a military parade inside Syria over to commemorate ‘Martyr’s Day’ but the some of the American military hardware that featured in the released pictures have raised eyebrows because Washington considers the group as a terrorist organization. Read more
Russia has suspended its airstrikes on Aleppo from Tuesday morning until further notice but its Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu warned that rebel groups in the eastern part of the city should stop military action and leave, hoping that countries that Read more
Egyptian President Thursday defended his country’s backing of a Russia-sponsored UN resolution last Saturday, a vote that angered Saudi Arabia, which took economic sanctions against the North African country by suspending oil supply. Egypt took financial donor Saudi Arabia by Read more
Russia will help Mali face the terrorist scourge. This was confirmed by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Envoy of the Russian President for the Middle East and North Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov, who said his country is willing to help Read more