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Turkey Tuesday laid into the UAE for sowing chaos in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region mainly in Yemen and Libya amid deteriorating relations between the two countries. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports, in an Read more
Russia Tuesday said it is surprised after east-based Libyan rebel Gen. Khalifa Haftar on Monday proclaimed himself the ruler of war-torn oil-rich African country, reports say. A diplomat at the Russian foreign ministry who asked not be named because not Read more
Turkey and Russia have urged Libyan leaders on Wednesday to declare a ceasefire on Sunday as warring factions clashed and carried out air strikes. After talks in Istanbul, President Erdogan and Putin said the ceasefire should come into force at Read more
Russia’s sovereign wealth fund has opened an office in the kingdom, a move Moscow describes will boost cooperation in a wide range of areas. The opening of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) office is coming few days before the Read more
Iran’s female soccer players will be allowed to play for the first time in the country’s largest stadium since the 1979 revolution with the female Olympic soccer to host its Russian counterpart in a friendly, reports say. Football federation Chief Read more
The US State Department Wednesday said it approved the sale of Patriot missiles worth $3.5 billion to Turkey that has signed up for Russia’s S-400 missiles following reluctance from the Trump administration to supply it with the military equipment. The Read more
Officials of Iran’s Civil Aviation Authority are mulling plans to look up to Russia’s Sukhoi Superjet as the Iranian carriers seek to buy up to 500 aircraft to upgrade their ageing fleets. Ali Abedzadeh, head of the Civil Aviation Organization, Read more
Russia’s largest leasing company GTLK has recently opened its third overseas office in Dubai to serve the Middle East and Africa. Controlled by the Russian government represented by the ministry of transport, GTLK leases air, water and rail transport, automotive Read more
The US Treasury Tuesday put a group of Iranian, Russian and Syrian companies and individuals on its international blacklist over their network for allegedly shipping barrels of oil to the Bashar al-Assad regime and for funneling the returns of the Read more
Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has invited Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar to join a two-day conference in Italy, aimed at pushing forward a new UN plan to stabilize Libya. The Palermo Conference kick-starts Monday despite the absence of high-level attendees Read more