Syria’s Assad says rebuilding is ‘top priority’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday that his top priority was the reconstruction of his country, battered by more than seven years of fierce…
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Embassy of Russia in Syria comes under mortar attack
“On October 3, the Russian diplomatic mission in Damascus came under a mortar attack. One of the shells hit in the embassy’s territory near the…
Johnson ‘war crimes’ slur provokes Russia
The United Kingdom’s foreign minister Boris Johnson has provoked a furious response from Russia after he said Moscow’s forces may be guilty of war crimes…
Senior Russian Senator Declares New Stage in Tehran-Moscow Military Ties
“Tehran and Moscow have always had close and friendly relations and the military ties between the two countries have entered a new era,” Sabsabi said…
Abbas says no meeting with Netanyahu in Moscow planned
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday that a proposed meeting in Moscow with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be held for now. “President Putin has…
The fate of US Nukes in Turkey
Since the failed coup, Turkey must accomplish the reorganization of its own political-military structures. Arrests and investigations are only the tip of the iceberg. Real…
Why was Iran so quick to rally behind Erdogan?
Iran — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was until recently a frequent critic of Iran’s policies in the region. These criticisms were not only numerous, but also expressed…
A “parallel state” in Russia?
The Turkish mutiny: a response to change in foreign policy paradigm On the night of June 15th-16th, Turkey faced an attempted coup d’etat. According to…
Egypt officials in Moscow to probe results of Russian plane crash
Egypt’s Aviation Minister Sherif Fathy and the country’s public prosecutor Nabil Sadek flew to Moscow on Tuesday to provide Russian officials with the latest findings on…
Eurasian bloc in Turkey: Erdogan and the Kemalists vs Gulen and the US
On July 15th, at around 23:00, the press reported a military coup d’etat in Turkey. In Ankara, shots rang out, and there were military planes…