Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Category Archives: Russia
Crimea Tatars block peninsula to protest Russian annexation
Hundreds of pro-Kiev activists from Crimea’s Tatar community on Sunday launched a blockade of roads from Ukraine to the peninsula to protest Russia’s seizure of their home region. Accompanied by members of the Ukrainian ultra-nationalist Pravy Sektor group, protesters from
Netanyahu to quiz Putin on Syria concerns
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Moscow on Monday to seek reassurance from President Vladimir Putin about Russia’s military deployment in Syria and to lay out Israel’s concerns about the risk of weapons reaching militants on its borders. Netanyahu
Libya coast guard seizes tanker, detains 12 Russians
Libya’s coast guard said Thursday it had intercepted a Russian-flagged tanker suspected of carrying an illegal shipment of petrol and detained 12 crew members from Russia. “We received a signal on the presence of a ship transporting an illegal cargo
Kremlin calls on U.S. for talks on resolving Syria
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that dialogue between Moscow and Washington on solving the Syria crisis was indispensable. Peskov made the comments when asked whether talks on Syria were possible between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President
Putin reaffirms Russia’s support for Syria’s Assad
President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Russia’s support for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Friday and said he opposed external interference to try to end the conflict there. Speaking at an economic conference in the city of St Petersburg, Putin also said
Putin meets Erdogan for closed-door talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks expected to touch on energy issues and the Syria crisis. The two leaders met a day after attending the opening ceremony of the inaugural European Games,
Ukraine says rebels have army of ‘mid-sized state’
Ukraine’s defense minister on Monday accused pro-Russian rebels backed up by Moscow’s forces of assembling a 40,000-strong army sufficient for a “mid-sized European state.” Stepan Poltorak’s estimates fly in the face of Russia’s denials that it either backs the separatist
Russian scientists stage rare anti-government demo
Russian scientists staged a rare anti-government demonstration Saturday as fears mount that they will be next in the line of fire after Kremlin crackdowns on the media, rights activists and the opposition. Several thousand protesters including scientists and intellectuals took
Snowden awarded freedom of expression prize in Norway
Former security contractor Edward Snowden won a Norwegian prize for freedom of expression Tuesday and received yet another invitation to leave his exile and receive the award in person. The Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression said the
Russia imposes entry ban on 89 European leaders
Russia has imposed an entry ban on 89 European politicians and military leaders, according to a list seen by Reuters, a move that has angered Europe and worsened its standoff with the West over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine conflict.
Russia’s new ‘undesirables’ law draws western ire
The United States led criticism of Russia’s new law targeting “undesirable” NGOs, which activists fear will stifle critical voices at international rights groups working in the country. Under the law signed by President Vladimir Putin on Saturday evening, Russian prosecutors
Man released from Guantanamo dies in Kazakhstan
A man who was released from the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in December and resettled in Kazakhstan has died in that Central Asian country, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday. Asim Thabit Abdullah al-Khalaqi, who was about 47, according
Kerry, Lavrov discuss Syria, Yemen in phone call
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the situation in Syria and Yemen as well as Ukraine with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The phone call was the latest in
Putin: Russia, Iraq expanding military cooperation
Moscow and Baghdad are expanding military cooperation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday during talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in the Kremlin. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also said before the talks began that Russia was ready
ICRC visits 2 soldiers detained in Ukraine
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday that it had visited two men captured in eastern Ukraine at the weekend who are now in hospital in Kiev. Ukraine on Monday showed a video online of two
Attack on Russian embassy in Syria condemned
The United Nations and the United States condemned Tuesday a mortar attack on the Russian embassy in Damascus that did not, however, cause any known injuries. The 15-member council stressed that host countries have an obligation to “take all appropriate
Russia probes failures after rocket falls to Earth
Russia on Sunday began investigating the loss of a commercial satellite and a separate glitch on the International Space Station, sparking fears over the industry’s safety. A commission to investigate the accident with the Proton-M rocket carrying a Mexican telecommunications
Egypt’s Sisi in Moscow for V-Day celebrations
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi landed in Moscow on Saturday to take part in celebrations marking 70 years since victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, local Egyptian media reported. Russia will use the grandiose Red Square parade to show
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