One civilian was killed on Tuesday in an artillery attack by the Syrian regime and Iranian-backed terrorist groups in Syria’s opposition-held Idlib province, according to local sources, reports Anadolu Agency. The towns of Kafr...

Russia will grant $10 million in financial aid for Palestinian refugees, a Russian official said on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports. Konstantin Kosachev, who heads Foreign Affairs Committee of the...

Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov said yesterday that more efforts are needed to facilitate the return of Syrian refugees to their country. The Russian minister made the remarks during...

The European Union yesterday imposed sanctions against nine Syrian and Russian officials for their involvement in chemical weapons attacks in war-torn Syria. The decision was made during a meeting...

Russia has reiterated its readiness to host a reconciliation conference between rival Palestinian factions. In a phone call with the Head of Hamas’ Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, Russia’s special...

Officials of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have announced that they have held a series of meetings with a delegation of senior Russian army officers to discuss ways to...

The Syrian regime must take control over the country’s north, the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said yesterday. “We are convinced that the best and only solution is the...

A bomb attack claimed by Daesh killed two US troops and two civilians working for the US military in northern Syria on Wednesday, weeks after President Donald Trump said...

The Sudanese government has denied reports that Russian mercenaries are aiding security forces in cracking down on anti-austerity protests that have rocked the country over the past month. Sudanese...

Daesh militants are “living their final moments” in the last enclave they hold near the Iraqi border, where US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are attacking them, an SDF official...

A planned visit by Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh to Moscow has been postponed indefinitely due to the Russian foreign minister’s “busy schedule”, a tweet by a senior official in...

Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, reiterated on Thursday his country’s rejection of any kind of dictation coming from any party to cancel the purchase of the S-400 air defence...

Egypt’s economy is slated to surpass Russia, Japan and Germany as the world’s seventh largest economy in 2030, according to a new long-term forecast released by Standard Chartered Plc....

Russia yesterday categorically denied reports that it plans to intervene and influence the election of any foreign country including the upcoming Israeli general elections. Russian presidential spokesman, Dmitry Peskov,...

The US troop withdrawal from Syria will not be scuppered despite Turkish threats against Washington’s Kurdish allies there, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, promising to ensure...

Turkey’s Defence Minister Hulusi Akar discussed regional security issues with his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoygu in a phone call on Wednesday, says Anadolu Agency. The latest developments in Syria’s...

For nearly a week, the international media and social media have been talking about an interview between Al-Sisi and the famous American corresponded, Scott Pelly, on CBS’s 60 Minutes....

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Iran and Russia are preparing to hold joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea, including rescue and anti-piracy drills, the commander of the Iranian navy was quoted on Sunday...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Israel will continue working against “Iranian military repositioning in Syria”. Netanyahu’s comments were made in a phone call...

Syrian Kurdish leaders aim to secure a Russian-mediated political deal with President Bashar al-Assad’s government regardless of US plans to withdraw from their region, a senior Kurdish official told...

Syrian family of 7 rescued as Russian airstrikes hit Idlib

Clashes among rival Syrian rebel factions have spread across northwest Syria, rebels and residents said on Thursday, in the latest bout of tit-for-tat fighting between opponents of President Bashar...

Some 19,666 people were killed in Syria in 2018, the Syrian Observatory on Human Rights (SOHR) announced yesterday. The organisation said that last year registered the lowest death toll since...

Syrian regime forces and Iran-backed terror groups intensified their attacks in Idlib province’s de-escalation zone Monday despite a ceasefire agreement, according to a civil defence official. “Assad regime forces...

Foreign and defence ministers from Russia and Turkey discussed coordination between their forces in Syria after the United States’ decision to withdraw troops from the Arab republic, Russian Foreign...

US President Donald Trump’s abrupt announcement last week of the withdrawal of American troops from Syria caught many people off guard, including his own administration officials. It actually prompted...

There are many aspects for us to consider regarding the announcement that the US is withdrawing its troops from Syria. There is no need to discuss Donald Trump’s fluctuating...

Russia understands the importance of the US’ decision to withdraw its troops from Syria and this “is going to contribute to a comprehensive settlement of the situation”, Foreign Ministry...

The Russian Defence Ministry said yesterday that Israeli air strikes against Syria on Tuesday night had threatened two civilian flights, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported. The agency quoted the...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told reporters yesterday that he will most probably meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss US withdrawal from Syria as reported on Reuters. He...

Tamir Pardo, former head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, has claimed that Russian cyber-meddling helped influence the 2016 US presidential elections in favour of current US President Donald Trump,...