Moscow – Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu arrived in Tel Aviv on Monday for talks with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman. During the meeting, Shoigu was said to have overlooked commenting on the recent Israeli airstrike against missile defense bases east of Damascus, Syria. Russi
Moscow- The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has uncovered a ‘sleeper cell’ linked to ISIS that was active both in Moscow and the North Caucasus region, the Russian National Anti-terrorist Committee said. Four members of the cell were detained. In Makhachkala, the capital of Russia’s southern
Moscow- Russia’s Kremlin stressed the positive nature of cooperation between Moscow and Riyadh concerning the implementation of military-technical agreements announced by the two sides at a press conference following talks between King Salman bin Abdulaziz during his historic visit to Moscow last we
Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an amendment to the military service law that allows foreigners to serve in the Russian army. The foreigners, serving on a contractual basis, would be allowed to take part in international security missions, said the RBK newspaper. The daily said that
Moscow — Moscow strongly escalated on Friday its campaign against the US-led al-Tanf military base in eastern Syria and near the Iraqi border at a time when Russian warplanes supported regime forces that infiltrated in the city of Mayadeen, one of the ISIS strongholds in the east of Deir Ezzor. The
Moscow- Head of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) Alexander Bortnikov warned on Wednesday that ISIS will try to regroup and form a new “global terrorist network” after it is defeated in Syria and Iraq. Speaking in the Russian city of Krasnodar at a summit of 74 law enforcement agencies, Bortni
Moscow – Preparations for the upcoming landmark visit by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz to Russia are ongoing in Moscow. “Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks on Thursday with King Salman, who will be on a state visit to Russia,” the Kremlin said in a s
Moscow – Humans are preparing for a new major step aiming at discovering more space-related secrets, and preparing to land on other planets in the solar system, along with building international space stations all around the globe. In this context, both the US space agency NASA and Russia’s Ro
Moscow- The Kremlin said it hopes that the upcoming visit of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud to Moscow next week will give a new powerful impetus to the development of bilateral relations with Riyadh which is the leader of the Arab world. “Russia is interes
Moscow- Russia’s Defense Ministry denied on Sunday that its airforce launched a strike against the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria’s eastern town of Deir Ezzor, and said it doubted the role of these forces in fighting ISIS. The ministry’s denial came in response to SDF statements a
Moscow- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed means to consolidate bilateral relations and to expand cooperation between the two countries. Putin received Hariri at his residence in Sochi on Wednesday and expressed confidence that the agreements reache
Moscow – Experts from the guarantor states held a round of consultations on Wednesday in the Kazakh capital to prepare for the 6th round of talks on Syria, which will be officially launched on Thursday and is expected to witness the signing of an agreement on the establishment of a de-escalati
Moscow- Head of Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad received Tuesday Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the instruction of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Syrian presidency said in a statement. “During the meeting, the issues of military and military-technical cooperation were discussed in th
Moscow – Moscow and Ankara confirmed on Tuesday that they signed a deal in which Moscow would sell Ankara S-400 missiles. “Signatures have been made for the purchase of S-400s from Russia. A deposit has also been paid as far as I know,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. He stated
Moscow – Russian and French diplomats and military officials held a round of consultations in Geneva on Saturday, during which they discussed prospects for a settlement in Syria and the possibility to find common ground between Russia and France. Talks have also touched on a French proposal to form
Moscow, Beirut- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has stressed “the importance of spurring up the operation of all mechanisms on Syria to make them more efficient,” a position seen as a rejection of the French-initiated Contact Group on Syria. Lavrov, who according to his ministry’s spokesperso
Moscow, Beirut – Col. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi of the Russian military’s General Staff said Friday that Russian fighter jets have carried out 90,000 airstrikes since Moscow’s direct military intervention in Syria in September 2015, allowing the Syrian regime to quadruple the territory u
Moscow- The military display of spoils of war collected from Syrian armed factions at the military exhibit triggered Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu’s interest. Made from local scraps and modest means, the ‘Hell Canon’ was a piece that caught the eye of Russia’s Shoygu. Syrian rebels in Alep
Moscow – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday against Iran’s activity in Syria. He stated that Iran’s presence is a threat to Israel, the Middle East, and the world as a whole. “The victory over ISIS is welcome. Iran’s entry is unwelcome, endangering us, and in my opinion, endangeri
Moscow – The next round of talks between Russia, Turkey and Iran on settling the Syrian civil conflict has been pushed back from late August to mid-September, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov said on Tuesday. Kazakhstan hosts the talks which have in the past few months focused on es
