Russia
Russian ambassador to Egypt dies ‘suddenly’ at the age of 68: Report
Egypt
September 2, 2019
Russian ambassador to Egypt dies ‘suddenly’ at the age of 68: Report
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday the death of the Russian ambassador in Egypt, Serge Kirpichenko, in a Cairo…
Russia says US strikes in Syria’s Idlib put ceasefire at risk: reports
Middle East
September 1, 2019
Russia says US strikes in Syria’s Idlib put ceasefire at risk: reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s military said the United States had mounted air strikes in Syria’s Idlib without forewarning Moscow or…
Russian opposition holds new protest march
World
August 31, 2019
Russian opposition holds new protest march
Russia’s opposition held a new protest march in central Moscow on Saturday, despite a ban by authorities, a week before…
Air strikes halt in Syria’s Idlib after truce called
Middle East
August 31, 2019
Air strikes halt in Syria’s Idlib after truce called
Air strikes on Syria’s northwestern Idlib region stopped on Saturday, a war monitor said, after the government agreed to a…
US blacklists Iran oil tanker in Mediterranean
Middle East
August 31, 2019
US blacklists Iran oil tanker in Mediterranean
The United States on Friday blacklisted the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya following repeated warnings over its valuable oil cargo.…
Spacecraft carrying Russian humanoid robot docks at ISS
World
August 27, 2019
Spacecraft carrying Russian humanoid robot docks at ISS
An unmanned spacecraft carrying Russia’s first humanoid robot to be sent into orbit successfully docked at the International Space Station…
Video: Egyptian-Russian military exercise ‘Defenders of Friendship’ continues
Egypt
August 25, 2019
Video: Egyptian-Russian military exercise ‘Defenders of Friendship’ continues
Egyptian military spokesperson Tamer al-Refai announced in a statement on Sunday that Russian and Egyptian paratroops continued activities for the…
Docking aborted for Russia’s first humanoid robot in space
Science
August 24, 2019
Docking aborted for Russia’s first humanoid robot in space
An unmanned spacecraft carrying Russia’s first humanoid robot to be sent into orbit failed to dock automatically at the International…
Syrian army takes towns in northwest that rebels held for years
Middle East
August 24, 2019
Syrian army takes towns in northwest that rebels held for years
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops on Friday reclaimed a cluster of towns they had lost early in the eight-year-old war,…
Erdogan tells Putin that Syrian offensive is causing humanitarian crisis
Middle East
August 24, 2019
Erdogan tells Putin that Syrian offensive is causing humanitarian crisis
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Friday that Syrian army attacks in northwest Syria…