Russia
Putin to watch parachute drop, part of war games that have rattled West
World
September 18, 2017
Putin to watch parachute drop, part of war games that have rattled West
President Vladimir Putin arrived at a remote army training ground on Monday to watch a military parachute drop, part of…
Russia to start moving 50 MiG-29 fighters to Egypt : TASS
Egypt
September 17, 2017
Russia to start moving 50 MiG-29 fighters to Egypt : TASS
Russia is set to commence the supply operations of 50 Mikoyan MiG-29 fighters to Egypt as an implementation step to…
Kremlin accuses West of ‘whipping up hysteria’ over Russian war games
World
September 15, 2017
Kremlin accuses West of ‘whipping up hysteria’ over Russian war games
Russia accused the West on Thursday of “whipping up hysteria” over large-scale military exercises underway in eastern Europe and denied…
Egyptian-Russian military exercise starts
Egypt
September 14, 2017
Egyptian-Russian military exercise starts
Egyptian military spokesperson Tamer al-Refaei said in a statement on Thursday that Russian and Egyptian paratroops — 600 soldiers from…
Exclusive: Syria calls off mysterious million tonne Russian wheat deal
Middle East
September 14, 2017
Exclusive: Syria calls off mysterious million tonne Russian wheat deal
A mysterious Syrian wheat purchase signed last October with a little-known Russian trader has formally been called off, a government…
Turkey shrugs off worries over Russian defense system
Middle East
September 13, 2017
Turkey shrugs off worries over Russian defense system
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed concerns within NATO over his country’s decision to purchase Russian-made missile defense systems.…
Russia says Syria government seized most territory from IS
Middle East
September 12, 2017
Russia says Syria government seized most territory from IS
Russia’s military said Tuesday that Syrian troops have liberated about 85 percent of the war-torn country’s territory from militants, a…
Egyptian paratroopers to conduct military exercise in Russia next week
Egypt
September 9, 2017
Egyptian paratroopers to conduct military exercise in Russia next week
Egypt is set to conduct a joint military exercise with Russian Armed Forces next week in the Russian city of…
Urging reforms, Poroshenko says Ukraine can’t cope without IMF
World
September 7, 2017
Urging reforms, Poroshenko says Ukraine can’t cope without IMF
President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday that Ukraine would be extremely vulnerable if it failed to stick with its IMF…
Putin thinks North Korea crisis will not go nuclear, diplomacy to prevail
World
September 7, 2017
Putin thinks North Korea crisis will not go nuclear, diplomacy to prevail
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he thought the North Korea crisis would not escalate into a large-scale conflict…