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Mubarak, Russian FM discuss regional cooperation
Egypt
July 1, 2010
Mubarak, Russian FM discuss regional cooperation
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held “important talks” yesterday over common regional and international interests,…
Russia won’t immediately send troops to Kyrgyzstan to quell ethnic riots
World
June 12, 2010
Russia won’t immediately send troops to Kyrgyzstan to quell ethnic riots
Osh, Kyrgyzstan--Kyrgyzstan has asked Russia for military help to quell ethnic rioting in the central Asian nation, but the Kremlin…
Russia says Lula has poor chance of success in Iran
World
May 15, 2010
Russia says Lula has poor chance of success in Iran
Moscow--Kremlin chief Dmitry Medvedev has said the Brazilian president was unlikely to succeed in his last ditch attempt to prevent…
Russia to sell Syria warplanes, air defense systems
World
May 14, 2010
Russia to sell Syria warplanes, air defense systems
Moscow--Russia has signed deals with Syria under which it will sell it warplanes, anti-tank weapons and air defense systems, Itar-Tass…
Russia warns US against unilateral Iran sanctions
World
May 13, 2010
Russia warns US against unilateral Iran sanctions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the United States and other Western nations on Thursday against imposing unilateral sanctions on…
Muslim scholars denounce Islamist bombs in Russia
World
April 1, 2010
Muslim scholars denounce Islamist bombs in Russia
Dubai--Muslim scholars from a dozen countries on Thursday condemned suicide bombings by Islamist rebels in Moscow and Dagestan as "criminal…
Russia’s ‘silent war’ spills into Moscow
World
March 30, 2010
Russia’s ‘silent war’ spills into Moscow
Moscow--The bloodiest attack on Moscow in at least six years has confounded Russia's attempt to cauterize an Islamist insurgency spreading…
Suicide bombers kill at least 37 in Moscow metro
World
March 29, 2010
Suicide bombers kill at least 37 in Moscow metro
Moscow--Two female suicide bombers killed at least 37 people and injured 38 on two packed Moscow metro trains in the…
Russia, China press Iran on nuclear program
World
March 24, 2010
Russia, China press Iran on nuclear program
Moscow--A senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that Russia and China had pressed Iran to accept a United Nations offer…
Thousands rally against Putin, dozens detained
World
March 21, 2010
Thousands rally against Putin, dozens detained
Moscow--Russian police broke up an opposition demonstration in Moscow on Saturday, one of around 50 rallies across the country with…