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Russian opposition provoked summer police violence: Putin
World
February 26, 2020
Russian opposition provoked summer police violence: Putin
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says the opposition provoked police violence during mass protests in Moscow last summer,…
Putin engineers shake-up that could keep him in power longer
World
January 16, 2020
Putin engineers shake-up that could keep him in power longer
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin engineered a surprise shake-up of Russia’s leadership Wednesday, proposing changes to the constitution that…
Libyan strongman delays signing ceasefire at Moscow talks
Middle East
January 14, 2020
Libyan strongman delays signing ceasefire at Moscow talks
Libya’s eastern strongman General Khalifa Haftar delayed signing a ceasefire agreement at talks in Moscow, but Russia said it was…
Merkel, Putin discuss Middle East flashpoints at Kremlin meeting
Middle East
January 11, 2020
Merkel, Putin discuss Middle East flashpoints at Kremlin meeting
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday for talks set to focus on…
Thousands of young Syrians opt to learn Russian at school
Middle East
January 11, 2020
Thousands of young Syrians opt to learn Russian at school
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Omar al-Tawil, a 15-year-old school boy in Damascus, is one of 24,000 Syrian youngsters now learning Russian…
Sisi, Putin stress on political solution in Libya
Egypt
January 11, 2020
Sisi, Putin stress on political solution in Libya
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Friday telephoned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, with Egypt’s presidential spokesperson Bassam Rady explaining…
Unidentified planes strike targets in eastern Syria: reports
Middle East
January 10, 2020
Unidentified planes strike targets in eastern Syria: reports
BEIRUT (AP) — Unidentified planes struck targets in Syria near the border with Israel on Friday, reports said, triggering “a…
UN-supported Libya government welcomes civil war truce calls
Middle East
January 9, 2020
UN-supported Libya government welcomes civil war truce calls
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s United Nations-supported government has welcomed Russian and Turkish calls for a ceasefire in the country’s ongoing…
Erdogan, Putin to launch new gas line, talk Mideast security
Middle East
January 8, 2020
Erdogan, Putin to launch new gas line, talk Mideast security
ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish and Russian presidents were in Istanbul on Wednesday to inaugurate the dual natural gas line…
Iran strikes back at US with missile attack at bases in Iraq
Middle East
January 8, 2020
Iran strikes back at US with missile attack at bases in Iraq
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran struck back at the United States early Wednesday for killing a top Revolutionary Guard commander,…