Saudi business could turn to Russia & China as relations with West sour – analyst
October 26, 2018 at 10:51 AM
The threat of Western sanctions against Saudi Arabia over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi could tilt the kingdom eastward, an analyst says. Read More »
‘No choice but war’: Israel ‘exhausted all options’ in dealing with Hamas, says defense chief
October 25, 2018 at 02:57 PM
Israel is left with no choice but to unleash a military action against Hamas militants, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has threatened. The bellicose tirade comes amid reports the IDF are amassing tanks along the Gaza border. Read More »
Unilateral US Withdrawal From INF Treaty Will Have Multilateral Impact - China
October 24, 2018 at 10:41 AM
On October 20, US President Donald Trump announced the country’s withdrawal from the INF treaty over alleged Russian violations of the agreement. Read More »
Russian, Egyptian Presidents Holding Press-Conference in Sochi
October 22, 2018 at 02:44 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Sisi discussed Wednesday issues on the regional agenda as well as bilateral cooperation during a narrow format meeting. Read More »
US Envoy to UN: 'Palestinians are not UN Member State or Any State at All'
October 20, 2018 at 10:12 AM
The State of Palestine remains unrecognized by numerous UN members and holds non-member observer status at the organization since November 2012. The US is one of roughly 50 states that refuse to recognize Palestine, demanding it engage in negotiations with Israel to achieve a lasting peace. Read More »
Russians like China, dislike US, split about EU – poll
October 19, 2018 at 03:27 PM
The Russian people continue to view China mostly favorably, with 75 percent saying their attitude was good or mostly good, a fresh opinion poll showed. The US remains a disliked nation among Russians. Read More »
Two Koreas Agree to Start Connecting Railways in November-December – Reports
October 18, 2018 at 10:33 AM
TOKYO (Sputnik) - North and South Korean authorities have agreed to hold a ceremony for the launch of work on interconnecting roads and railways through the buffer zone that separates the countries in late November – early December, Yonhap news agency reported on Monday. Read More »
Kim Refuses to Provide Lists of Nuclear Sites to US - Reports
October 17, 2018 at 01:43 PM
TOKYO (Sputnik) - North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un refused to provide the list of the Asian nation's nuclear facilities to US State Secretary Mike Pompeo until the signing of a declaration ending the 1950-1953 Korean War, media reported citing sources. Read More »
'Terrorists Easily Live in US' – Iranian Minister
October 15, 2018 at 03:02 PM
Since the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, the United States has been using separatism, assassinations and sanctions to bring about a regime change in Tehran, Iran’s deputy foreign minister said. Read More »
‘Entire Middle East’ should look like Israel – Pompeo
October 14, 2018 at 10:16 AM
Israel is everything the US wishes the Middle East would be, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared in a speech, while bashing the Obama administration’s approach to Iran as resembling a “Disney movie.” Read More »
