US Planning to Launch Attack Against Syrian Army 'Very Soon' - Source
March 21, 2018 at 11:08 AM
In late 2017, troops from the Syrian Army and other allied ground forces liberated parts of the eastern province of Deir ez-Zor, effectively reestablishing a land route stretching from Iran to Syria and Lebanon, where the formidable Hezbollah political party and militia is based. Read More »
US & South Korea to start massive joint military drills on April 1
March 20, 2018 at 03:41 PM
Following a months-long pause in military drills and despite a thaw in relations between Seoul and Pyongyang, South Korea and the US will resume joint military exercises on April 1, the Ministry of National Defense announced. Read More »
Pressured by Israel, Czechs Consider Moving Embassy to Jerusalem - Reports
March 20, 2018 at 10:40 AM
Israel has been pressuring the Czech Republic to follow the United States’ suit to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Israel’s Channel 10 reported. Read More »
Election Day Fun: What Else Russians Will Be Doing During Sunday's Vote
March 19, 2018 at 03:16 PM
People who turn up at polling stations during Sunday’s presidential elections will have a chance to take part in flash mobs, get to taste a “presidential breakfast,” drink tea from a 200-liter samovar and enjoy concerts by top performers among many other equally pleasant and useful things. Read More »
Vladimir Putin decisively re-elected as Russian president – preliminary results
March 19, 2018 at 03:07 PM
Incumbent Russian leader Vladimir Putin is set to secure a resounding victory in the Russian presidential election, according to partial results made public by the electoral commission.
Vladimir Putin is now leading with over 76 percent of the vote, well above the simple majority needed to avoid a run-off. Read More »
Russia to blacklist more US citizens in reply to latest sanctions – senior diplomat
March 19, 2018 at 11:09 AM
Russia is preparing a mirror reply to the latest broadening of the anti-Russian restrictions by the US, says Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov. He added that those who initiated the confrontation are “playing with fire.” Read More »
US Prepared Militants for Conducting Chemical Attacks, Poised to Hit Syria - MoD
March 19, 2018 at 11:06 AM
Provocations by US-trained militants groups using chemical weapons will serve as a pretext for the United States to attack Syria, and Moscow has seen corresponding preparatory moves, including the formation of naval strike groups, the Russian General Staff has said. Read More »
Russian FM Lavrov Slams US Threats to Strike Syria as 'Unacceptable'
March 17, 2018 at 09:12 PM
"The threats to carry out unilateral military strikes on Syria, including Damascus, recently voiced by the United States, as it was last April based on unsubstantiated accusations against the Syrian government of using chemical weapons, are unacceptable and inadmissible. [We] have clearly said that to US representatives via diplomatic and military channels," Lavrov told reporters. Read More »
EU Holds 'Secret' Nuclear Talks With North Korea – Reports
March 16, 2018 at 11:07 AM
EU Parliament delegation has been in secret nuclear talks with North Korea for the past three years, the lead negotiator revealed Wednesday, according to UK media. Read More »
Iran warns US not to make ‘foolish’ decisions on Syria
March 15, 2018 at 03:06 PM
Iran has warned the United States not to make any “foolish” decisions regarding possible military action against Syria.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi advised the White House to think carefully before adopting a more interventionist approach in Syria. The comments from Qassemi come after President Donald Trump ousted Rex Tillerson as the US Secretary of State on Tuesday. Read More »
