Tag: Russia
Russian hackers stole US cyber secrets from NSA: media reports
WASHINGTON: Russian government-backed hackers stole highly classified US cyber secrets in 2015 from the National Security Agency (NSA) after a contractor put information on...
Saudi king arrives in Russia for first visit
King Salman, President Putin likely to discuss extending oil production cuts ahead of OPEC oil cartel meeting
MOSCOW: Saudi King Salman arrived in Moscow...
Saudi king set for first ever visit to Russia
MOSCOW: King Salman of Saudi Arabia will arrive in Russia this week to conduct the first official visit to the country by a Saudi king,...
Russian firm provides new internet connection to North Korea
North Korea has opened a new internet connection with the outside world, this time via Russia, a move which cybersecurity experts say would strengthen...
Saudi King Salman to visit Russia on Thursday: Kremlin
MOSCOW: King Salman of Saudi Arabia will visit Russia on Thursday, senior Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov was quoted by the TASS news agency as saying.
“We are awaiting...
Facebook to give Russia-linked ads to US Congress today
NEW YORK: Facebook Inc said it plans to turn over to the US Congress copies of some 3,000 ads that the social network says...
US, North Korea brinksmanship could lead to unpredictable nosedive: Russia
WASHINGTON: Spiking nuclear tensions between the United States and North Korea showed little sign of abating on Sunday as Russia warned of a “very unpredictable nosedive”...
Pakistan tells Russia it wants deeper ties in diverse fields
NEW YORK: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday expressed Pakistan's desire for deepening mutually beneficial cooperation with Russia in diverse fields, emphasising the need...
Pakistan cosying up to Russia, as US-India embrace tightens
-- FO spokesperson says General Bajwa to visit Russia in October’s first week
ISLAMABAD: As the US-India embrace tightens, former Cold War foes – Pakistan and...
Trump’s eldest son will testify publicly on Russia: senator
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump Jr. will testify publicly before a congressional committee probing Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign and possible collusion by his...
After 13-year freeze, Russia, Iraq restore air travel
BAGHDAD: Russia and Iraq restored scheduled commercial airline services on Sunday for the first time since 2004, in what officials hailed as a sign...
Turkey, Russia, Iran to police Syria Idlib safe zone
ASTANA: Russia, Turkey and Iran have agreed to set up de-escalation zones in Syria for six months, negotiators for the three countries have said in...
‘Pakistan inks eight defence deals with foreign countries’
Minister for Defence Khurram Dastgir Khan on Thursday apprised the Senate that the Defence Ministry signed eight agreements with the foreign countries during the...
Angry Moscow demands swift return of closed US facilities
On Saturday, Russia was forced to vacate its consulate in San Francisco and two diplomatic buildings in New York and Washington after the US ordered the move, the latest twist of a lengthy feud.
Trump’s company sought Moscow real estate deal during presidential run
Washington Post says investors and Trump’s company had signed a letter of intent to build a Trump Tower in Moscow but the project, lacking land and permits, was abandoned at the end of January 2016, just before the US presidential primaries began.
‘Pakistan suffered huge losses in war on terror’
FO spokesperson says Pakistan sees emergence of new powers in South Asia
Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria on Friday said that Pakistan’s sacrifices against...
Ex-FBI chief Mueller to head Trump-Russia investigation
The Republican leader, who has struggled to shake off suspicions that Russia helped put him in the White House, has been accused of seeking...