Tag: Russia
Russia stance on Assad suggests divergence with Iran
Russia does not see keeping Bashar al-Assad in power as a matter of principle, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on Tuesday in comments...
Russian airline blames ‘external’ factors after IS releases ‘video proof’ they...
The Russian passenger jet that crashed in Egypt came down because of “external” factors, the airline company said Monday, hours after Islamic State released...
Bodies of Egypt crash victims arrive in Russia
A plane carrying the remains of 144 people killed when a Russian airliner crashed in Egypt landed in Saint Petersburg early on Monday, hours...
US, Russia, 15 other states propose Damascus-rebel talks
The United States, Russia and more than a dozen other nations directed the UN on Friday to start a new diplomatic process between Syria’s...
US, Russia, Iran seek to bridge gaps on Syria
US Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting separately with his Iranian and Russian counterparts in Vienna, before international talks on Syria the top...
Nearly 450 killed in Russian strikes on Syria: monitor
Russian air strikes in Syria have killed at least 446 people, more than a third of them civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...
Rockets hit Russian embassy compound in Damascus: AFP
Two rockets struck the Russian embassy compound in Damascus on Tuesday sparking panic as several hundred people gathered to express their support for Moscow's...
US airdrops ammunition to Syria rebels
United States (US) forces airdropped small arms ammunition and other supplies to Syrian Arab rebels, barely two weeks after Russia raised the stakes in...
‘Fiercest clashes’ as Syria regime advances with Russian support
Syrian regime forces backed by Russian air strikes advanced in the centre of the country on Monday, sparking the fiercest clashes with rebels since...
Russia steps up air strikes against Assad opponents in Syria
Russia said on Saturday it had stepped up its bombing campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria, while local observers said several of the...
Four Syria-bound Russian missiles crash in Iran, says US official
Four Russian cruise missiles aimed at targets in Syria instead crashed in Iran, a US official said Thursday, declining to comment on whether there...
Russia builds up ground forces in Syria alongside airstrikes
US calls rapid deployment ‘impressive’; Moscow launches first naval bombardment
Russia has built up a battalion-sized ground force inside Syria with rocket artillery and its...
US defence chief warns Russia has ‘losing strategy’ in Syria
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Monday that Russia is pursuing a “losing strategy” in Syria and that it must live up to its...
Russia making ‘grave mistake’ in Syria: Erdogan
Moscow's bombing campaign in Syria is "unacceptable", Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, warning that Russia was making a "grave mistake".
"The steps Russia...
Obama, Putin clash over vision for resolving Syrian crisis
US president describes Syrian President Assad as a ‘tyrant’ and ‘chief culprit’ behind four-year civil war in which at least 200,000 people have died and millions forced to seek refuge in other countries
Pakistan in talks with Russia to buy Su-35 jets
Pakistan and Russia are in the process of negotiating what analysts believe can be potentially the largest defence deal between the two countries, IHS...
Bin Roye screened in Belarus with Russian subtitles
After successful houseful shows in over 12 countries since its release, Bin Roye becomes the first Pakistani movie to make it to Belarus, a...
