MOSCOW (AA) — Russia’s presidential envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, has said that US influence in the country was limited to manipulation, asset freezes and threats. Speaking at a news conference in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan Republic, Kabulov said the US “fled” Afghanistan and “stole, but this...
ISTANBUL (AA) – An Afghan delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Mawlavi Amir Khan Muttaqi flew to Russia on Monday to attend a Moscow-format meeting. According to the country’s Foreign Ministry, the delegation will discuss many political and economic issues during the meeting. Hafiz Zia Ahmad, deputy spokesman for the ministry, said on X t...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday condemned “new forms” of racism, Muslim stereotyping and burning of Quran, calling them “clear Islamophobic” acts. In his address to the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Ibrahim said inaction against such acts sends a “dangerous” message to humanity. “We...
MOSCOW (AA) – The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on Wednesday an agreement had been reached to suspend anti-terrorist activities in Karabakh. “Taking into account the request of the representatives of Armenian residents of Karabakh through the Russian peacekeeping contingent, an agreement was reached,” the ministry said in...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said on Wednesday that cooperation between Moscow and Tehran has advanced to a new level. The US and its allies attempted but failed to derail the process of cordial Russian-Iranian relations, Shoygu said during a meeting with Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani in Tehran. “...
Moscow, Russia – – AFP Russia has urged Azerbaijan and Armenia to “end bloodshed” and pursue peace talks, after Baku launched “anti-terror operations” in the disputed Armenian-majority region of Nagorno-Karabakh. “The Russian side urges an end to the bloodshed… and a return to a peaceful settleme...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US said Monday that it does not recognize the results of a presidential election held by Armenians in territories of Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region. During a press briefing, State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller said the US does not recognize Karabakh as “an independent and sovereign state, and therefore we ...
NEW DELHI (AA) – India is set to host the G-20 summit in the capital New Delhi from Saturday. The summit will take place without Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Chinese president Xi Jinping. The summit will be held at the newly inaugurated Pragati Maidan conference center at the Bharat Mandapam culture corridor. At […]
IDLIB, Syria (AA) – The Syrian army, Iran-backed groups and Russia carried out over 1,400 attacks in Syria’s Idlib and its surrounding areas over the past week, forcing more than 6,000 civilians to flee their homes. According to the Syrian opposition aircraft observatory, the Syrian army and Iran-backed groups targeted villages in the so...
United Nations, United States – AFP Russia on Wednesday vetoed a proposal at the United Nations to extend targeted sanctions in military-run Mali, which has become a close partner of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries. “Despite the fact that we repeatedly urged a constructive approach and a sensible compromise, the texts did not in ...
