Moscow, Russia — AFP Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that creating a Palestinian state was the “most reliable” solution for peace in Israel and that fighting so-called “terrorism” alone would not ensure security. He spoke during a press conference with the head of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gh...
IDLIB, Syria (AA) – At least four civilians were killed in attacks by Syrian armed forces in northern Syria, local sources said Sunday. The Syrian army and Iranian-backed groups carried out intense attacks in Idlib city center using ground-to-ground weapons. At least 15 others were wounded in the attacks and were transferred to nearby hospital...
IDLIB, Syria (AA) – Three people were killed, including a child, and 30 others were injured, including children and women, in attacks by Russian and Syrian regime forces in northwestern Syria on Friday. A Russian airstrike in the Jisr al-Shughur district of Idlib province killed at least one child and injured four others, said the [&hell...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) — Bangladesh has got one step closer to activating its first nuclear power plant as Russia formally delivered an initial shipment of uranium fuel to the South Asian country on Thursday. Via video link, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the official handover even...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia will decide on the terms of the presence of its peacekeepers in Karabakh together with Baku, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. “The timing and other issues of the deployment of Russian peacekeepers in the region will be determined jointly with our colleagues … If we are talking about ...
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. “...
