ISTANBUL (AA) – Russia has called on the Palestinian resistance group Hamas to release all its prisoners “urgently and immediately.” “All prisoners must be urgently, immediately released, this is our firm position. We, of course, call on Hamas to ensure that all prisoners are released,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in a...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel said Monday there was no temporary truce to allow aid in or foreigners out of the Gaza Strip, where desperation was mounting among millions of Palestinians trapped in the heavily bombarded enclave with little food or water. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to Israel Monday before a loomin...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that civilian casualties will be “absolutely unacceptable” in case of an Israeli ground operation in the Gaza Strip. Speaking at a meeting of the heads of the Commonwealth of Independents States (CIS) in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, Putin said that employing heavy mil...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the deployment of US aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean Sea has a negative impact on the situation in the Gaza Strip. Speaking at the Russian Energy Week forum in Moscow, Putin questioned the purpose of sending a US military group to the region at […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysia has questioned the double standards of the international community over Palestine, saying the Western nations extended “swift” support to Ukraine, but ignored Palestinians. “Why are there two different approaches? For instance, in the Ukraine crisis, the Western powers swiftly provided support to Kyiv...
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 ...
