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Russia has joined its voice to Morocco’s to express opposition to any violation of the parameters set by the United Nations Security Council with regard to the settlement of the Sahara issue and to any attempt to change the pace of the political process. This came in the Statement on the Extended Strategic Partnership adopted […]
Russian Foreign Ministry Monday offered its mediation to help Gulf rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran end diplomatic spat caused by Riyadh’s execution of Saudi Shia cleric followed by assaults on two Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic missions in Iran. “We ask… Tehran, Riyadh and other Gulf countries to show restraint,” the ministry said in a statement before […]
Egypt’s national carrier, EgyptAir, has been informed that Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport will be closed to its aircrafts as of Saturday till further notice. The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) sent a notification to the Egyptian carrier on Friday about the decision to bar its planes from landing in Russia. Aviation Minister Hossam Kamal said Cairo is yet to be […]
The United Nations Security Council will hold September 30 a debate on the conflicts threatening peace and stability in the Middle East and North Africa. The debate is organized by Russia which took over Tuesday the monthly UN Security Council rotating presidency. According to Russian envoy to the UN Vitaly Churkin, the debate, to be […]
Egyptian President al-Sissi is due to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week to bolster cooperation between the two countries, Egyptian official sources indicated Thursday. This will be al-Sissi’s third trip since his election as president in June 2014. He first visited Russia in August last year, and returned to Moscow last […]
As relations with Washington started lately getting more complicated and strained over regional thorny issues such as Iran, Syria, Israel…, the Saudis moved to enhance their ties with Moscow to meet their strategic goals. It seems that in politics there are indeed no permanent friends or enemies, but only permanent interests. This old saying turns […]
The independent chairman of FIFA’s audit and compliance committee Domenico Scala told Swiss newspaper Sonntagszeitung that Russia and Qatar could be stripped off their rights to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup if they are found guilty of paying for the votes in 2010. This is not the first time that Scala has […]
Tunisia has taken a step towards nuclear energy after it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) during the 7th ATOMEXPO 2015 International Forum on Nuclear Energy in Moscow. The signing ceremony which took place on Monday paved the way for official nuclear cooperation between the two parties. Their […]
During the Israeli cabinet weekly meeting, Prime Minister Netanyahu reiterated his concerns over the supply of the Russian-made S-300 missiles to Iran “especially at a time when Iran is stepping up its aggression in the region and around the borders of the State of Israel.” Tel Aviv raised the concerns with Moscow but Kremlin claimed […]
The talks between the Syrian government and the opposition have ended in Moscow after four days with the prospect of holding another meeting. The Moscow talks are already seen as a positive step towards ending the war in Syria although the U.S backed Syrian opposition based in Turkey is reported to have been absent. The […]