*ISTANBUL: *Turkey and Russia were engaged in a fresh war of words on Wednesday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened an “imminent” operation in Syria to end the regime’s brutal assault on the last rebel enclave. It came as Syrian aid workers issued an urgent call for a ceasefire ...

*MOSCOW: *The Russian army on Friday accused Israel of using a civilian plane carrying 172 passengers as a shield against Syrian anti-aircraft fire while carrying out airstrikes near Damascus. Israel’s air force hit targets in the capital area at dawn on Thursday sparking a Syrian riposte, ...

MOSCOW - A Russian official says Moscow is alarmed by the US Navy's decision to deploy low-yield nuclear missiles on submarines since they heighten the risk of a limited nuclear war. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday the deployment of the W76-2 warhead in the name of ...

UNITED NATIONS: Russia on Wednesday blocked a UN draft resolution on Libya seeking an inclusion of the word "mercenary" in the text, diplomats said. "There are a few sections in the resolution that are of concern," Russian ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia told reporters following a ...

BEIRUT, LEBANON – The Russian military may have shot down two drones that belonged to the U.S. Armed Forces in the eastern Mediterranean last night, the Russian aviation website Avia.Pro link reported. You Will Forever Remember Your Special Day Inspiredot link Ads by Revcontent Find Out More ...

ISLAMABAD - Drones downed on Sunday near Russia's Hmeimim airbase in Syria were launched from the Idlib de-escalation zone, Maj. Gen. Yuri Borenkov, the commander of the Russian Centre for Syrian Reconciliation, said. "On 1 February, at about 11 p.m. Moscow time [20:00 GMT], Russian ...

ISLAMABAD -Russia’s Vladimir Putin fast ditches US Dollar amid de dolarization drive. Russia managed to retain its recently-won fifth place among the countries with the largest gold reserves, increasing its lead over China and gaining on third and fourth place holders Italy and France, fresh ...

ISLAMABAD - Russian air defenses have repelled a drone attack launched by unidentified militants on the strategic Hmeimim airbase in Syria's western coastal province of Latakia. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday, "With the standard anti-aircraft missile systems deployed ...

ISLAMABAD - Acting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says there is unverified information that at least six American F-35 jets were “in the Iranian border area” at the time when Iran accidentally downed Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 last week. “This information has yet to ...

TEHRAN - Joint maritime maneuvers, involving the Russian, Chinese and Iranian Navies, have entered their second day in the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman. The naval drills, the first of their kind, were launched on Friday with the aim of securing international trade routes in strategic ...