Posts Tagged: Russia Syria
Russian Group Nominates Putin for Nobel Peace Prize
A Russian advocacy group with close ties to the country's government said Tuesday that it had nominated President Vladimir Putin for the Nobel Peace Prize,...
Russia Says Has Evidence Syria Rebels Used Chemical Weapons
Jerusalem Post - Russia will show the UN Security Council evidence it has received from Syria's government pointing to the use of chemical weapons by...
Russian Deal on Syria Only Makes Things Worse
Diplomacy has never witnessed anything like the dizzying and erratic sequence of events relating to Syria that began on Wednesday, Aug. 21 and ended 3½...
Russia Now a Force in the Middle East
President Obama's abysmal failure to provide leadership during the Syrian crisis represents a turning point in the Middle East and has paved the way for...
A Real Interim Solution for Syria
In the northeastern part of Syria—contiguous to Iraq and Turkey—lies al Hasaka, or the Triangle, also known as al Jazeera province. As large as Lebanon, this...
Why Obama Went to Congress on Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to seek congressional authorization for a military strike against Syria is the latest chapter in an ongoing struggle between the...
Russia to Deploy Missile Cruiser, Anti-Submarine Ship to East Mediterranean
Reuters - Russia is sending two warships to the east Mediterranean, Interfax news agency said on Thursday, but Moscow denied this meant it was beefing...
Report: Further Israeli Airstrikes on Syria Weapons Cache Likely
Further Israeli strikes inside Syria are now expected after American intelligence analysts concluded that a recent attempt to destroy a stockpile of weapons there did...
Russia Affirms Commitment to Delivering S-300 Missile System to Syria
Russia is still committed to delivering the S-300 advanced anti-aircraft missile system to Syria, despite Western objections, and is also considering extending a loan to...
Report: Israel, Russia May Reach Agreement to Halt S-300 Delivery to Syria
Israel could drop its opposition to Russia stationing troops on the Golan Heights as members of the UN peacekeeping force - if Moscow cancels plans...
Russian Troubles in Syria
It is tempting to watch American foreign policy and Russian foreign policy and assign all the naiveté and sloppy thinking to one and all...
Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister: Putin Understands Israeli Position on Syria
Jerusalem Post - Russian President Vladimir Putin understands and is more receptive to Israel's positions than his foreign ministry headed by Sergei Lavrov, ...
Report: Russia Withdraws Military Personnel from Syria
The Hill - Russia has withdrawn all its military personnel from Syria amid escalating violence, Russian media report, avoiding any chance of Russian...
Saudi Foreign Minister: Syria is ‘Occupied Land’
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal criticized on Tuesday those countries supporting the embattled Syrian regime in its civil war against rebel groups, saying...
