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By Finian Cunningham • Referring to ongoing peace talks on Syria co-sponsored by Russia, President Vladimir Putin said the negotiations marked the beginning of “rebuilding” this war-torn country, as well as other conflict zones in the Middle East region. Already several rounds of talks have been held in Kazakhstan’s …
March, 2017
February, 2017
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24 February
“Russia and Civilization”, a Continuum of Russian and Slavic Heritage
Book Review By Shehab Makahleh — Dr. Soheil Farah, member of the Russian Academy of Education, has honored me with a copy of his new book entitled “Russia and Civilization: Meaning and Destiny”. Dr. Farah divided his book into seven chapters talking about the geography, history, culture, people and ideology …
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15 February
Jordan Steps Up its War on ISIS in Syria
On February 5, Jordan launched airstrikes in southern Syria, directed at the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and Jaysh Khalid bin Al Waleed. Occurring shortly after King Abdullah II’s meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in late January and with US President Donald Trump …
December, 2016
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18 December
Why Everything We’re Hearing About Aleppo Right Now Could Be Wrong
As the Russian U.N. envoy announces that its military operation in Aleppo is complete, I’m in two minds about the war that has ravaged the Syrian city. I’m in two minds because the mass media has published extensive reports on the fact that the Russian and Syrian authorities …
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16 December
Russia sending Chechen special forces to Syria
According to Russian media reports, two of Chechnya’s most elite battalions will be deployed to Syria and tasked with protect the Khmeimim Air Base in Latakia. Rare footage released by Russia TV this week, revealed to the world that Russian special forces units are already on the ground …
November, 2016
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24 November
King Abdullah II of Jordan: Fight Against Terrorism Priority – Australian ABC
Canberra, Nov. 23 (Petra) — Australian ABC TV Channel broadcast on Wednesday an interview with His Majesty King Abdullah II, who started with Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah a state visit to Australia upon an invitation from its Governor General Peter Cosgrove. Following is the full text …
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22 November
Trump-quake to Rebalance World Order
Donald Trump’s victory and the new appointment of his team members are clear-cut indicative that he is heading towards a cooperative mood with Russia and its president Vladimir Putin towards a number of global issues including fighting terrorism, facing international threats, rising to the level of challenges including …
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19 November
Trump and Putin Begin Work on US-Russia Reset
The Russian President Vladimir Putin made the long-expected phone call to the US president-elect Donald Trump on Monday. It stands to reason that the presidential spokesman in the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, one of Putin’s closest aides, travelled to New York last week ostensibly to attend a world …
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10 November
Montenegro: NATO’s Latest Plaything for Baiting Russia
You could hardly get a more sensational headline this week than this: «Montenegro says it foiled Russian-backed plan to kill PM Djukanovic». The dramatic «news» followed the announcement last Sunday by the country’s chief prosecutor that an attempted coup carried out – allegedly – by Russian nationalists had been foiled …
