Section: Iran
Russian President Putin, Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei Meet to Discuss Syria
Updated Nov. 23, 2015 7:34 p.m. ET Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first visit to Iran in nearly a decade, seeking to cement the countries’ newfound partnership in Syria even as the U.S. seeks to drive a wedge between them over the future of the Assad regime. Mr. Putin met for more than 90 minutes Monday with Iran’s supreme...
Democracy Is Being Dismantled Before Our Eyes: Bob Herbert on Sheldon Adelson-Backed GOP Debate
GuestsBob Herbertdistinguished senior fellow with Demos. From 1993 to 2011, he was an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. This is viewer supported news Tuesday’s debate was held in Las Vegas at the Venetian casino, owned by Republican billionaire backer Sheldon Adelson. Adelson and fellow billionaire Donald Trump held a private meeting...
Russia suspends free trade accord with Ukraine
Russia has suspended an agreement on a free trade zone with Ukraine starting from the New Year amid strained relations between Moscow and Kiev. …read more Source: Iran...
Russia suspends free trade accord with Ukraine
Russia suspends an agreement on a free trade zone with Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russia Doubles Electricity Supply to Crimea
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian President Vladimir Putin has switched on the second of two power lines to complete the first energy bridge to Crimea. This increases the power supplied to the peninsula by 230 MW. The first power line providing 260 MW started on December 2. …read more Source: Fars News...
Kazakhstan: who ordered the killings and tortures?
Who ordered police to shoot down oil workers demonstrating for fair living standards? Who organised the torture of activists in police cells? Four years after police killed at least 16 demonstrators and injured 60 more in the oil city of Zhanaozen in western Kazakhstan, trade unionists and human rights campaigners are demanding answers. They will...
Merkel, Obama, Erdogan crowned liars of 2015: Survey
A new international survey has ranked German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US President Barack Obama and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as the world’s top three liars of 2015.The recent poll conducted by German web platform, Alles Schall und Rauch, asked more than 3,000 of its readers from Germany and 40 other countries to...
Decommunization in Ukraine
The new pro-Western government has started purging streets and map of Ukraine from reminders of the Soviet past. …read more Source:...
US, Russia trade harsh barbs over Ukraine
The US and Russia trade barbs at a UN Security Council meeting, with the Russian envoy accusing Washington of “playing a destructive role” in Ukraine. The heated exchanges came ahead of a visit by US Secretary of State John Kerry to Moscow on Monday to discuss Syria and Ukraine. The Friday spat delayed the Security Council meeting for nearly an...
US, Russia trade harsh barbs over Ukraine
The US and Russia trade barbs at a UN Security Council meeting, with the Russian envoy accusing Washington of “playing a destructive role” in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
