Section: Al-Manar TV (Lebanon)
US to Provide Ukraine with ‘Enhanced Defensive Capabilities’
The US announced Friday it would provide Ukraine with “enhanced defensive capabilities,” a move that could escalate a conflict between western-backed government forces and pro-Russian separatists that has claimed more than 10,000 lives since 2014. It also threatens to undermine President Donald Trump’s calls for improved relations with...
UN Votes 128-9 to Reject US Decision on Jerusalem
The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted by a decisive vote of 128 to nine, with 35 abstentions, a motion rejecting the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the Zionist entity. President Donald Trump had warned ahead of the vote in the 193-nation assembly that “we’re watching” and threatened reprisals against countries...
Putin says Russians do not want Ukraine-style ‘coup’
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Ex-Georgian president Saakashvili on hunger strike after Ukraine arrest
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Russia Vetoes “Unbalanced” UN Resolution to Extend Syria Chemical Probe
A Russian resolution on the international inquiry into chemical attacks in Syria has been rejected by the UN Security Council, shortly after Russia vetoed a rival proposal by the US, calling it flawed and unbalanced. The US and Russia both put forward their respective resolutions to the UN Security Council on how the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative...
Trump Backs US Spy Agencies on Poll Meddling But Slams Putin Haters
Donald Trump said Sunday he backed US intelligence agencies who concluded that Russia hadallegedly meddled in the 2016 US presidential election, but repeated his trust in the sincerity of Vladimir Putin’s denials and slammed critics of his relationship with the Russian leader. Addressing a press conference in Hanoi, Trump was asked to...
Erdogan Says US Decision to Halt Turkey Visas ‘Very Saddening’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said he was sad about a decision by the US embassy to stop all regular visa services in Turkey amid a diplomatic row. “Above all, this decision is very, very saddening,” Erdogan said in his first reaction to the decision, at a news conference with Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Kiev....
Russia Says to Resume Cybersecurity Cooperation With US When Washington Ready
Russia said on Friday it will resume its cooperation with the United States on cybersecurity as soon as Washington is ready, corresponding proposals have been passed onto the US side. “We are ready for dialogue with the US side on this issue. We have accumulated positive experience in this aspect. The cooperation will resume as soon as Washington...
Russia detains two alleged spies for Ukraine in Crimea
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Moscow: US Has to Refrain From ‘Sanctions Diktat’ to Boost Ties With Russia
Russia said on Monday the United States has to abandon attempts of “sanctions diktat” and show the political will to improve relations with Russia to stop the aggravation of “political schizophrenia” that grips the Moscow-Washington ties. “The way out of this situation lies in the channel of manifestation of the political will to improve...
