Section: Al-Manar TV (Lebanon)
Blast hits US embassy in Kiev, no casualties: police
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McCain Says Putin ‘Bigger Threat’ than ISIL
Veteran US Senator John McCain said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to world security than ISIL Takfiri group. “I think he (Putin) is the premier and most important threat, more so than ISIL,” McCain chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation late Monday. “I think ISIS...
Russia Warns Citizens against Visiting UK over Terror Threat
Russian authorities on Friday warned its citizens against visiting Britain after London raised its threat level in the wake of the Manchester suicide attack. “The Russian embassy in Great Britain recommends Russian citizens refrain from travelling to the country, especially from visiting major cities, if such trips are not absolutely necessary,”...
EU’s Tusk Says No ‘Common Position’ on Russia with Trump
European Union president Donald Tusk said talks with US President Donald Trump on Thursday revealed no “common position” on Russia, a subject on which the US leader faces pressure at home. Tusk, along with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, also argued for the benefits of open trade and the Paris climate agreement that Trump is...
Lavrov: US, Russia Agree Fighting Terror “Priority”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a press conference in the Russian embassy in Washington DC following his meeting with US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday, May 10. Sergei Lavrov started the presser off by saying that he had discussed bilateral cooperation between the US and Russia with US...
Tillerson Meets with Russian Foreign Minister
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for talks on Syria and Ukraine, amid a political firestorm that has placed Moscow’s alleged meddling in last year’s election back in the spotlight. President Donald Trump on Monday fired FBI chief James Comey, who was leading a wide-ranging...
Merkel to Hold Putin Talks on Rare Russia Visit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will on Tuesday meet President Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on her first visit to Russia since 2015, in a signal of renewed dialogue as deep strains remain over Ukraine. The Russian and German leaders have scaled back links as Moscow’s ties with the EU plunged to a post-Cold War low over...
President Assad: Restoring Security to Syria Requires Halt of Foreign Support to Terrorists
Syria President Bashar al-Assad affirmed that the objective of the American and western allegations about chemical weapons is to support terrorists in Syria. President al-Assad added in an interview given to Venezuelan Telesur TV that the solution in Syria should be through halting support to terrorists from outside and reconciliation among the...
Lavrov: Russia Insists on ‘Prompt, Transparent’ OSCE Car Blast Probe in Donbass
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Tillerson to Poroshenko : Russia’s Actions in Ukraine ‘Obstacle’ to Improved Relations
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in a phone conversation Sunday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Moscow’s actions in eastern Ukraine remain an obstacle to improved US-Russian ties, the State Department said. “Secretary Tillerson phoned Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko today to discuss his recent trip to Moscow and his...
