Section: Middle East
- Bahrain (7)
- Cyprus (453)
- Egypt (1,041)
- Iran (2,140)
- Iraq (5)
- Israel (1,508)
- Jordan (139)
- Kuwait (303)
- Lebanon (1,816)
- Oman (45)
- Palestine (44)
- Qatar (690)
- Saudi Arabia (214)
- Syria (70)
- Turkey (2,473)
- United Arab Emirates (2,608)
Russia Will Remain ‘Difficult Partner’ after Putin Re-election: Germany
Russia will remain a “difficult partner” after President Vladimir Putin’s re-election but will be needed to help resolve international tensions, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Monday. “The result of the election in Russia did not surprise us any more than the circumstances of this election,” Maas told reporters in Brussels before...
Crimea votes in Russian election for first time
Presidential election took place on the fourth anniversary of the 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, one of the most dramatic manifestations of Vladimir Putin’s drive to reassert Russia’s power. …read more Source: AL...
Putin wins fourth term with record vote
Moscow – Vladimir Putin was Monday set for another six years in power after his landslide victory in Russia’s presidential election but so far only close allies have congratulated him as Moscow’s relations with the West disintegrate. Putin, who has ruled Russia for almost two decades, recorded his best election performance with...
Ukrainian president due in Doha today
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will arrive in Doha this evening for an official visit to the State of Qatar. Tomorrow morning, His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will meet with the Ukrainian President at the Emiri Diwan, where the two sides will hold talks on bilateral relations and means of enhancing them and a number...
Kiev protests dismantle Crimea installation, demand Poroshenko resign
Members of Movement of the New Forces protest in Kiev against Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and demand his resignation. …read more Source:...
Moscow Slams Ukraine’s Refusal to Grant Access to Russian Voters as Illegal
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Foreign Ministry’s Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Ukraine’s denial of access for Russian citizens to the ballot stations during the presidential election is absolutely illegal. …read more Source: Fars News...
Putin eyes fourth term as Russians go to polls
Russians voted Sunday in an election set to hand President Vladimir Putin a fourth Kremlin term, as the country is embroiled in a crisis with Britain and its allies over a spy poisoning. With the vast country stretching across 11 time zones, polls opened in the Russian far east at 2000 GMT on Saturday and will close in Kaliningrad, the...
Strongman tows 10,500-tonne ship to commemorate Crimean unification
Champion of the Far East in powerlifting Ivan Savkin, reportedly broke a record by towing a ship weighing over 10,000 tonnes, with the strength of his own body, in Vladivostok. …read more Source:...
Crimea votes for first time in Russian elections
The annexation of Crimea is an important feather in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s cap and Crimean Tartars say they are being pressured to not boycott the election. …read more Source: AL...
Erdoğan talks to NATO chief, Ukrainian president
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, separately, over the phone late on March 16, according to a diplomatic source. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
