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Russia calls U.S. move to better arm Syrian rebels a ‘hostile act’
Rebel fighter clean a weapon in al-Rai town, northern Aleppo countryside, Syria December 25, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi Russia said on Tuesday that a U.S. decision to ease restrictions on arming Syrian rebels had opened the way for deliveries of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, a move it said would directly threaten Russian forces in...
Aronian places second after five rounds at World Rapid Championship in Doha
After five rounds played at World Rapid and Blitz Championship in Qatar’s capital Doha, Ukraine’s representative Anton Korobkov leads the tournament table with 5 points. Armenian GM Levon Aronian comes the second with 4,5 points, while Armenia’s next representative Hrant … …read more Source:...
Armenian St. Gregory Church in Berezhany, Ukraine transferred to the Armenian Apostolic Church
St. Gregory Church was built in 1764 in the place of an older church built of timber. …read more Source:...
Putin says new gas pipeline will boost annexed Crimea’s economy
MOSCOW – Russia on Tuesday activated a pipeline carrying Russian gas to Crimea with President Vladimir Putin hailing it as a step that would power economic growth on a peninsula Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Crimea has no land border… …read more Source:...
Putin says new gas pipeline will boost annexed Crimea’s economy
[MOSCOW] Russia on Tuesday activated a pipeline carrying Russian gas to Crimea with President Vladimir Putin hailing it as a step that would power economic growth on a peninsula Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014. …read more Source: The Business...
Israel says ‘reducing’ ties with nations over UN vote
JERUSALEM: Israel’s foreign ministry said Tuesday the country was “reducing” ties with nations that voted for last week’s UN Security Council resolution demanding a halt to settlement building in Palestinian territory. Refuting reports that ties had been suspended, foreign ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said that...
Russia to rebuild Red Army Choir: defence minister
MOSCOW: Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday he will aim to quickly restore the country’s signature Red Army Choir, which lost most of its singers in the weekend’s military plane crash. Sixty-four members, including the conductor Valery Khalilov and most singers of the Alexandrov Ensemble, also known as the Red...
Israel says ‘reducing’ ties with nations over UN vote
JERUSALEM: Israel’s foreign ministry said Tuesday the country was “reducing” ties with nations that voted for last week’s UN Security Council resolution demanding a halt to settlement building in Palestinian territory. Refuting reports that ties had been suspended, foreign ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said in a message to...
Kazakhstan, Russia sign new cooperation agreement for Baikonur spaceport
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan and Russia signed a concept of cooperation at Kazakhstan’s Baikonur space launch complex following talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in St. Petersburg on December 26, TASS news agency reported. The document was signed by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry...
Parts of crashed Russian plane found in Black Sea
Russian rescuers found Monday the first parts of the Syria-bound military plane that plunged into the Black Sea, as officials dismissed terrorism as a possible cause of the crash that killed all 92 people on board. The Tu-154 jet, whose passengers included more than 60 members of the internationally-renowned Red Army Choir, was heading to...
