Russia Deports Israeli Rabbi, Second Deportation of Chabad Rabbi In 2017
Moscow – For the second time this year, Russian authorities have ordered out of the country a foreign Chabad rabbi who had lived there for years.
Russia Deploys Missile System Able To Hit Tel Aviv Planes
Russia has revealed in photographs that it has deployed a highly advanced anti-missile system in western Syria, that is capable of downing planes taking off in Tel Aviv.
Russia Considers Hezbollah A ‘Legitimate Force,’ Not A Terrorist Group
Moscow does not consider Shi’ite Muslim group Hezbollah to be a terrorist organisation, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying on Sunday.
Russia borrows £11.4billion to continue funding war in Ukraine
Russia has raised more than £11billion by issuing debt to investors as the war in Ukraine continues to take a punishing toll on the country’s finances. Moscow issued £11.4billion worth of debt – effectively selling IOU notes – at the weekend, Britain’s MoD said, in the single-largest sale of its kind in Russian history. It…
DetailsRussia Begins Scaling Down Military Presence In Syria
Russia’s military on Friday said it has begun scaling down its deployment to Syria, with Moscow’s sole aircraft carrier set to be the first to quit the conflict zone.
Russia Arrests Two Over Boris Nemtsov Killing
Moscow – Russia said Saturday it had arrested two men suspected of killing opposition activist Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down near the Kremlin in a brazen assassination that shocked the country.
Russia Arrests Top Kaspersky Hacking Investigator For Treason
A manager at Russia’s biggest cybersecurity firm in charge of investigating hacking has been arrested, the company said Wednesday.
Russia Angry After Barack Obama Strike on Syrian Soldiers
S-led coalition jets have bombed Syrian government forces’ positions near the eastern city of Deir ez-Zor, killing 84 troops and “paving the way” for Islamic State militants, the Syrian Army General Command told the state television.
Russia and Iran Threaten U.S.: Syria Strike Crossed Red Line
A joint command center made up of the forces of Russian, Iran and allied militia alliance supporting Syrian President Bashar Assad said the U.S. strike on a Syrian airbase crossed “red lines” and it would now respond to any new aggression and increase their level of support to their ally.
Russia Acknowledges ‘Act of Terror’ Brought Down Plane In Sinai
Russia’s security chief, FSB head Alexander Bortnikov, acknowledged that terrorism downed a Metrojet flight which crashed in the Sinai several weeks ago, killing 224 people – long after Western intelligence declared that terrorist involvement was ‘probable.’