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 Says It Signed S-300 Missile Contract With Iran
Russia and Iran have signed a contract for Moscow to supply Tehran with S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, Sergei Chemezov, the chief executive of Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec, was quoted by the RIA news agency as saying on Monday.
Russia Gave Israel Advance Notice of Its Air Strikes In Syria
UNITED NATIONS – Russia informed Israel in advance about its intention to carry out an aerial attack in Syria, senior Israeli officials told on Wednesday.
Russian Chief Rabbi: Jews Are Safe Here Long-Term
Russian Jewry is completely safe long-term and does not face any significant emigration, Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar told on Thursday, undercutting two seemingly diametrically opposed remarks by senior communal officials.
Netanyahu To Visit Putin, Warn Against Syria Deployment
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is to travel to Russia next week to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding his country’s recently expanding role in the internecine warfare in Syria.
Report: Iranian Commander Makes Second Moscow Visit
Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds Force, has visited Moscow for the second time, Lebanese newspaper As-Safir reported on Tuesday.
Federal Judge Levies $43.7M Fine Against Russia For Failure To Return Schneerson Library To Chabad-Lubavitch
Washington, D.C. – In the latest round of a legal dispute that dates back over a decade, a federal judge on Thursday ordered Russia to pay a $43.7M fine for failing to return the Jewish books and documents collection known as the Schneerson Library over to the Brooklyn-based Hasidic Chabad-Lubavitch group.
Iranian Troops Join Russians In Syria Fighting
Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, has sent hundreds of ground soldiers into Syria in the past few days apparently in cooperation with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, said a senior Israeli security official Thursday.
Moscow Admits Russian Military Experts on The Ground In Syria
Russia’s Foreign Ministry disclosed early Wednesday that Russian military experts are assisting forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in that country’s long-running civil war.
US Warns Russia Against More Aid To Assad
BEIRUT — Unconfirmed reports suggesting that Russia was planning to expand its military support for Syrian President Bashar Assad prompted a warning from the US that such actions could lead to a confrontation with coalition forces.