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Alexander Zasypkin said he was referring to a statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian chief of staff [Al-Manar TV] Russia‘s ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin has said that his country would respond to any US missiles fired at neighbouring Syria by shooting them down and targeting their launch sites. In an interview with Hezbollah-owned […]

A man is washed following alleged chemical weapons attack, in what is said to be Douma, Syria in this still image from video obtained by Reuters on April 8, 2018 © White Helmets / Reuters By jumping to conclusions about the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, Donald Trump’s war cabinet and their media cheerleaders […]

The cell planned to target Barcelona. Photo: AFP Ten members of a jihadist cell linked to the Islamic State group (IS) who planned attacks in Barcelona and to film a decapitation were sentenced to 8-12 years in jail on Tuesday. The defendants included five Moroccans, four Spaniards and a Brazilian, the National Court, which handles […]

Li Muzi / Imago / TASS Russia said on Tuesday it will propose to the United Nations that international inspectors visit the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack in the Syrian town of Douma, a move which follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning of quick, forceful action in response to the incident. At least 60 […]

 The UAE has condemned the seizure of its civilian aircraft carrying millions of dollars by authorities in Somalia on Sunday. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said that the jet was seized at Mogadishu airport carrying US$9.6 million in cash that it said was allocated to support the Somali army […]

Image Credit: SuppliedThe office premises of Exential. Exential forex fraudsters get 500 years each in prison for elaborate Ponzi scheme; lawyer said sentence sends ‘very strong message’ that Dubai is not taking financial crimes lightly Dubai: Victims lauded the sentence of 500 years in jail handed down by a judge here on two scammers behind […]

A church in Muccia, pictured before the quake. Photo: Casalmaggiore Provincia/CC BY-SA 4.0 An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale hit the central Italian region of Macerata early on Tuesday morning, with the tremors felt as far away as Rome. The first tremor was felt at 5:11 am, according to Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics […]

WASHINGTON — The Russian military has been jamming some U.S. military drones operating in the skies over Syria, seriously affecting American military operations, according to four U.S. officials. The Russians began jamming some smallerU.S. drones several weeks ago, the officials said, after a series of suspected chemical weapons attacks on civilians in rebel-held eastern Ghouta. The Russian […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened an imminent military strike against Syria Monday night, vowing to respond “forcefully” to Saturday’s apparent chemical weapons attack on civilians and warning that Russia or any other nation found to share responsibility will “pay a price.” As he began an evening meeting with military leaders at the […]

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho © Sergei Karpukhin / Reuters Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that he has accepted an invitation from his North Korean counterpart to visit Pyongyang. Lavrov met with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho in the Russian capital on Tuesday. According […]