Erdogan Slams Qatar Sanctions, Says Ankara Will Keep Developing Ties With Doha
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday criticized sanctions imposed on Qatar and called on continuation of cooperation in the region.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday criticized sanctions imposed on Qatar and called on continuation of cooperation in the region.
The record $110 billion arms deal US President Donald Trump inked on his visit to Saudi Arabia is “fake news,” a former CIA analyst and counterterrorism expert said Monday.
A dozen of people were detained in Belgium on Tuesday in connection to the 2016 Brussels attacks that killed over 30 people and injured 340.
The latest US coalition's airstrike within the de-confliction zone on Tuesday killed at least two Syrian army troops and injured more than 15 others, a well-informed Syrian source told Sputnik on Tuesday from the strike site.
Jordanian government spokesman Mohammad al Momani has announced that Amman will be reducing their diplomatic representation with Qatar as well as revoking Al Jazeera's Jordan TV channel's license.
The US State Department urged Moscow on Tuesday to join Washington in its attempts to force Pyongyang that has carried out a series of missile tests for the past year to abandon its nuclear program.
The claims that Moscow meddled in the Montenegrin affairs to prevent it from joining NATO, is a "typical" US special operation designed to ensure transatlantic spirit using the so-called "Russian threat," a Russian lawmaker said.
Russia will continue efforts aimed at reconciliation and the creation of zones of de-escalation in Syria despite a fresh strike on pro-government forces by US-led coalition, a senior Russian lawmaker told Sputnik on Tuesday.
A day after North Korea rebuffed calls from South Korean civic groups to resume cross-border exchanges, Pyongyang is encouraging bilateral cooperation with Seoul by urging them to enforce summit declarations signed by the two countries in 2000 and 2007.
Russia will demand convening an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council in the wake of a fresh US strike on pro-government forces in Syria as it is a fragrant example of military aggression, a senior Russian lawmaker said Tuesday.
The US Department of State said on Tuesday that despite Qatar "made some great efforts to try to stop financing of terror groups," it still has more work to do to accomplish the goal.
US President Donald Trump’s eldest son Donald Jr. has defended his father’s Twitter rampage against left-wing London Mayor Sadiq Khan, saying that his namesake has “been proven right ... every time.”
The US Air Force “hasn’t changed” its operations out of its Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, despite multiple Persian Gulf states cutting diplomatic ties with Doha and US President Donald Trump signaling that actions isolating Qatar could be “the beginning of the end of the horror of terrorism.”
US President Donald Trump is again blaming Democrats for his own administration’s failings.
Syrian President Bashar Assad says the situation in his country has dramatically improved from the military perspective, with terrorist groups on the retreat. Military observer Alexander Perendzhiev says the main guarantee to ensure a lasting peace in Syria is finding political stability, and that Russian forces are actively engaged on that front.
Vice President Mike Pence's statement regarding Russia and Iran's threat appears to be a continuation of the outdated policy of Barack Obama, Russian political analyst Kirill Koktysh told Radio Sputnik, suggesting that there are certain divisions within the Trump administration.
The US-led coalition air forces launched strikes a new strike against pro-Syrian government force on Tuesday as it was advancing inside a deconfliction zone near At Tanf, according to the statement of Operation Inherent Resolve.
The claims of the OCCRP, sponsored by the US state funds and George Soros, regarding Russia’s alleged interference in the internal affairs of Macedonia are marked by blatant professional ignorance and immense imagination, according to the statement of the Russian Embassy in Macedonia.
The major powers of the Arab world have united against Qatar, cutting off diplomatic ties with the monarchy. Political observer Gennadi Petrov says the crisis, which has roots that go back decades, has more direct origins in President Trump's Middle East tour, where he called on US Arab allies to wage an uncompromising struggle against terrorism.
Syrian Ambassador to Russia Riyad Haddad stated that Damascus has not adopted a stance on the diplomatic crisis around Qatar.
Rival regional air carriers such as Etihad and Emirates stand to gain after the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt closed their airspace to Qatar Airways on Monday, aviation expert Captain Desmond Ross told Radio Sputnik.
Syrian army took control over the villages of Khirbat Muhsin, Khirbat Hassan, Bir Saba, al-Tarqaui, al-Salihiyah and Anz Bukadi in the western part of Raqqa province, according to a local source.
Russian State Duma Deputy Speaker Pyotr Tolstoy stated that Russia had warned the PACE representatives that it would not pay the contribution if the Russian delegation did not take part in the PACE sessions, and it is obvious that the Russian side will not take part in the PACE sessions this year.
Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar stated that Libyan authorities had repeatedly voiced concerns over threats posed by Qatar.
The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) resumed strikes on the Daesh targets from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, according to the statement of the US Navy.