Russia

Russia-Ukraine war

Russia ties Black Sea grain deal with Ukraine to halt in oil refinery strikes

Turkey seeks a Black Sea shipping deal, but Ukrainian officials say Russia 'always asks for more'
Syria after Assad
No peace with Israel 'if rights of Syrians are usurped', Sharaa says
Islamophobia
Europe's most powerful party is stoking a Muslim scare
Farid Hafez
Sahel
Exclusive: Mali’s Tuareg separatists seek Turkey talks, reveal Russian contact
Israel's genocide in Gaza
EU foreign policy chief says Israeli settlements should be treated like Russian-occupied Crimea
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Miliband has decisively broken with decades of UK inaction on Palestine
Chris Doyle
War on Iran
The UAE, like the US and Israel, is normalising a permanent state of war in the Middle East
David Hearst
Energy
Turkey replaces Russian oil and diesel imports from US as wars reverberate
War on Iran
How China eased pressure on oil markets by halting purchases and relying on reserves
Politics
Mecca agreement: Why Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan teamed up
War on Iran
How Iran and Ukraine are strategically sinking their rivals at sea
Omar Ashour
Media
Arabic press review: Egypt spy chief 'discusses Sisi election rivals' with opposition
Diplomacy
US will send old tank-busting planes to Middle East, advanced jets to Asia, Europe: Report
Russia-Ukraine war
Turkey tightens restrictions on Russian aircraft without major disruptions
Energy
Russia surpasses Saudi Arabia as China’s top oil supplier
Libya Crisis
Libya's Haftar told Russians that Egypt agreed to brief Moscow on US talks
Russia-Ukraine war
Russia-Ukraine war: Israel approves export licences for anti-drone tech to Kyiv
Diplomacy
China, Russia and Iran launch joint military exercises in Gulf of Oman
Arms Trade
Qatar ranks as top arms importer despite surge in weapons going to Ukraine
Arms Trade
Iran says deal reached to buy Russia's Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets
Analysis
'You can't be neutral': US and UAE heading for showdown over Russian sanctions evasion
Russia-Ukraine war
Turkey halts shipment of sanctioned goods to Russia, says report
Syria War
The impact of trauma on the mental health of Syrian children