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
Russia-Ukraine war
Russia-Ukraine war: Will western tanks end the war?
Omar Ashour
Inside Egypt
Affordable Russian cooking oil pours into Egyptian markets as prices soar
Media
Nine Middle East stories you may have missed since the Turkey-Syria earthquake
Analysis
All roads lead to Khartoum as Russia, Israel and West vie in game of thrones
Wagner Group
Russian foreign minister blasts western powers and defends Wagner Group in Sudan
Russia-Ukraine war
With tanks on the way, Nato is inching toward full-scale war with Russia
Jonathan Cook
Politics
Johnson is usually wrong. Corbyn right. Guess who we're listening to on Ukraine?
Peter Oborne
Russia-Ukraine war
Russia's Lavrov in Iraq for energy talks
Turkey elections 2023
Turkey's diplomacy drive: Is this 'zero problems' 2.0?
Christopher Phillips
Russia-Ukraine war
Turkey may deny ground services to Russian airliners soon
Energy
Opec+ leaves production unchanged amid sanctions uncertainty
Economy
Russia and Iran launch payment system as an alternative to Swift