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
Iranian drones contain parts from the US and potentially Israel, report says
Cop27
The dirty secret Europe is hiding at Cop27
Jonathan Cook
Energy
Could Turkey become a gas hub for Europe?
Russia-Ukraine war
Russia-Iran: Putin speaks with Raisi on deepening ties, says Kremlin
Climate change
Blocking roads isn’t crazy - it’s our last hope that sanity will prevail
Jonathan Cook
Arms Trade
In a pivotal shift, the Middle East emerges as an arms exporter
Syria War
Syrian government 'cluster bombs' kill at least 10 civilians, including children
Russia-Ukraine war
Iran acknowledges drone sales to Russia before Ukraine war
Media
Removal of hijab law would lead to 'nudity': Iranian press review
Diplomacy
Jordan seeks closer coordination with Russia over Syria
Russia-Ukraine war
US lawmaker calls for more sanctions on Iranian airlines ferrying drones to Russia
Russia-Ukraine war
After Turkish mediation, Russia rejoins grain deal with Ukraine guarantees