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
Iran protests
Iran arrests 14 foreigners, including US citizens, over protests: Report
Russia-Ukraine war
Israel rules out arms sales to Ukraine following Russia warning
Russia-Ukraine war
US: Iranian drone supplies to Russia violate UN resolution on nuclear deal
Russia-Ukraine war
Russia attacks Kyiv with suspected Iranian-made 'kamikaze' drones
Russia-Ukraine war
Iran 'plans to send Russia missiles' for war in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
Iranians trained Russian forces to launch suicidal drones on Ukrainian cities, says report
Media
Westerners live in denial, convinced they’re the good guys
Jonathan Cook
Energy
Turkey and Russia to jointly set up gas hub in Thrace, Erdogan says
Politics
Opec+ row: The US has lost control of its Gulf allies
David Hearst
US Politics
Two-state solution highlighted in Biden’s national security strategy
Sport
World Cup 2022: Russia's Putin wishes Qatar every success for tournament
Energy
Russia could create 'gas hub' in Turkey, Putin tells Erdogan