US arms sales triple in 2011
Selling weapons worth $66.3 billion overseas, the US arms sales triple
Ending post-Soviet journey, Russia takes WTO seat
Moscow (AFP) — Russia on Wednesday crowned a tortuous 18-year journey from…
Syria’s battling economy may hold on with help from friends
Russia, Iran and Iraq may support the Syrian economy, despite of the…
UN unifies to condemn own Security Council on Syria
Countries to vote against the UN General Assembly resolution include some of…
UN reports violations of humanitarian law in Aleppo
Observers caution both sides to abide by international humanitarian law
200,000 Syrians flee Aleppo
An exodus of historic proportions is underway as besieged citizens abandon Syria’s…
BP hit with $3.1bn Russian court bill
Moscow (AFP) — A Siberian court on Friday piled more legal pressure…
Ministry of the Interior denies Chinese warship crossing at Suez
Rumours of a battleship headed through teh canal raised concerns about Egypt’s…
US views working with Iran on Syria as ‘unproductive’
Dueling draft resolutions on Syria pit Security Council members against each other
Russia and Saudi Arabia trade barbs on human rights
The tersely worded statements may hint at secret negotiations on Syria