“Information war against Moscow not helping to solve Syrian conflict”
he information war against Russia that is being carried out by the West is not helpful in solving the Syrian conflict, science director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of Russia’s Academy of Science Vitaly Naumkin said at the academic conference dubbed as “National Reconciliation and Syria’s Future.” “Despite all the difficulties emerging on the way to mutual understanding (on the Syria settlement) between the...
Rosneft CEO reveals real meaning of oil price war, outlines Russia’s role in it
Russia will not be a background actor in competition on the global oil market, head of Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft Igor Sechin said in an interview with Corriere Della Sera newspaper. “What is the meaning of the current price war? I think, first of all, it’s a competition for shares on the market and Russia is not going in this case to be a background actor,” he said. The head of Rosneft said he is also...
ICRC: Our main concerns today are for the civilians in Mosul
The United Nations has said it is deeply concerned about the plight of people who flee Mosul as fighting intensifies amid the Iraqi offensive. Several days into the assault, families who had left were met by Iraqi soldiers about 15 kilometres from the city. Some were met by ambulances amid the dust, as in the background oil fields reportedly set on fire by ISIL militants continued to burn. The International Committee of the Red Cross...
Fragile Yemen truce comes into effect under UN plan
A fragile ceasefire took effect in war-ravaged Yemen just before midnight Wednesday, under a United Nations plan, as combatants face mounting pressure to end more than 18 months of fighting. The UN special envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, had announced on Monday that the cessation of hostilities would take effect “at 23:59 Yemen time (2059 GMT) on 19 October 2016, for an initial period of 72 hours, subject to...
Humanitarian pause begins in Aleppo
Humanitarian pause has come into effect in the Syrian city of Aleppo (360 kilometers from Damascus), the Syrian Army Command announced. According to the Command, the pause will last from 8:00 to 19:00 local time (5 am to 4 pm GMT). The Syrian government earlier announced the withdrawal of the troops from the positions in several areas of Aleppo “in order to allow the militants to leave Eastern Aleppo through special...
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