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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attend a meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic (not pictured) at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, October 29, 2015. REUTERS/Sergei Chirikov/Pool

Opinion: A Russian Gift to the Lebanese on their Independence Day

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Nov 25, 2015 | Opinion

The Russian ‘gift’ to Lebanon on its independence day couldn’t possibly have been more poignant. According to official reports the Russian authorities concerned didn’t bother to communicate the news of its sea and air manoeuvres close to Lebanon’s coast to the...

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Opinion: Who Brought Foreigners to Syria?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Nov 25, 2015 | Opinion

“We entered Syria after fighters were 200m away from Damascus”. This is a confession from the Iranian Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani. However, my topic is not about Iranian intervention because its circumstances and goals are well known. Instead, I would like to...

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The Russian Sukhoi Su-24M plane being shot at and then falling in the Hatay province in southwest Turkey yesterday (Reuters)

Indications of a Russian- Turkish Confrontation while NATO Watches

by Thair Abbas | Nov 25, 2015 | World

The shooting down of a Russian plane by a Turkish missile near the Turkish border yesterday has triggered a delicate situation in the region as it waits for the Russian response to the operation which came after a series of warnings from Turkey about airspace...