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A US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Mediterranean Sea June 28, 2016. US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Handout via Reuters

Russia Threatens to Target US Warplanes in Syria

by Taha Abed alWahed and Heba El-Koudsy | Jun 20, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, Washington– US Marine General Joseph Dunford said on Monday that the United States was working to restore a communications line with Russia in order to avoid an accidental clash over Syria. Moscow had cut off the “deconfliction” communications line after the...

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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson at the G7 meeting (Photo: Reuters)

Tillerson Brings Assad’s Fate Back to the Forefront of Discussions

by Taha Abed alWahed and Heba El-Koudsy | Apr 12, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, Washington, Beirut- US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who landed on Tuesday in Moscow to meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, brought back the fate of Bashar Assad to the forefront of discussions on the country’s civil war. Tillerson...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrive for a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, November 8, 2016. (Reuters)

Moscow Avoids Escalation on Eve of Tillerson’s Visit

by Taha Abed alWahed and Heba El-Koudsy | Apr 11, 2017 | Middle East

Washington, Moscow – In an attempt to avoid escalation with the US on the eve of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to Moscow, the Kremlin dissociated itself from a joint statement issued by the alliance supporting Syrian regime leader Bashar al-Assad, which...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama attend the U.N. climate change conference in Paris, France, on November 30, 2015. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Moscow Pinning its Hopes on Lausanne Meeting as U.S. Seeks ‘Multilateral’ Approach

by Taha Abed alWahed and Heba El-Koudsy | Oct 14, 2016 | Middle East

Moscow, Washington – An international meeting on the ministerial level will be held in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Saturday as part of fresh attempts to overcome previous failures in reaching an agreement over war-torn Syria. While reports said Iran will not attend...