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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his wife during a protest in Moscow in May 2017.(AFP)

Putin Critic Navalny Arrested Minutes before Mass Moscow Rally

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 12, 2017 | World

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested on Monday shortly before he headed to central Moscow to attend a protest. His wife announced on Twitter that Navalny was detained at the entrance of his home in the Russia capital. She added that the unsanctioned...

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin – DMITRY

The Russia Probe Through Moscow’s Lens

by David Ignatius | Jun 10, 2017 | Opinion

At a cafe a few blocks from the old KGB headquarters at Lubyanka Square, investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov tries to explain the murky world of Russian intelligence that’s now the focus of a US criminal investigation into the hacking of the 2016 campaign. Big...

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Chief opposition negotiator Mohammad Alloush (L) of the so-called Jaish al-Islam and a member of the rebel delegation Osama Abu Zeid (R) leave following the second session of Syria peace talks at the Rixos President Hotel in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 16, 2017. (Photo by AFP)

Astana Talks on Halt after Moscow Failing to Deliver on Safe Zones Promises

by Caroline Akoum and Taha Abdulwahid | May 4, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, Beirut – Tense caution dominated early hours of the Astana 4 negotiations on Wednesday. Expectations encompassed both positive and negative outcomes from the attempt at brokering peace in Syria. The Russian delegation was chiefly the optimistic party...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russia, May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool

Putin, Erdogan Re-Affirm Pact on Syria

by Thaer Abbas | May 3, 2017 | Middle East

Russian and Turkish heads of state re-affirmed on Wednesday their commitment on cooperating to end the conflict in Syria. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin both formed a pact on Syria. They met on Wednesday in the Russian Black Sea...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Iran’s Hassan Rouhani during their meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan,
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Moscow is Trying to Influence Iran’s Presidential Contest

by Amir Taheri | Apr 28, 2017 | Opinion

For four decades Tehranis have heard so many weird slogans chanted in their streets that almost nothing comes as a surprise to them. And, yet, last week many Tehranis were surprised to hear a group of youths, all adorned with suitable beards, shouting: “Russian...