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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic in Moscow’s Kremlin October 30, 2013. REUTERS/Michael Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin (RUSSIA – Tags: POLITICS) ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Debate: Russia cannot play a major role in the Middle East

by Richard Weitz | Nov 4, 2013 | Debate

Under both the previous Soviet government and its new Russian Federation, Moscow has sought to play a major role in the Middle East. Except on rare occasions, this aspiration has been thwarted. In recent years, Russia has been largely sidelined from the Arab Spring,...

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Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (R) meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi (L) at the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, 10 January 2013. Salehi arrived in Egypt for talks with Egyptian and Arab officials on bilateral relations and the Syrian crisis. EPA/KHALED ELFIQI

Opinion: Tehran is playing a double game

by Tariq Alhomayed | Jul 22, 2013 | Opinion

The Iranians hastened to sacrifice the Muslim Brotherhood, not out of love for the Egyptians but out of hatred of the Turks, aiming to isolate Turkey in view of Erdogan’s recklessness toward Egypt. Iran’s attitude is also aimed at furthering détente with...