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Syria Clearly to Blame in Chemical Attack on Town, U.S. Says

EghtesadOnline: The Trump administration said evidence clearly showed Syria was behind a chemical attack on civilians this month and accused Russia of trying to cover up for its ally, Bashar al-Assad, by spreading disinformation.
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Publish Date:12/April/2017 | 08:35

Russia warns of serious consequences from U.S. strike in Syria

EghtesadOnline: Russia warned on Friday that U.S. cruise missile strikes on a Syrian air base could have "extremely serious" consequences, as President Donald Trump's first major foray into a foreign conflict opened up a rift between Moscow and Washington.
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Publish Date:08/April/2017 | 04:53

Putin's Syria Gambit at Risk as Trump Challenges With Strike

EghtesadOnline: Russian President Vladimir Putin risks losing hard-won gains in Syria now that the U.S. has upended the balance of forces by striking at his ally President Bashar al-Assad after accusing him of a chemical attack that killed scores of people.
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Publish Date:08/April/2017 | 04:27

Iran, Russia highlight importance of Syria talks

EghtesadOnline: Iran and Russia, the two allies to Syria, on Thursday discussed conditions in Syria and said Syrian talks in Astana, held on the initiative of Tehran, Moscow and Ankara, are significant.
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Publish Date:18/March/2017 | 16:45

Russian-backed Syria talks derailed as rebels boycott

EghtesadOnline: Russian-led peace talks on Syria were derailed on Tuesday as rebels backed by Turkey boycotted a third round of meetings in Kazakhstan and the Kremlin indicated there were international divisions over the process.
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Publish Date:14/March/2017 | 16:29

Iran-Turkey-Russia Talks on Syria Endorsed by UN

EghtesadOnline: The United Nations Security Council said intra-Syrian negotiations organized by Iran, Russia and Turkey in the Kazakh capital, Astana, have set the stage for the stalled UN-brokered peace talks to resume in the Swiss city of Geneva.
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Publish Date:12/March/2017 | 06:04

Russia Tries to Salvage Syria Peace Bid Amid Iran Dispute

EghtesadOnline: Russia is struggling to salvage its bid to secure a deal to end six years of civil war in Syria as deepening differences with Iran risk a repeat of previous failed peace efforts led by the U.S.
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Publish Date:01/March/2017 | 14:17

Russia, China block U.N. sanctions on Syria over gas attacks

EghtesadOnline: Russia on Tuesday cast its seventh veto to protect the Syrian government from United Nations Security Council action, blocking a bid by Western powers to impose sanctions over accusations of chemical weapons attacks during the six-year Syrian conflict.
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Publish Date:01/March/2017 | 05:47

Russia, Iran to maintain close dialogue on Syria ahead of Astana talks

EghtesadOnline: Russia and Iran have agreed to maintain close dialogue ahead of the forthcoming talks on the Syrian settlement in Kazakhstan’s Astana, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday after today’s meeting between Russian president’s envoy for the Middle East and African countries and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari, TASS reported.
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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 15:18

Russia, Turkey Broker Syria Truce in Step Toward Peace Deal

EghtesadOnline: Russia and Turkey announced they’ve brokered a cease-fire agreement in Syria that they hope will pave the way to a peace settlement ending six years of civil war, seizing the initiative from the U.S. after years of failed diplomacy.
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Publish Date:29/December/2016 | 18:19

Russia calls U.S. move to supply Syria rebels weapons a hostile act: RIA

EghtesadOnline: Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it viewed a U.S. decision to ease restrictions on weapons supplies to Syrian rebels as a "hostile act" which threatened the safety of Russian warplanes and military personnel, the RIA news agency reported.
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Publish Date:27/December/2016 | 09:51

Russia lays to rest murdered Turkey envoy with full honors

EghtesadOnline: Russia staged a somber memorial ceremony on Thursday for Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey gunned down in Ankara on Monday by a man shouting "Allahu Akbar" and "Don't forget Aleppo".
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Publish Date:22/December/2016 | 09:52

Putin Promotes Libyan Strongman as New Ally After Syria Victory

EghtesadOnline: Flush with success in supporting his ally in Syria, Vladimir Putin has a new ambition: supporting another one, this time in Libya. The effort is beginning to undermine the UN-backed government there.
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Publish Date:22/December/2016 | 08:02

Iran, Russia, Turkey FMs to meet in Moscow on Dec. 20

EghtesadOnline: Foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey are scheduled to hold a meeting in Moscow on Dec. 20 to discuss the latest developments in Syria, particularly on what's going on in Aleppo.
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Publish Date:18/December/2016 | 07:11