Russia’s engagement in the Syrian crisis prevented militants from gaining control over Damascus, cut down their military and economic base and helped win back some captured Syrian territories, Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin told the UN Security Council. “Russia’s [air forces] managed to prevent terrorists from gaining control over Damascus, ...
A Saudi court gave Lebanese PM-designate Saad Hariri five days to implement a ruling. In a ruling published by al-Jazeera newspaper on Thursday, the Supreme Court in Riyadh gave Hariri five days to implement a ruling without clarifying the nature of this ruling. The court warned that if Hariri doesn’t ...
