
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and Special Representative of the President of Russia for the Middle East, Mikhail Bogdanov, discussed the latest developments on the Lebanese scene in a phone call held Friday, Hariri’s press office quoted a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying. “During the contact, Hariri expressed ...

Russia on Friday said the Taliban control about two-thirds of the Afghan-Tajik border and urged all sides in Afghanistan to show restraint. “We have noted a sharp rise in tension on the Afghan-Tajik border. The Taliban movement quickly occupied a large part of border districts and currently controls about two-thirds ...