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Russia’s First Election Day Marred by Protest Incidents

par This Is Beirut, 15/03 21:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The first day of a locked Russian election came to a close on Friday March 15, amid President Vladimir Putin's threats against Ukraine and protest incidents that marred the electoral process. President Vladimir Putin on Friday vowed a strong military response to a string of Ukrainian attacks on Russia's border that he described as an attempt by ...

Dozens Killed in Moscow Attack, Daesh Claims Responsibility

par This Is Beirut, 22/03 20:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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The death toll rises in Moscow following the shootout that resulted in a huge fire on Friday evening in a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow, where several gunmen broke in. The Jihadist group, Islamic State (Daesh) claimed responsibility for the attack. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a deadly gun attack on a Moscow ...

Moscow Attack: 93 Killed, 11 Suspects Arrested

par This Is Beirut, 23/03 11:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hours after a terrorist attack on a concert hall near Moscow, Russia said on Saturday that it had arrested 11 people, including four assailants, and reported a new death toll of 93, which it warned could rise. Friday evening's attack, which was claimed by the Islamic State, is the deadliest in Moscow for at least a decade. The Kremlin said the ...

World Leaders Condemn Russian Concert Hall Attack

par This Is Beirut, 23/03 12:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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World leaders denounced the deadly attack by gunmen on a Moscow concert hall on Friday that killed at least 93 people and wounded over 100. Ukraine, which has been facing a Russian military offensive for the past two years, was quick to deny any involvement in the attack. “We had nothing to do" with it, presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak said ...

Moscow Attack: A Credible Claim

par Aubin Eymard, 26/03 22:38 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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The terrorist attack that claimed around 140 lives on Friday, March 22, on the outskirts of Moscow at the Crocus City Hall, has fueled numerous conspiracy theories regarding the involvement of foreign intelligence services. Vladimir Putin continues to hold Ukraine responsible, where the attackers allegedly planned to flee, according to the ...

FSB Says It Has Foiled an Attack in Southern Russia

par This Is Beirut, 29/03 22:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian security services claimed on Friday to have arrested three "nationals of a Central Asian country" who were planning a bomb attack in southwest Russia, a week after the attack on a concert hall near Moscow that left at least 144 people dead. Russia's security services said Friday that they had arrested three people from "a Central Asian ...

Moscow Adds Zelensky to Criminal ‘Wanted’ List

par This Is Beirut, 04/05 17:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russia has added Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to its list of wanted criminals, a government database showed on Saturday. Zelensky appeared in the Russian Interior Ministry's "wanted" list, an online database of alleged criminals sought by the authorities. It stated that the Ukrainian leader was wanted "under an article of the criminal ...

King of Bahrain Says Ready to Resumes Ties With Iran on Russia Trip

par This Is Beirut, 23/05 10:27 - Reading : less than a minute

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Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said that there is no reason to delay the return of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom and Iran, during a meeting on Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, according to Bahrain News Agency. He added that Manama looks forward to improving its relations with Tehran. The King arrived ...

Russia Finally Says Islamic State Behind Deadly Moscow Attack

par This Is Beirut, 24/05 10:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russia said on Friday for the first time that the Islamic State coordinated the March concert hall attack in Moscow, the country's deadliest terror attack in two decades. "In the course of the investigation... it has been established that the preparations, the financing, the attack and the retreat of the terrorists were coordinated via the ...

Russia Ministry of Defense: 36 Ukrainian Drones Destroyed

par This Is Beirut, 01/07 09:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian forces destroyed 36 Ukrainian drones overnight in regions near the border, Moscow's defense ministry said Monday. "Air defense systems on duty destroyed and suppressed 18 UAVs over Bryansk region, nine UAVs were destroyed over Kursk region and nine UAVs over Belgorod region," the ministry said in a Telegram post. The ministry said on ...

Xi Calls on World Powers to Help Russia and Ukraine 'Resume Direct Dialogue'

par This Is Beirut, 08/07 11:26 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday that world powers should help Russia and Ukraine re-start direct negotiations during a visit to Beijing branded a “peace mission” by the European leader. Orban's trip to China comes a day before NATO is due to hold a summit to mark its 75th anniversary, with ...

Moscow Car Bomb Injures Russian Military Intelligence Official

par This Is Beirut, 24/07 14:52 - Reading : less than a minute

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Reuters reported on Wednesday that a car bomb in northern Moscow injured an official from Russia's military intelligence agency. Russia's Interior Ministry stated that two people were injured in a blast caused by an unidentified device. Russian media reports that shortly after the officer and an unidentified woman got into the car in a Moscow ...

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