Eurasia Press & News
According to Kavkaz Center sources in the Province of Nokhchicho (Ichkeria), The Caucasus Emirate, two members of the gang “FSB” (Russian Secret Service) were shot dead on Friday Ramadan 12, 1429 (September 12 2008) in the center of the capital Jokhar near the central mosque, immediately after the Friday prayer.
Read More »US name three goals in the Caucasus
In connection with the situation in the Caucasus, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Bryza said that the United States is pursuing three key objectives in this direction.
Read More »Russian general among 88 killed in plane crash
It has emerged that an adviser to the Russian president was among the 88 people who died when an Aeroflot plane crashed in Siberia. General Gennady Troshev had worked for both Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin. Debris from the 16-year-old Aeroflot Boeing 737-500 covered part of Russia’s main East-West railway …
Read More »Israel Fearful of Iran-Russia Military Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Israel has urged Russia to turn a blind eye to its military deals with Georgia and to halt its sale of advanced weapons to Iran and Syria.
Read More »Iranian FM Arrives in Baku for Talks
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, heading a political delegation, arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday to discuss the latest developments in the Caucasus region.
Read More »Iranian FM to Arrive in Baku
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki is due to pay a daylong visit to Baku, the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Iran, Abbasali Hasanov said Saturday.
Read More »Medvedev condemns Georgia NATO membership promise
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday NATO’s promise to extend membership to Georgia was unjust, humiliating and intolerable to Moscow.
Read More »Russian military withdrawal in Georgia
Russian troops have withdrawn from the Georgian port of Poti on the Black Sea coast in the first phase of a pullout brokered by France. They have also been dismantling various camps and checkpoints they established elsewhere in Western Georgia, after a brief war erupted early in August over the …
Read More »Russia Cements Ties with Iran, Syria amid Standoff with West
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian diplomatic and military officials held talks with their Iranian and Syrian counterparts Friday, amid tensions with the West following Russia’s conflict with Georgia last month.
Read More »Russia to Veto US-Proposed Sanctions on Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- A top Russian official said Moscow will veto any US attempt in the UN Security Council to impose a new round of sanctions against Iran.
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