Syria-Jordan relations have entered a new phase of cooperation following meetings of the Higher Coordination Council in the Jordanian capital, Amman, which resulted in the signing of nine agreements and discussions on partnership in 21 vital sectors. The talks focused on energy, trade, and security coordination, reflecting a push toward …

In late January, Mikhail Timofeev, a former aide to former Khabarovsk Krai Governor Sergei Furgal, was arrested in Georgia. Russian authorities accuse him of organizing contract killings on Furgal’s orders, and federal media outlets have named him the leader of an organized crime group that included members of his sports …

The FSB’s Second Service is known for its program of poisoning and assassinating Russian opposition figures. But, as The Insider has discovered, the very same unit that poisoned Navalny and monitored Boris Nemtsov has been responsible for the state-run doping program in Russian sports for the past several years. The …