First Things First: EU Needs to Care for Its Own Interests, Not Those of US The European Union would be better off focusing on European interests rather than those of the United States, Branislav Fabry, a law and social sciences expert at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, said in an interview with Sputnik. 24.06.2017 09:21:44
Game of Thrones: What's Behind Saudi King Salman's Change of Heart The appointment of Prince Mohammad bin Salman as the new heir to the throne has come as no surprise for Moscow, former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Andrei Baklanov told Radio Sputnik, sharing his views on the much-discussed power game in Riyadh. 22.06.2017 07:19:00
Business Plan or Foreign Strategy? How US Capitalizes on Korean, Qatari Crises Washington's strategy in the Middle East could be compared with that pursued by the US in the Korean Peninsula, Turkish political analyst Ibrahim Varli told Sputnik, adding that the Qatari crisis appeared to be artificial from the very beginning. 20.06.2017 18:00:37
Lavrov Urges US to Respect Syrian Sovereignty After Attack on Syrian Army Jet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov commented on the US-led coalition's attack on a Syrian army's warplane in Raqqa. 19.06.2017 06:37:24
Architect of Germany's Reunification Ex-Chancellor Helmut Kohl Dies - Reports Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl died at the age of 87, German newspaper Bild reported on Friday. 17.06.2017 19:34:56
A Step Closer to Victory: Russian Airstrike Reportedly Decapitates Daesh On Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian aerospace forces' strike conducted on May 28 allegedly killed Daesh leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi south of Raqqa. 16.06.2017 15:11:37
Qatari Crisis: Averting Arab Eyes From the Creation of a Kurdish State in Syria Russia and Turkey could settle the diplomatic crisis simmering around Qatar, political analyst and former Turkish MP Dr. 13.06.2017 06:51:00
Iran accuses US of alliance with ISIS, claims to have proof Senior Iranian officials have accused the US of supporting the Islamic State terrorist group and effectively forming an alliance with it, claiming that Tehran possesses documents to prove the allegations. 11.06.2017 06:59:00
Tories Lose Chance to Win Majority in UK Parliament After 633 Seats Declared The UK PM May's Conservatives have fallen short of winning an outright majority in the parliament as 633 seats had been declared. 09.06.2017 06:12:39
Saudis 'Shocked, Shocked!' to Discover Qatar Funds Islamists Just as They Do The diplomatic conflict between Qatar and a number of other Arab states over the support for terrorist groups shows the hypocrisy of Riyadh, which has been repeatedly spotted funding extremists, analysts told Sputnik. 07.06.2017 06:35:36
Remedy or Recipe for Disaster? CIA Vet Offers to Redraw Balkan Borders… Again Steven Meyer, former CIA deputy chief of the Balkan Task Force, believes that the only way to ease tensions in the Balkan region is to yet again redraw the borders of former Yugoslavia creating a confederation of Orthodox nations in response to the emergence of the so-called Greater Albania. 06.06.2017 06:39:00
Four Arab States Cut Diplomatic Ties With Qatar Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates on Monday decided to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar. 05.06.2017 06:40:07
London Terror Attacks: Why We Need to Talk About Wahhabism and Saudi Arabia It is time for an honest conversation about Wahhabism, specifically the part this Saudi-sponsored ideology plays in radicalizing young Muslims both across the Arab and Muslim world and in the West, where in the UK people have just woken up to another terrorist attack in which innocent civilians were butchered and injured, this time in London. 04.06.2017 06:42:00
Real Syrian Youth Open Up About Assad Gov't and US-Backed 'Moderate' Rebels Pierre Le Corf, the founder of the We Are Superheroes humanitarian organization spoke with a group of Syrian youths in Aleppo in an open live interview, which he streamed on his Facebook page for everyone to watch. 03.06.2017 19:56:03
Civilian death toll rises to 484 from US-led coalition strikes in Iraq & Syria A new Operation Inherent Resolve report has upped the official civilian death toll of the US-led aerial bombing campaign in Syria and Iraq by more than a third, confirming 484 civilian deaths – while activists claim the figure is several times higher. 02.06.2017 18:38:20
UN Disappointed by Trump’s Decision to Withdraw US From Paris Climate Deal UN Secretary-General spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that the United Nations is disappointed by the decision of the US President Donald Trump to withdraw the United States from the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. 01.06.2017 09:17:00
EU Promotes Stability in the Balkans 'at the Expense of Serbia' The European Union has been inconsistent in its policy toward the Balkans and Serbia in particularly, if it truly wants to promote stability and security in the region, Serbia's former Ambassador to Italy Sanda Raskovic Ivic told Sputnik. 27.05.2017 07:45:00
Philippines crisis ‘transmogrified into invasion by foreign terrorists’ The Maute group confronting the Philippine army in Marawi City is no longer considered a local terrorist organization as it has been reinforced by jihadists of Malaysian, Indonesian and “other nationalities,” the country’s authorities have announced. 26.05.2017 05:47:41
Controlled Explosion Occurs in South Manchester Following Monday's Attack A controlled explosion took place in the south of Manchester following deadly Monday's terrorist attack. 23.05.2017 14:41:38
Repeating the Likes of 9/11': Tehran Slams Trump on Shocking Saudi Shift Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, advised US President Donald Trump that, rather than confronting Tehran, he should be discussing how to avoid another 9/11 attacks with his Saudi Arabian partners during an official visit to Riyadh. 22.05.2017 07:00:19
Erdogan Bodyguards Accused of Attacking DC Protesters Released US State Department officials announced that they briefly detained two of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s bodyguards following a violent incident in front of the Turkish ambassador’s residence on Tuesday while Erdoğan met with US President Donald Trump. 19.05.2017 06:58:44
Russian Charity Doubling Efforts in Syria After Founder Died Helping Children Renowned Russian humanitarian and charity activist Elizaveta Glinka, widely known as Dr. 18.05.2017 07:01:00
War between 2 Koreas is highly possible, new S. Korean president warns Recently-elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in has stated that there is a “high possibility” of military conflict with North Korea. 17.05.2017 19:35:38
North Korean Problem: Washington Sees No Options 'Apart From Starting a War' It seems that unleashing a war against North Korea remains one of the White House's very few options to reign in Kim Jong Un, John Dunn, Professor Emeritus of Political Theory at Cambridge University, told Sputnik. 14.05.2017 15:52:04
European Union: A 'Superpower' Ruled From Across the Ocean Federica Mogherini's belief that over the last sixty years the European Union has become a superpower for peace, security, and democracy is nothing but wishful thinking, Igor Pshenichnikov, advisor to the director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS), wrote for RIA Novosti. 12.05.2017 15:43:01
