Ukraine presses Israel to deliver military assistance despite Russian warnings

Tel Aviv has previously drawn the ire of Moscow over non-lethal aid provided to Kiev

Saudi prince poured $500mln into Russian companies at Ukraine war’s onset

Mere weeks after the Kingdom Holding Company invested hundreds of millions in Russia's energy giants, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund acquired a 16.8 percent stake in the company

Saudi Arabia tops oil reserves with Russian fuel, sells its own to EU

Aggressive western sanctions against Russia in the aftermath of the Ukraine war have continued to backfire

UAE becomes Russian gold trade hub due to western sanctions

The wealthy Gulf state has become an important outlet for Russian trade and investment following the imposition of western sanctions due to Russia’s war with Ukraine

Russian interior minister in KSA days after surprise Zelensky visit

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have continued to deepen cooperation with Russia, antagonizing the western world

Iron Dome available for deployment to Ukraine: US General

Israel, which produces the missile defense system for use in its conflict with Palestinian resistance groups, has so far refused to provide it to Ukraine

Turkiye’s not-so-westward facing opposition

Erdogan's main rival in Sunday's ballots says he wants to push integration across West and Central Asia by positioning Turkiye as a 'western' country that looks east

Turkiye rejects US proposal to send Russian air defenses to Ukraine

Turkiye and the US butted heads in recent years over Ankara's purchase of Russia's S-400 system

Russian oil floods global markets via major Asian intermediaries

Despite western sanctions, there is more Russian fuel being exported around the world than before the Ukraine crisis. It's just coming via Saudi Arabia, India, China, and other trading states – with steep commissions.

Turkiye inaugurates Russian-built nuclear power plant

Despite complications in the construction caused by western sanctions, Ankara says it is 'taking steps to build a second and a third nuclear power plant as soon as possible'

Unease in Israel as US depletes reserve stockpiles to fuel Ukraine war: Report

Israel is becoming increasingly isolated in West Asia as Arab states move to rekindle ties with Iran and Syria while the US shifts its focus to new fronts in Ukraine and Taiwan

Israel, Ukraine to test early warning system in Kiev: Report

If the test is successful, the system could be operational in several Ukrainian cities by summer

Ukraine planned to attack Russian forces in Syria: Pentagon leaks

A leaked top-secret US intelligence document has revealed that Ukrainian military intelligence planned covert attacks against Russian forces in Syria through Kurdish groups

Lula ends UAE visit calling for global effort to broker peace in Ukraine

The leftist president blasted the US and Europe for 'encouraging' the war and stressed the need for sovereign nations to abandon the US dollar for bilateral trade

Russian intelligence working with UAE against US, UK: Pentagon documents

US officials have criticized the UAE in recent months for failing to enforce US-imposed sanctions against Russia

UAE cancels license for Russian bank sanctioned by west

Washington has criticized the UAE for failing to adequately implement sanctions imposed against Russia

Russian investors establish 1,300 companies in Turkiye in 2022: report

The report highlights that Turkiye's exports to Russia increased to $9.3 billion from $5.8 billion in 2021

Russian-Turkish ‘co-opetition’ from Syria to Nagorno-Karabakh

At a time when conflicts are increasingly interconnected, and provide tactical levers to assert pressure elsewhere, the competition between Russia-Iran and Turkiye in Syria and the South Caucasus is destined to overlap.

Syria would welcome permanent deployment of Russian troops: Bashar al-Assad

The Syrian president also reaffirmed his support for Russia's war in Ukraine

Israel approves export of anti-drone systems to Ukraine: Report

Western security officials have previously called Iran’s burgeoning drone program a 'bigger immediate threat' than their nuclear energy program

Iran finalizes deal for Russian Su-35

Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby warned that the Su-35 would 'significantly strengthen Iran's air force relative to its regional neighbors'

Major boost in North African imports of Russian energy: Report

Analysts have suggested that the oil is being re-exported from North Africa into European markets to alleviate the energy crisis plaguing western nations

US-trained Afghan special forces recruited by Wagner Group in Ukraine: Report

The chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 continues to have ripple effects in Ukraine

Bucha genocide ensured failure of Israeli-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine

Former Israeli officials say the massacre of civilians in a suburb of Kiev, which Moscow maintains was a false-flag attack, put a stop to ceasefire talks that were shunned by western leaders

Russian weapons on display in UAE

Kalashnikov assault rifles and missile systems were on sale at the Russian panel during the International Defense Exhibition in the UAE

Iran able to house advanced Russian jets in underground base: NYT

Iranian officials have said the Kremlin will deliver its state of the art Su-35 fighter jet in the coming months

Russian security says it foiled ISIS attack on chemical plant

This week Russian intelligence accused the US army of training extremist militants in Syria to carry out attacks in the territory of former Soviet states

Israeli FM visits Ukraine with promises of missile early-warning system

Ukraine and NATO have been pushing Israel to provide military support for Kiev since the start of the war last year

US ‘playing with fire’ encouraging Kurdish separatism in Syria, Iraq: Russian FM

The Russian foreign minister went on to speak of a 'vital importance' to 'safeguard' bilateral economic ties with Iraq against 'illegal sanctions' imposed by the US

Russian FM visits Iraq to enhance energy cooperation

The Russian foreign minister and spokesperson of his Iraqi counterpart discussed food security, energy, and exchanged views on the Russia-Ukraine conflict