Author: Steven Sahiounie

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, “the agreement will be implemented in coordination with the command for the Russian peacekeeping contingent” A full ceasefire agreement between Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh has been reached through the mediation of Russian peacekeepers, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. “A ceasefire agreement between the Azerbaijani side and representatives of Nagorno-Karabakh has been reached through the mediation of the command for Russia’s peacekeeping mission,” the statement reads. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, “the agreement will be implemented in coordination with the command for the Russian peacekeeping contingent.” The ministry said earlier that Russian…

Dmitry Peskov reiterated that Wang has already met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov as well as held consultations with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister and director of the Foreign Affairs Commission Office of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, in St. Petersburg today, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “Today, the president will meet with Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, who is visiting the Russian Federation,” the Kremlin official said. “The president will receive his Chinese guest at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg,” Peskov noted. He…

The Russian Foreign Ministry said earlier that all Russian journalists, but not all members of Sergey Lavrov’s delegation, received US visas Russian journalists, accompanying Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to the current UN General Assembly meetings, received US transit visas that prohibit them from travelling beyond a 25-mile radius of New York’s zero mile marker. According to a TASS correspondent, Russian reporters covering General Assembly events were issued Type I visas in previous years. This year, the US consulate issued them C2 visas, which allow individuals to travel to United States for the purpose of immediate and continuous transit to or…

In the span of less than 24 hours, Israeli occupation have killed six Palestinians youths during military raid in several areas in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Last night, one Palestinian identified as Yousef Radwan, 25, was killed and others injured today after Israeli soldiers opened fire at protesters gathering at the Gaza border with Israel. WAFA correspondent said the Israeli soldiers stationed at the borders opened fire and killed the youth from Bani Suhayia, east of Khan Younis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, after he was shot in the head, and nine others were…

Russian Defense Ministry announced that 19 breaches by the US-led coalition’s fighter jets seriously violated Syrian airspaces 19 times during the past 24 hours. Deputy commander of the Russian Coordination Center, Rear admiral Vadim Collet said in a press statement that fighter jets and drones belonging to the alleged coalition, led by the US violated Syrian airspace in al-Tanf region on the Syrian-Jordanian border 19 times during the past 24 hours. “Four pairs of F-35 fighter jets, two pairs of F-16 aircrafts, two pairs of Rafale fighter jets, in addition to three MQ-1C multi-role unmanned aerial vehicles violated Syrian airspace…

The press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry pointed out that 48 units of equipment and 184 rescuers are working at the site Four people have died in a gas explosion in a nine-story residential building in the Moscow Region’s Balashikha, four others were injured and two remain under the rubble, the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry told TASS. “Three people died, one person was hospitalized, and three received medical assistance on the spot. Preliminarily, two people remain under the rubble,” the press service said. According to the latest information, the residential building collapsed again due to the…

With the participation of Syria, debates of the 78th high-level session of the UN General Assembly began in New York. Topics put on the agenda are expected to discuss, over the course of a week, the national statements of all member states of the UN. In a report submitted to the General Assembly on the work of the UN, Secretary-General, António Guterres said that geopolitical tensions are rising and the world is facing a set of existential threats, such as the climate crisis and technologies disrupting old systems, at a time when the world is characterized by a transitional phase.…

Turkey has offered increasing this volume to Russia as there are many countries in need of food in Africa, Turkish President added NEW YORK, September 18. /TASS/. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that Ankara’s aim is to work together with Russia on supply of 1 mln tons of Russian grain to African countries. “Much more grain should be supplied to African countries, to countries in need. I have had negotiations with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and we set a task of supplying 1 mln tons of grain to poor African countries,” he told a forum in New York.…

National Settlement Depository has received funds to pay the coupon yield on Eurobonds of international bond loans of the Russian Federation MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. The Russian Finance Ministry has fully honored obligations on payment of coupon yield on Eurobonds mature in 2023 and 2043, the ministry said in a statement. “The Eurobond payment agent (National Settlement Depository) has received funds to pay the coupon yield on Eurobonds of international bond loans of the Russian Federation with maturity in 2023 in the amount of 297 bln rubles (equals to $3 bln), and with maturity in 2043 totaling 4.3 bln rubles…

The Kuwaiti Crown Prince will launch his visit on Wednesday with aims to deepen ties with Beijing and sign a number of strategic agreements. Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah is set to embark on an official visit to China on Wednesday aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and expanding cooperation between Kuwait and Beijing, state news agency KUNA said on Thursday. The visit is expected to include the signing of a number of important and vital agreements between the two countries in several fields, as reported earlier by the media outlet. Kuwait holds the distinction of being the first…