
Russian president Vladimir Putin has announced plans for investment of up to $50 billion in Iran’s oil and gas sector, Iran’s special envoy Ali Akbar Velayati said, adding that Russian firms could replace the western oil companies that have left the Islamic Republic. Speaking to IRIB after a meeting with ...

Syrian army entered the city of Daraa on Thursday, Reuters news agency reported. Syrian state vehicles, accompanied by Russian military police, entered an area of Daraa city Thursday that has been under terrorists’ control for years to raise the national flag, Reuter reported citing witnesses. Cranes from the state-run Daraa ...