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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and Oman's Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah enter a hall for talks in Moscow, Russia, February 18, 2019. (AP Photo/ Alexander Zemlianichenko)
February 18, 2019, 7:56 pm
No ‘normalization’ with Israel before Palestinian statehood, Omani FM says
Despite recent warming relations, Yusuf bin Alawi says two-state solution a precondition for full diplomatic ties
By TOI staff
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with representatives of Palestinian groups and movements, who are in Moscow for intra-Palestinian talks, on February 12, 2019. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)
February 12, 2019, 9:23 pm
Russia warns Trump peace plan will undo all Israeli-Palestinian progress so far
FM Lavrov says Moscow ‘worried’ by ‘dangerous’ US approach, adds ‘deal of the century’ doesn’t include independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as capital
By TOI staff
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin as they attend a news conference following a summit on Syria, in Istanbul, October 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
January 27, 2019, 4:38 pm
Germany earmarks funds for Russian siege survivors; Moscow says it’s not enough
Berlin provides $13.7 million for World War II veterans who survived Nazi blockade of Leningrad, but Russia calls for individual compensation like with Holocaust survivors
By AFP
Azzam al-Ahmad, head of Fatah's Central Committee and delegation speaks during a press conference at the end of two days of closed-door talks attended by representatives of 13 leading political parties held in the Egyptian capital Cairo on November 22, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED)
January 27, 2019, 4:07 pm
Russia to host 10 Palestinian factions next month, diplomat says
Senior Fatah official says meeting in Moscow will deal with reconciliation, but will not be a negotiation
By Adam Rasgon
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh delivering a speech in Gaza City, on January 23, 2018. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)
January 10, 2019, 2:52 pm
Hamas chief’s visit to Moscow postponed, senior official in terror group says
Ismail Haniyeh was expected to meet Russia’s FM in Moscow on January 15; postponement comes after report Kremlin rebuffed Israeli protest
By Adam Rasgon
Masked gunmen from the Izz a-Din al-Qassam Brigades, a military wing of the Hamas terror group, march with their weapons during a large-scale drill across the Gaza Strip, March 25, 2018. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
December 31, 2018, 6:06 pm
Fatah accuses Hamas of detaining 500 members in Gaza
Activists apparently arrested as terror group seeks to quell celebrations marking founding of rival party that controls Palestinian Authority
By Agencies and TOI staff
In this December 12, 2014, file photo, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh greets supporters during a rally to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the Hamas terror group, at the main road in Jebaliya in the northern Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
December 30, 2018, 4:07 pm
Hamas chief will meet Russian FM in Moscow next month, official says
Kremlin’s intention to advance reconciliation between terror group and Fatah said to be a ‘major reason’ behind Haniyeh’s rare trip abroad
By Adam Rasgon
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, left, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lock hands during a group photo in Ankara, Turkey, April 4, 2018. (Tolga Bozoglu/Pool Photo via AP)
December 29, 2018, 3:03 am
Russia to host Putin-Erdogan-Rouhani summit on Syria
Meeting comes following Trump’s decision to withdraw all 2,000 US soldiers deployed in war-torn country
By AFP
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gestures as he attends a meeting with Secretary General of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Thomas Greminger, in Moscow, on November 2, 2018. (Yuri KADOBNOV / AFP)
December 18, 2018, 10:21 pm
Israel said to strongly protest Russian invite to Hamas leader
Officials in Moscow reject the complaints, noting Jerusalem has negotiated with the terror group, too, TV report says
By TOI staff and AP
In this file photo taken on January 23, 2018 Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh delivers a speech in Gaza City (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
November 29, 2018, 5:33 am
Hamas leader invited to Moscow as Russia seeks greater Mideast involvement
Invitation comes days after Russia reissues offer to mediate between Israel and the Palestinians
By TOI staff and AP
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends the Mediterranean dialogues conference in Rome, Friday, Nov. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
November 23, 2018, 7:59 pm
Russia offers to mediate between Israel and the Palestinians
Lavrov says no stability in the region until Palestinian issue resolved; offer comes as sides wait for long-expected launch of Trump peace plan
By TOI staff
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, left, and Defense Minister Mario Kunasek give a press conference in Vienna, Austria, on November 9, 2018, to comment on the case of a retired colonel in the Austrian army suspected of having spied for Russia for several decades. (Helmut Fohringer/APA/AFP)
November 9, 2018, 1:54 pm
Austria accuses colonel of spying for Russia for decades
‘Russian spying in Europe is unacceptable,’ says chancellor Sebastian Kurz of latest case, which follows Skripal poisoning in Britain and Russian cyber op in Holland
By AFP
This Thursday, December 29, 2016 photo shows an Israeli Air Force F-15 plane in flight during a graduation ceremony for new pilots in the Hatzerim air force base near the city of Beersheba, Israel. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
November 5, 2018, 11:24 pm
Russia: Israel endangered our troops by not giving notice before Syria strikes
Moscow’s foreign minister accuses IDF of placing Russian personnel in danger ‘on several occasions’; says Russia responded in ‘contained but firm manner’ to downing of spy plane
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, on October 22, 2018. (SAUL LOEB/AFP)
October 23, 2018, 7:48 am
Trump: US will build nuclear arsenal until Russia, China ‘come to their senses’
President’s warning comes after announcement he intends to jettison atomic treaty — a step Moscow cautions would be a major blow to global security
By Maggy DONALDSON and Anna SMOLCHENKO
US National Security Adviser John Bolton, left, is greeted by Russian Security Council chairman Nikolai Patrushev in Moscow, Russia, October 22, 2018. (Press Service of the Russian Security Council via AP)
October 22, 2018, 11:50 pm
Russians tell US security chief they’re ready to cooperate over nuclear treaty
Bolton expected to discuss future of arms pact with Putin on Tuesday; UN Security Council warns accord’s end would deal ‘serious blow to non-proliferation and arms control’
By Maria Antonova and Anna SMOLCHENKO
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