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Syrian rebels shot down a Russian helicopter in Idlib

Syria: Russian helicopter shot but returned safely

November 4, 2016 Ahmed Rashed

A Russian helicopter made an emergency landing near Syria’s Palmyra city on Thursday but the crew returned safely to the Hmeimim air base, Russian news agencies quoted Russia’s defense ministry as saying. Other reports included one [ More … ]

Russia has permanent air base in Syria, troops to remain indefinitely

October 8, 2016 Ahmed Rashed

The Russian parliament has voted to ratify a treaty allowing Russian troops to stay in Syria indefinitely, and making the air base in Latakia permanent, to legitimate its intervention in Syria and pave the way [ More … ]

Hmeimim air base

Syria: Russian helicopter shot but returned safely

Russia has permanent air base in Syria, troops to remain indefinitely

Egypt: Leaks on a 99-year Suez Canal concession deal with an Israeli company

Sudan and Israel agree to enhance ‘normalization’ of relations between them

Egypt: ‘IMF bailout highlights risks of austerity and corruption’, rights report

Egypt: Due to negligence, prisoner dies in police station despite ending 2 years on remand

Blinken: U.S. to keep pressing Egypt on human rights