Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad on New Year, stressing his country’s will to continue supporting Syria to protect its sovereignty and integrity, according to Kremlin media office. In a cable to President Assad, the Russian leader stressed the importance of defeating the terrorist groups across ...
Turkey has released another German citizen from jail, Berlin said Friday amid a gradual thaw in bilateral ties, stressing however that seven more were still being held for “political reasons”. Without identifying the person, the German foreign ministry said it could “confirm the unconditional release of a German citizen who ...