By Ramadan Al Shermini
Dubai: Russian President Vladimir Putin (click here) has landed in Saudi Arabia in a landmark regional tour which will also take him to the UAE.
Before he departed Moscow, the Russian president gave an interview with Arab media where he lauded ties with both Gulf countries.
The Russian leader has offered to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Iran amid sky-rocketing tensions over the past few months.
Putin condemned an attack on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco facilities last month and said that it would help Riyadh investigate who the culprits of the attack were.While Saudi Arabia has blamed Iran, Russia has been reluctant to place blame....
Iran is reporting a missile attack (click here) on one of it's oil tankers. It is at the waterline, no different than the USS Cole. This is probably Daesh now that Trump re-entered them into the Middle East violence. Iran is not going to capitulate power to Putin, especially if there are oil tankers being attacked. Putin didn't stop this one, why would it stop any other.
It appears on the surface Putin is competing for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Assad decided living USA trained Kurdish fighters is a far better idea than killing them.
October 14, 2019
Syria’s troops (click here) have entered northeastern towns and villages, Syrian state media said on Monday, after Washington announced it was abruptly pulling out its forces, and its former Kurdish allies reached a deal with Damascus to help resist a Turkish attack.
Turkey-backed Syrian fighters say they have begun an offensive alongside Turkish troops to capture the Kurdish-held town of Manbij.
Mustafa Seijari, an official with the Turkey-backed fighters, tweeted: "The battle of Manbij has begun."
Turkey's private NTV television reported that Turkish special forces and commandos began advancing toward Manbij on Monday afternoon. CNN-Turk also mentioned the attack, reporting that the sound of clashes could be heard....
