Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Turki bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer Al Saud announced that Saudi Arabia will work together with Russia to find a solution for the crisis in Syria and settle the issue of Syrian refugees.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the United States is ready to engage in military talks with Russia regarding Syria, noting that Washington and Moscow “share the same goals” in the fight against the ISIS/ISIL Takfiri terrorists.
General Lori Robinson, head of the US Air Force in the Pacific, says the rate at which China and Russia are modernizing their military technology is “disconcerting.”
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian will travel to Moscow on Monday for talks on the Middle East developments.
Russia says the so-called US-led coalition against Daesh (ISIS) Takfiri terrorist group in Syria has achieved “very modest” gains a year after its creation, and calls for creating a united front against militants operating in the war-torn country.
US Secretary of State John Kerry says the White House is considering military-to-military talks with Russia over Syria.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Russia next week to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the ongoing conflict in Syria, his office says.
Russia has denied reports that the Kremlin proposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to give up power in 2012.
The United States tells Russia that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must step down to allow a political settlement, as Moscow continues to support Damascus.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country will continue to supply the Syrian government with military assistance.
US Republican Senator John McCain says President Barack Obama is to blame for Russia bolstering its military presence in Syria.
Russia has launched its largest military drill of the year, involving 7,000 items of military equipment and some 95,000 infantry, navy and air force units.
Russia has dispatched about seven tanks into Syria and is increasing its military flights to the country as well, the Pentagon says.
American officials have disclosed that Russia is using the airspace over Iran and Iraq to fly military equipment and personnel to a new air field in Syria, escalating tensions with the US, a report says.
The Syrian army could be a crucial force in fight against Islamic State, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, reiterating that Russia will support the Syrian government in the fight against the extremist group.
Australia’s main opposition party says political dialogue is the only way out of the deadly conflict in Syria, adding that all important players, including Iran and Russia, should be part of any solution to the crisis.
The US pressure on European nations to impede flights of Russian aircraft with humanitarian aid for Syria shows that for Washington, its geopolitical interests in the Middle East come before the fight against the terrorist scourge.
Moscow is sending an advanced anti-aircraft missile system to Syria, two Western officials and a Russian source said.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Envoy for Caspian Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour announced that Russia’s president Vladimir Putin will visit Iran before the end of the current Iranian year.
President Barack Obama has warned Russia against the continuation of arming the Syrian government in its fight against the Takfiri Daesh terrorists.