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Changing the Geopolitical Paradigm in the Middle East
An expert on Middle Eastern geopolitics explains why Russia has taken over the initiative in Syria and what the West is left with. Russia’s military intervention in Syria has changed the rules of the game and threatens the balance of power in the region, as the strategic importance of the Middle East appears to decline in significance for the United States. READ MORE
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Gazprom's Medvedev to meet EU antitrust chief next month - source
Gazprom's deputy chief executive is expected to meet EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager next month in a meeting that could determine the outcome of the EU's case against the Russian gas giant, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Ukraine leaves sabotaged power lines to Russian-annexed Crimea in mud
Five days after saboteurs blew up power lines in southern Ukraine plunging Russian-annexed Crimea into an energy crisis, all four damaged pylons are out of action and engineers say they need a political decision to restore supplies.
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Power blackouts test loyalty to Kremlin in Russian-annexed Crimea
Power blackouts in Crimea orchestrated by anti-Russian saboteurs are stirring discontent a year and a half after Moscow seized the peninsula from Ukraine, threatening to chip away at the pro-Kremlin euphoria many Crimeans felt after annexation.
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Iranian Diplomat: Nuclear Deal To Enter Into Force In Early January
A senior Iranian diplomat says Tehran expects its landmark nuclear deal with world powers to enter into force early next year.
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Kyiv Bans Russian Aircraft Transit, Stops Importing Russian Gas
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says his country has imposed a ban on transit flights over Ukraine for all Russian airlines.
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Pro-Ukraine activists block repair of sabotaged power lines to Crimea
Pro-Ukrainian activists prevented repairs to sabotaged power lines leading to Crimea on Monday, keeping the Russian-annexed peninsula starved of electricity for a second day and tensions between Moscow and Kiev high.
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Crimea without power from Ukraine after electricity pylons 'blown up'
Crimea was left without electricity supplies from Ukraine on Sunday after pylons carrying power lines to the Russia-annexed peninsula were blown up overnight.
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