Assad, family arrive in seek asylum in Russia,

Deposed President Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Moscow after fleeing a rebel takeover in Syria, TASS, the Russian state media, reports. Assad arrived with his family after Russia granted them asylum, TASS said, citing a source Kremlin source. On November 27, armed opposition forces in Syria initiated a large-scale offensive against the government troops. On […]

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BBC Suspends Work Of Its Journalists In Russia

By Mitchelle Uzorka, 05:43am The BBC said Friday it was suspending the work of its journalists in Russia. This follows after Moscow backed imposing jail terms on media publishing “false information” about the military. The corporation’s director-general, Tim Davie, said the new law was “unwelcome” and “appears to criminalise the process of independent journalism” “It leaves us […]

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