Russia has complete control over the Syrian coast, and Russian officers together with Hezbollah monopolize the drug smuggling route in the Middle East, writes the Lebanese news outlet Al Modon.

The drugs come from the Lebanese province of Beqaa to the Syrian Port of Latakia, Assad’s bodyguards get “something” from the Lebanese militants, take the bags to the port and hand them over to the Russians, who load them onto ships and send them, presumably, to Russia or China.

The Syrian president’s “ …

The Russian oil company Rosneft has reduced its euro-denominated investments to an absolute minimum, disposing of 90% of its liquid euro-denominated assets, according to the company’s second quarter report.

While at the start of the year, Rosneft’s “foreign currency cushion” was 43% in euros and 57% in US dollars, by June 30, the American currency accounted for 89% and the European for only 11%.

In half a year, Rosneft’s total euro-denominated assets plummeted by nearly 90% from €5.9 to €0.7 …

GomelTransNeft Druzhba, the Belarusian operating company of the Druzhba oil pipeline, is in consultation with the state-owned Belneftekhim concern regarding the construction of new oil quality and quantity control points, announced Andrey Verigo, chief engineer of the operating company, as cited by BelTa.

According to him, such a control node could be established on Belarus’s eastern border in 2021, and would help to ensure the safe operation of the Belarusian stretch of the pipeline and …

The Israeli Air Force carried out airstrikes on Iranian drones in Syria on Saturday evening, August 24, reported the press service of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) .

According to the Israeli military, these drones were equipped with explosives and Iran wanted to attack the north of Israel using these drones.

"The Israeli Air Force was able to thwart an attempt by Iran," led by Syrian forces, to attack targets in northern Israel using "killer drones,"" Israeli army spokesman Jonathan …

Belarusian Prime Minister Syarhey Rumas  said in an interview with Belarus-1 TV channel that the draft program of integration with Russia will be published to eliminate fears about the sovereignty of the country.

"I think, after its initialing, the governments of the two countries will publish it to remove any concerns about sovereignty and other issues," he said.

Rumas noted that the purpose of the program is to create a single market for the two countries. He stated that political issues …

On August 24 Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said that Russia is not planning to stop the peacekeeping mission in Transnistria.

"If we talk about peacekeeping, we never had doubts about it and are not going to," said Shoygu at a meeting with the President of the unrecognized republic of Transnistria, Vadim Krasnoselsky.

According to Shoygu, “the most important, vital mission in the region, which was entrusted to the peacekeeping forces, is being carried out successfully”.

"Perhaps in …

On August 24, the Russian spacecraft Soyuz MS-14, with a humanoid robot on board, was supposed to dock to the International Space Station (ISS) at 8:30 (Moscow time) but could not do it and significantly moved away from the docking site, reports Interfax.

Piloted spacecraft Soyuz MS-14 with the robot FEDOR on board was expected to dock to the ISS on Saturday morning, but at the appointed time it was at 96 meters from the station. Then the spacecraft flew around the ISS and stopped in front of …

On Saturday, August 24, Russia launched ballistic missiles Sineva and Bulava, reports the Russian Defense Ministry.

It is noted that the launch of the missiles was made from strategic submarines Tula and Yury Dolgorukiy in the polar region of the Arctic Ocean and from the Barents Sea.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the tests were carried out for educational purposes by the military form Chizha base in the Arkhangelsk region and Kura in Kamchatka. The missiles completed the flight …