October 11th, 2016 - 11:00 GMT Russia and US tensions reaching Cold War proportions over war in Syria Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has warned that the world has reached a “dangerous threshold” as tensions between Russia and the United States rise over the Syria crisis. Read more
![Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi ( and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov give a press conference on November 14, 2013 in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Sergei Lavrov and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu hold talks with Egyptian counterparts on weapons sales and political relations during an official visit. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/187964695.jpg?itok=laQUcx4f "Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi ( and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov give a press conference on November 14, 2013 in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Sergei Lavrov and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu hold talks with Egyptian counterparts on weapons sales and political relations during an official visit. [AFP]")
