Secretary of Egypt's Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Tariq al-Khouly on Monday expressed hope in an interview with Sputnik that Russia's mediation between Libya's warring parties might lead to successful political settlement as well as a decrease in Ankara's interference in the North African nation

Fifteen foreign envoys are paying a two-day visit to the northern Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to see first-hand efforts by the Indian government and local authorities to normalize the situation in the area, the Indian foreign ministry's spokesman said on Thursday

Turkish police have arrested about 100 foreign nationals in raids across the country on suspicion of having links to the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), media reported on Monday