Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, discussed on Monday the situation in the Middle East, bilateral relations and the planned Russia-African Union summit, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement

The Syrian Foreign Ministry has notified the United Nations that the Israeli airstrikes against Syria are possible only with US support and with immunity "silently" approved by some other members of the UN Security Council, the ministry's press service said Monday

The European Union is replacing its lack of evidence tying Russia with the Salisbury incident with solidarity with London in the form of new sanctions against Russia, the chair of Russia's Federation Council's Foreign Affairs Committee, Konstantin Kosachev, said on Monday

Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Monday said that territorial and sovereign integrity of Syria should be respected and upheld

Europe-wide sanctions on four Russian intelligence officers suspected of a role in the Salisbury poisoning are a good example of London's ability to work with Brussels post-Brexit, UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Monday

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel was ready to strike back at any country that would pose a threat to security of the Jewish state

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at talks with UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen in Moscow on Monday called for the transition to an active political process in Syria as soon as possible