News (Announcements, Reports)

On April 2, 2026, a roundtable “Dynamics of the Middle East Conflict: Scenarios and Forecasts” was held at the Izvestia Multimedia Information Center

On March 30, 2026, a roundtable “The Middle East War: Regional and Global Dimensions” was held at the International Information Agency “Rossiya Segodnya” press center

On March 16, 2026, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a conference “Conflicts in Middle East and North Africa: Escalation Factors and Transformation Tracks”

On March 17, 2026, Ivan Bocharov, Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), delivered a lecture titled “Specifics of Preparing Analytical Materials on the Middle East” at the School of World Politics of Lomonosov Moscow State University (LMSU)

On March 10, 2026, a closed round table “Russia-Pakistan Relations amid Changing Global and Regional Dynamics” was held

On November 16, 2025, the RUDN University hosted a workshop titled “The Role of Non-State Actors in Middle Eastern Politics: 2025 Outcomes”

On December, 9 2025 RIAC hosted an expert meeting titled “Regional Dynamics in the Middle East: Drivers and Implications”

On December 8, 2025 the International Information Agency “Rossiya Segodnya” press center hosted the RIAC roundtable titled “Syria: New Government’s First Year Results”

On November 26, 2025, the Georgy Mirsky Middle East Seminar titled “Yemen in the Context of Regional Transformation in the Middle East” was held at the IMEMO RAS. Opening remarks were delivered by Vitaly Naumkin, President of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the RAS and Vice President of the RIAC, and by Irina Zvyagelskaya, Head of the Center for the Middle East Studies at IMEMO RAS and…

On November 3–7, 2025, a group of Russian experts on Middle Eastern affairs visited Israel. The visit was organized by the Embassy of the State of Israel in the Russian Federation

On June 19, 2025, the Izvestia Information Center hosted the RIAC roundtable titled “The Iran-Israel Conflict: Current Situation and Possible Dynamics”

On June 18, 2025, the 3rd International Scientific and Practical Conference “Russian-Iranian Cooperation in a Changing World” was held