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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expected in Moscow, Russian media reports

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    Sodliddesu
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    Please note: The SCMP is owned by the Alibaba Group and does have a pro-China slant. I wouldn't go to them for factual reporting but they're not out right propaganda like RT can be. That said,...

    Please note: The SCMP is owned by the Alibaba Group and does have a pro-China slant. I wouldn't go to them for factual reporting but they're not out right propaganda like RT can be.

    That said, they attribute this article to Reuters and I don't see it anywhere on their middle east page.

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      unkz
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      That’s fair. It does seem to be reported in a few other locations though. They all seem to be citing a live interview on Russia 24, which I have been unable to separately source....
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      That’s fair. It does seem to be reported in a few other locations though. They all seem to be citing a live interview on Russia 24, which I have been unable to separately source.

      https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-767476

      https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/putin-abbas-meeting-still-on-the-table/

      https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/10/10/palestine-s-ambassador-to-russia-says-president-mahmoud-abbas-will-soon-visit-moscow

      https://tass.com/world/1687385/amp

      MOSCOW, October 9. /TASS/. Palestine maintains regular communication with Russia and is preparing a visit of its President Mahmoud Abbas to Moscow, Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal said on Rossiya-24 television.

      "We are in contact with Moscow on a daily basis. Preparations are now underway for a visit by President Abbas to Moscow," the diplomat said.

      Oh, and here it is on Reuters:

      https://www.reuters.com/article/israel-palestiniens-russie-abbas-idFRKBN31A095

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      1. Sodliddesu
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        I did manage to find other articles later about it but I get paranoid when I see things attributed to AFP and Reuters that I can't easily find. I get North Press Agency and SANA flashbacks - I...

        I did manage to find other articles later about it but I get paranoid when I see things attributed to AFP and Reuters that I can't easily find. I get North Press Agency and SANA flashbacks - I just saw the Morning Post pop up and got really suspicious.

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