The Russian state-run news agency, RT, is one of the most popular in the world. The agency is known for its coverage of events in the Middle East.
It is also known as the "News Agency of the Russian Federation" (RATF) The RATF was set up after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. It was the first state-owned news agency to be set up in Russia. It has been in existence since the early 1990s, when it was established as a news agency. It now has a network of more than 1,000 stations.