Tag: Moscow

Moscow eyes role in N Korea with Kim-Putin summit

Moscow: Russia's Vladimir Putin set for his first talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in April and Moscow is eyeing a major role...

Pakistan to attend Afghan peace talks in Moscow

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Muhammad Faisal confirmed that a Pakistani delegation would attend an international conference in relation to the Afghan peace process in Russia's...

China’s Xi calls for Moscow and Beijing to unite to fight...

MOSCOW: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that Russia and China should work together to oppose protectionism and what he called unilateral approaches...

Putin ally re-elected Moscow mayor amid mass arrests

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin's ally has been overwhelmingly re-elected Moscow's mayor, officials said Monday, following a poll overshadowed by pension protests and mass...

World Cup 2018: Semi-final schedule

The World Cup 2018 quarter-finals are now complete and onto the semi-finals. France, fresh from their 2-0 defeat of Uruguay, are first up and they will take on Belgium on...

US senators on rare visit to Moscow ahead of Putin-Trump summit

MOSCOW: Republican US senators met with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on a rare visit to Moscow on Tuesday ahead of a summit between the...

Stakes high as FIFA World Cup enters knockout phase

MOSCOW: Following Thursday’s final clashes in Group G and H the lineup for the Round of 16 is set, with defending champions Germany conspicuously missing...

Dream come true for Pakistani teenager during 2018 FIFA World Cup

MOSCOW: A 15-year-old Pakistani teenager, who conducted the coin-toss for Brazil-Costa Rica match on Friday at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, has said that...

FIFA World Cup 2018: Opening fixtures to look out for

by Murad Ali Khan  1)EGYPT vs URUGUAY:  It’s still as a doubt as to whether Mo Salah, arguably the main attraction of the match, will feature...

Neymar, Brazil arrive in Russia as clock ticks down to World...

MOSCOW: Neymar and his Brazil teammates landed on Russian soil in the early hours of Monday morning, fresh from beating Austria 3-0 in their...

Pak Embassy in Moscow shows solidarity with Kashmiris

MOSCOW: Pakistan Embassy in Moscow arranged a gathering to show solidarity with the people of Indian Held Kashmir. Ambassador Qazi Khalil Ullah addressed the gathering,...

Dr Jumma Khan, supporters attend Pakistan Day ceremony in Moscow

MOSCOW: A large number of foreign diplomats, Russian think tanks, representatives from different Russian Media houses and members of the Pakistani community in Russia on...

Moscow says no evidence behind US indictment of Russians for alleged...

No evidence is behind the US indictment of Russian nationals for alleged election interference and Moscow has given multiple explanations on what Washington called...

Putin excelling at polls despite lacklustre re-election campaign

MOSCOW: Running with a lacklustre slogan, no programme and refusing to debate his opponents, it sometimes seems like Russian President Vladimir Putin is not...

At least 1,500 body fragments found at plane crash site near...

MOSCOW: Nearly 1,500 fragments of bodies and almost 500 debris pieces were found in the area of the Russian Saratov Airlines An-148 plane crash...

71 people feared dead in plane crash near Moscow

A plane operated by Saratov Airlines crashed in the Moscow region on Sunday, likely killing all 71 people on board, Russian news agency Interfax...

FIFA World Cup 2018: Saudi Airlines to launch direct flights to Moscow

MOSCOW: Saudi Arabian Airlines will launch daily direct flights to Moscow starting from June 12 due to the start of the 2018 FIFA World...