Tag: Russia
China’s powerful new vice-president to visit Russia, Belarus
BEIJING: China's powerful new vice president, Wang Qishan, will visit Russia and Belarus starting this week, China's foreign ministry said on Monday, his first...
Europe, China, Russia discussing new deal for Iran: Welt am Sonntag
BERLIN: Diplomats from Europe, China and Russia are discussing a new accord to offer Iran financial aid to curb its ballistic missile development and...
Russia unveils world’s first floating nuclear power station
MURMANSK: Russia on Saturday unveiled the world´s first floating nuclear power station at a ceremony in the port of the far northern city of...
After four years of Western sanctions, Russia digs in for long...
MOSCOW: Russians have been living under Western sanctions for four years now, and they have undeniably survived.
But the debate now unfolding in Russia's parliament,...
New evidence invalidates rumours about Muhammad bin Salman’s health
ISLAMABAD: New evidence has surfaced to discount the rumours about the health and well-being of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman which is enough...
Cambridge Analytica files for voluntary bankruptcy in US
NEW YORK: British political consulting group Cambridge Analytica filed for voluntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York, court documents showed.
The...
Putin meets Assad, calls for ‘political process’ on Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a rare meeting with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Thursday and said the "military success" in Syria allowed for...
Russian parliament gives interim nod to counter-sanctions legislation
MOSCOW: Russia's lower house of parliament approved on second reading a bill that would give the Russian government authority to ban trade in certain...
Russia, China tighten ties with Iran
ASTANA: Russia and China moved Thursday to extend their economic influence in Iran, while Europeans are finding it harder to ignore efforts by Washington...
Russia inches towards making observation of US sanctions a crime
MOSCOW: Russian lawmakers unanimously approved in its first reading on Tuesday a bill that makes it a criminal offense to observe sanctions imposed by...
Ukraine raids Kiev offices of Russian state media
KIEV: Ukraine's state security service searched the Kiev offices of Russia's state-run RIA Novosti news agency and TV channel RT on Tuesday, after detaining...
Pakistan reach 2018 Street Child World Cup final
Pakistani team on Monday reached the final match of 2018 Street Child World Cup by defeating Indonesia 5-4 on penalties in Moscow.
By qualifying for...
British spy chief says Russia is spreading lies to undermine the...
BERLIN: Britain’s MI5 spy chief accused Russia on Monday on attempting to subvert Western democracies by sowing disinformation and spreading lies.
In the first public...
Russia, after Netanyahu visit, backs off Syria S-300 missile supplies
MOSCOW: Russia is not in talks with the Syrian government about supplying advanced S-300 ground-to-air missiles and does not think they are needed, the...
Russia’s Putin sworn in for another six years in office
MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin was sworn in for another six years as Russian president on Monday.
Standing in the Grand Kremlin Palace's ornately-decorated Andreyevsky Hall with...
Police in Russia detain opposition leader, activists before Putin’s inauguration
MOSCOW: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and hundreds of anti-Kremlin activists were detained by police on Saturday during street protests against Vladimir Putin ahead...
US Navy to re-establish its Second Fleet targeting Russia
WASHINGTON: The United States Navy is re-establishing its Second Fleet, responsible for the northern Atlantic Ocean, nearly seven years after it was disbanded as...
