Tag: Russian

Russian space sector plagued by astronomical corruption

MOSCOW: With millions of dollars missing and officials in prison or fleeing the country, Russia's space sector is at the heart of a staggering...

Angry Trump wanted Mueller fired, Russian report suggests

Washington: Fearing that his presidency was doomed, an angry Donald Trump pushed for Robert Mueller to be fired before he could deepen his probe...

Russian FM Lavrov discusses Indo-Pak crisis with Qureshi

Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi spoke to his Russian counterpart Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov on the telephone on Friday to discuss the regional situation. FM...

Russian Communists say election stolen by pro-Putin candidate

VLADIVOSTOK: Hundreds of Russian Communist Party supporters took to the central square of Vladivostok on Monday to protest against what they said was the...

Russian warships hold drills in Bering Sea in huge military exercise

  MOSCOW: Russian warships held drills in the Bering Sea which separates Russia from Alaska, part of Moscow's biggest military maneuvers since the fall of...

Russian airport worker dies, 18 hurt in plane crash

MOSCOW: Russia's transportation minister says a supervisor at Sochi airport has died during an emergency response after a landing plane careered off the end...

Russian FM says US sanctions counter-productive

    MOSCOW: US sanctions against Russia are counter-productive but Moscow is ready for dialogue once the US side is ready for talks with mutual respect,...

3 reported killed in Russian plant explosion

MOSCOW: Russian news reports say three people were killed in a blast at one of the country's largest makers of explosives and ammunition. The explosion...

Russian, Turkish defence ministers discuss Syrian refugees

  MOSCOW: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed the return of Syrian refugees to Syria with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar during talks in Moscow...

South Africa opens door to future Russian nuclear power deal

    JOHANNESBURG: South Africa cannot afford large-scale expansion of its nuclear power capacity but would still be open to future deals with Russia, a senior...

Russian pilgrims mark 100th anniversary of czar’s execution

  YEKATERINBURG: Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill led some 100,000 people in a nightime procession Tuesday to mark 100 years since the Bolsheviks murdered tsar Nicholas...

Syrian, Russian jets hit Syrian south, UN urges Jordan to open...

BEIRUT: Dark smoke rose over areas held by Syrian rebels near the border with Jordan on Thursday as President Bashar al-Assad's Russian allies unleashed...

Lavrov, Pompeo discuss Syria, North Korea

MOSCOW: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has had a call with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss Syria, North Korea and plans...

FBI says Russian hackers compromised thousands of routers in the US

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned on Friday that Russian computer hackers had compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office routers and...

Rebels dig new line of trenches in Ukraine

YASYNUVATA: A dozen volunteers dug a new line of trenches in the pro-Russian separatist east of Ukraine to keep out Kiev’s tanks. "We are preparing reserve...

Chemical attack: Russia to expel UK diplomats in retaliation for Britain’s...

LONDON: Russia will soon expel British diplomats in retaliation for Britain’s decision to kick out 23 Russian envoys over a chemical attack on a former...

Prominent Russian lawmaker resigns Defence Committee post

MOSCOW: A prominent Russian lawmaker has resigned as deputy head of the Russian Federation Council's Defence Committee, saying unnamed critics did not like his...