Russian Tourism to Turkey Falls 90%
Russian tourism to Turkey in May 2016 was down 91.82 percent year-on-year, according to figures released by Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry, the Moscow Times cites RBC. May is typically a popular time for Russian tourists in Turkey. In May 2015, over 501,000 Russians visited the country, and in 2014 — almost 695,000, RBC reported, […]
The concept of “zero problems” was not effective in the last 4 years
Letter of the Turkish President, the normalization of relations between Turkey and Israel, and, on the contrary, a complication of relations between Turkey and Germany is under the constant scrutiny of international and Turkish media and expert community. In this regard, we offer you an interview of The Great Middle East with a Turkish political […]
Russians mourn victims of Istanbul airport blasts
The death toll from the explosions at Turkey’s largest airport has increased to 41, a message from the Office of the Governor of Istanbul said. Thirty-seven bodies have been identified; ten of them are said to be foreign citizens, three victims held dual citizenship. The bodies of 19 victims have been delivered to relatives, Pravda […]
Russian army to receive another set of Iskander missile system
The Russian Armed Forces have received another set of the Iskander-M (NATO reporting name: SS-26 Stone) tactical surface-to-surface missile system, the Machine-Building Design Bureau (KBM), the system’s manufacturer, told TASS on June 28. The official ceremony of transferring the Iskander-M tactical missile system to the army was held in the town of Znamensk in the […]
Russia ready to construct South Stream gas pipeline
Russia is ready to implement the South Stream natural gas pipeline project in case of Europe’s guaranteed demand, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said in an interview aired by the Rossiya-24 TV news channel on June 28. “Our position is simple, and we’ve outlined it earlier – if Bulgaria and the European Commission officially confirm their […]
Russia Capable of Feeding Itself
Russia is capable of feeding itself without importing food, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on June 27. “Today, we are collecting crops that could put us among the top three grain suppliers to the world market. The level of food security has noticeably increased. Now, Russia is able to feed itself without foreign food […]
Turkish President Apologizes For Shooting Down Russian Warplane
Turkish President Recep Erdogan has apologized for the downing of a Russian Su-24 bomber in November last year, the Kremlin said in a statement Monday. According to the statement, President Vladimir Putin received a letter from Erdogan in which the Turkish president expressed his willingness to improve relations between the two countries and apologized for […]
Russia tests new Buk-M3 air defense missile system
Russia’s air defense system manufacturer Almaz-Antey has conducted successful testing of the newest Buk-M3 air defense missile system, Tass reports. The tests took place at the Kapustin Yar range near Astrakhan, Southern Russia, the company reported on June 24. “In June 2016, experts of the JSC Concern Almaz-Antey test fired a missile from the Buk-M […]
Russia and China to produce heavy helicopter
Under the agreement between Russia and China, the Russian helicopters will provide technologies and also develop a technical proposal and separate systems of the new vehicle on a contract basis, Tass reports. The Russian and Chinese governments signed an agreement on June 25 to cooperate under a program to build an advanced civilian heavy helicopter. […]
Iran, Kazakhstan to build joint oil refinery in Mazandaran
Iran and Kazakhstan will participate in a project on constructing a joint oil refinery in Amirabad Port in Mazandaran province, head of Industry, Mine and Trade Organization of Mazandaran said on June 26. Mohammad Mohammadpour, Head of Industry, Mine and Trade Organization of Mazandaran, in a meeting with a Kazakh trade delegation on Sunday expressed […]
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