Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan inaugurated CASA-1000 project
The $1.7 billion CASA-1000 project was inaugurated among Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in Dushanbe on May 12. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sooronbai Jeenbekov attended the inauguration. RFERL reports that the CASA-1000 provides a 1,222-kilometer power-transmission line to carry 1,300 megawatts […]
Russia plans to ban all Turkish vegetables and fruits
Rosselkhoznadzor – Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance plans to ban vegetables and fruit imports from Turkey after May 16. Deputy head of Rosselkhoznadzor, Yulia Shvabauskene, said that agency works on this issue seriously, “they continue to find Turkish food products that need to be quarantined,” Interfax reported. The head of Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey […]
Russia and Kazakhstan to continue space cooperation
Russia plans to continue cooperating with Kazakhstan in the space area, Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko said at the meeting with Senate Chairman of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday, TASS reports. Matviyenko said that Russia and Kazakhstan marked two anniversaries that have major importance for the common history of both countries: the Victory […]
Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan worst places to be gay
Armenia, Russia, and Azerbaijan are ranked the worst places to live in Europe for LGBTI people, meeting only 5 percent of the rights community’s criteria for legal equality. The ILGA-Rainbow Europe Organization ranked up to 50 European countries basing marks on various points that affect the daily life of LGBTI people. Armenia, Russia, and Azerbaijan […]
Half a Million Foreigners Deported from Russia since 2013
A new report has been published about deported foreigners from Russia. Civic Assistance Committee published a research about migration issues in Russia. According to the research, 513,000 deportation cases were counted since the year of 2013. The Moscow Times published the speech of Civic Assistance Committee spokesman Konstantin Troitsky, “Deportation has become mandatory in case […]
Bahraini artists to be showcased in London
A collection of over 50 pieces from 17 artists selected under the Bahrain Art Across Border (BAAB) umbrella, will be going on display for the first time in London at the end of the month, as part of the inaugural BAAB London 2016. The highly-anticipated exhibition will kick off with a private launch reception at […]
“Saakashvili can return to his country”
Mikheil Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia and current governor of Odessa, believes that United National Movement will win the next elections and he will go back to Georgia. An important piece appeared on the website of Vestnik Kavkaza on Saakashvili’s recent commentaries. “There are two forces: one is related to Bidzina Ivanishvili, the second […]
Stalin’s statue dismantled in Georgia
Stalin’s bust has been bashed in by the local administration in Ateni village of Gori, Georgia. Local residents, who celebrated the Victory Day on May 9, erected the bust without permission from officials. The statue was paint bombed by some anti-Stalin people ad after it was dismantled by the local authorities. Mamuka Shatakishvili, a local […]
Russia and India to hold war games
The joint Russian-Indian war games Indra’2016 will be held in the second half of 2016. Far-Eastern Primorsky (Maritime) territory of Russia, Alexander Gordeyev, the chief press officer of the Eastern Military District told TASS agency after a conference on preparations for the exercise. He said, “Representatives of the Eastern Military District and the Indian Armed […]
Russia Celebrates the Victory Day
Russia has marked the Victory Day on May 9 which is the anniversary of victory against Nazi Germany in 1945. Moscow and other regions of Russia celebrated the day with military parades. 10,000 military personnel, 135 armored vehicles, and 71 aircraft took part in the events. Russian leader Vladimir Putin has joined the celebration by […]