40% of Managers Want to Leave Russia
Forty-two percent of senior managers want to emigrate from Russia, a poll by headhunting company Agentstvo Kontakt revealed Tuesday. Almost one-sixth (16 percent) of respondents said that they intended to move to a different country within the next two years, the RBC news website reported. The three most popular potential destinations were the United States, […]
96.1% of Armenian emigrants preferred Russia last year
Combating emigration is combating the causes of emigration, Gagik Eganyan, Head of the Migration Department, Ministry of Regional Administration of Armenia says, Tert.am reports. “We can use sociological instruments to get data. Based on the surveys, I can say that 600,000 people emigrated from Armenia in 1992-1994. In 1995-2001, 350,000 people emigrated from Armenia. In […]
Russia can sell weapons to Armenia, Aliyev says
The fact that Russia is selling weapons to Armenia doesn’t create any allergy in Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan said. He talked during the joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin June 7. He said that Azerbaijan and Russia have common relations in all fields such as security, trade, energy, and […]
Russia’s Main Enemies: USA, Ukraine and Turkey
USA, Ukraine and Turkey are main enemies of Russian people according to poll results. Levada Center of Sociological Researches in Russia released a poll about the enemy-friend scale of Russian people. The center conducted the poll in different regions of Russia by asking questions from young to old people. The majority of the people believes […]
Russia ranked 60th according to World Citizenship Index
Russia has been ranked 60th out of 161 according to the citizenship quality, the results of Henley & Partners Consulting Company research. The company launched a global ranking report of nationalities examined based on the scale of economy, human development, peace, and stability. From an external viewpoint, the index looks at the ability of citizens […]
Russian Man Sues Ex-Girlfriend for Relationship Expenses
A Russian man has gone to court to try and reclaim the money he spent over the course of a failed romantic relationship, The Moscow Times reports. The resident of Krasnodar lost his initial attempt to win 40,000 rubles ($600) in compensation but has since lodged an appeal. The couple split after a romantic trip […]
Russian Medicine Sales Down Amid Economic Crisis
Medicine sales dropped ten percent in the first three months of 2016 as Russians continued to feel the pinch of the economic crisis, The Moscow Times cited the report of Vedomosti newspaper. The market is now estimated at 270.3 billion rubles ($4 billion), Vedomosti reported, citing a report from pharmaceutical market research company DSM Group. […]
Russia sacrificing Turkey due to a pilot’s mistake, Erdogan says
Turkey is ready to restore relations with Russia, but does not know what type of the first step Russia expects from Turkey, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “I do not understand what kind of the first step is being expected from us. We are not a country that is sitting in the defendant’s chair. […]
Russia is arming PKK terrorists, Erdogan says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Russia of providing anti-aircraft weaponry and rockets to militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), government officials said on Monday, Reuters reports. He spoke to journalists after a visit to the Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakir, Erdogan accused Russia of arming the PKK terrorist organization via Iraq and […]
Turkey and Russia can work together, Turkish FM says
Mevlut Cavusoglu, Foreign Minister of Turkey proposed to establish a joint working group with Russia to restore relations on May 30. He told journalists, “Russian President Vladimir Putin said he wants to restore ties and expects us to take steps. We also seek normalization. We suggest creating a joint working group so that these steps […]
![[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑯](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F08%2FAshraf-2novel-news_9601.jpg&q=90&w=300&h=0&zc=1 "[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑯")
