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Central Asia
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…
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South East Asia
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…
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East Asia
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…
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Central Asia
Iran is ready to freeze oil production regime
Iran has declared its readiness to freeze the oil production. Mohsen Qamsari, the director for international affairs of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said that Iran reached the desirable oil output to proceed with freezing its production, Press TV reports. He told that Iran’s current production of oil stands…
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Central Asia
Putin congratulates the leaders on Victory Day
Vladimir Putin, Russian President has congratulated the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Georgia and Ukraine with the 71st anniversary of the Victory Day. He said that fascism has been defeated with the strong will of people and this will continue to facilitate the development…
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Central Asia
Russia Slams US-Georgia Military Exercises
Russia criticized the military exercises of the United States and neighboring Georgia by claiming this step could destabilize the region. Foreign Ministry of Russia said on May 6 that the planned military drills are provocative steps in Caucasus region: “We consider such a consistent ‘exploration’ of Georgian territory by NATO…
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Central Asia
Russian Official: Turkey Tries to Revive Ottoman Empire
Maria Zakharova, the official spokesperson of Russian Foreign Ministry, said that the Turkish authorities dream to revive the Ottoman Empire, but forget about its fate. She talked to Izvestia Daily, published on May 4. She said, “The Turkish authorities are moving up the spiral of fanning the situation” and one…
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Central Asia
Armenia Receives the Weapons from Russia
The process of the weapons supply to Armenia from Russia on a credit agreement has started. The spokesperson of the Defense Ministry of Armenia, Artsrun Hovhannisyan told “The process of the supply of arms to Armenia under the loan agreement in the amount of $200 million is under way for…
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East Asia
Russia Gives Free Land in Country’s Far East
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a law giving Russians free land in the Far East regions of the country. According to law, Russian citizens will able to apply for up to hectare of land in the regions of Kamchatka, Sakha-Yakutia, Khabarovsk, Amur, Primorye, Magadan, Sakhalin, the Jewish Autonomous Region,and…
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Central Asia
Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia sign cooperation pacts
King Salman of Saudi Arabia and the leader of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held official talks in Riyadh on May 1. King Salman underlined the importance of bilateral relations and said that two countries are ready to improve relations on trade, investment, energy, agriculture, tourism, combating terrorism and extremism. Saudi Gazette…
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