Category: Central Asia
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 […]
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 […]
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; […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]