Russia determined to fight terrorism in Syria
Russian President’s Special Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev affirmed his country’s determination to combat terrorism in Syria. “Large numbers of terrorists, including members from Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIL, are still there in the de-escalation zones and in Idleb too,” Lavrentiev said in a statement quoted by RT following a meeting held by representatives of guarantor […]
Uruguay, Russia reach World Cup knockout phase
Uruguay and host nation Russia progressed to the World Cup knockout rounds on Wednesday as Cristiano Ronaldo took an early lead in the race for the Golden Boot. A single goal from Luis Suarez was enough to give Uruguay victory against Saudi Arabia, leaving them on six points along with Russia and condemning Egypt and […]
Russia beat Egypt to close in on World Cup last 16
Host nation Russia have one foot in the last 16 of the World Cup after a resounding 3-1 win over Egypt on Tuesday despite the return from injury of Mohamed Salah. After a tight first half in a rain-drenched Saint Petersburg, Egypt captain Ahmed Fathy scored an own goal before goals from Denis Cheryshev and […]
Iran, Russia, Turkey Start Syria Peace Talks in Geneva
Representatives from Iran, Russia, and Turkey are meeting in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss establishing a committee tasked with drafting Syria’s new constitution. Members of the Syrian opposition have also arrived in the Swiss city where officials of the three nations acting as guarantors of a ceasefire in the war-torn country are meeting under the […]
VNL: Russia beat plucky Iran
Dmitriy Muserskiy offers his teams much with his spiking ability and his massive block, but today it was only the attacking side of his game that really functioned, but boy did it function. In a match where every set was decided by a few key moments, the 24 points scored by Russia’s number 13 – […]
‘Krasnodar’, Iran’s new goods export destination in Russia
Chairman of Iran and Russia Joint Chamber of Commerce Hadi Tizhoush Taban here on Sunday revealed the selection of Krasnodar province in Russia as Iran’s new goods export destination and said, “this Russian province is suitable for the export of Iranian industrial, construction and agricultural products in particular.” He pointed to the vast area of […]
Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory keen to hold training courses in Iran
TEHRAN – Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory rector Alexander Sokolov has said that the conservatory is eager to provide training courses in Iran. He made the remarks in his recent meeting with Rudaki Foundation Managing Director Ali-Akbar Safipur in Tehran, the foundation announced in a press release published on Saturday. The two sides also agreed to organize […]
Iran, Russia to establish parliamentary economic commission
Islamic Republic of Iran and Russian Federation will set up Parliamentary Economic Commission. For this purpose, a high-ranking Iranian trade and economic delegation visited High Council of Duma and Russian Federation Council. In addition, Chairman of Iranian Parliament Economic Commission Mohammad-Reza Pour-Ebrahimi met and conferred with Dmitry Mezentsev Chairman of Economic Commission of Russian Federation […]
Iran, Russia able to change global conditions
Head of Center for Contemporary Iranian Studies in Russia Recep Safarov said that Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia can play a decisive role in changing the international conditions in terms of politics and economy. “Iran can be the center stage of economy in the world,” he said, adding, “Iran and Russia in tandem with […]
Russia: A U.S. exit doesn’t mean end of nuclear accord
Vladimir Yermakov, the director general of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control at Russia’s Foreign Ministry, said on Friday that a U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, does not necessarily mean the end of the deal. “It might even be easier for us on the […]