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Featured August 6, 2024

Russian Security Council Secretary Arrives In Iran For Talks

BREAKING NEWS: Wednesday August 7Vladimir Putin has reportedly told Iran to avoid civilian casualties in any retaliatory attack on Israel for the assassination of the Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh.  Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s Security Council Secretary, has arrived in Iran for discussions with Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Ahmadian, and the Chief of […]

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Featured August 6, 2024

Russia Wants To Develop Tanzanian Gas Sector & Indian Ocean Port Hubs  

Andrey Avetisyan, Russia’s Ambassador to Tanzania, has identified the country as having attractive potential as a trade hub to develop Russian trade with Africa and beyond. The countries east coast can bee easily connected with the existing North-South Transport Corridor, and lies on the Indian Ocean.     Avetisyan said that “Tanzania has access to the Indian […]

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August 6, 2024

Roscosmos Looks To New Space Markets In The Global South

Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency, has had the contracts it possessed with now unfriendly countries all terminated, according to First Deputy General Director Andrei Yelchaninov. The company, with multiple subsidiaries, had been involved with everything from building the International Space Station (ISS) main capsules, ferrying astronauts to the ISS, putting other countries satellites in orbit, monitoring […]

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August 4, 2024

Venezuela Suggests Transferring Its US Energy Contracts To The BRICS Countries

Venezuela could transfer the development rights to its vast oil and gas fields that are currently operated by American energy companies to entities from BRICS nations, President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday. Maduro is currently facing pressure from Washington following contested elections, with Washington recognising his opponent as the legitimate President. Venezuela is also a […]

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August 3, 2024

India To Build Special Port To Handle Russia / INSTC Goods

The Indian government has approved a proposal for building a large deep water port on its western coast to connect it with major global trade networks and handle trade with Russia, New Delhi has announced. The port, to be built at Vadhavan in the Maharashtra state, would aid trade flow through the International North-South Transportation […]

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August 3, 2024

Russia – Central African Republic: 2024 Updates 

Russia expects to continue fruitful cooperation with the Central African Republic (CAR) in the military and military-technical spheres following the UN Security Council’s decision to lift the arms embargo on the country, Alexander Bikantov, the Russian Ambassador to Bangui has said. “We count on the continuation of fruitful military cooperation in the interests of our […]

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August 2, 2024

Aeroflot Expected To Provide Direct Flights To Bali From September  

Aeroflot has requested permission to arrange direct flights to and from the island of Bali, starting from September 2024, the airline has stated. The airline is now awaiting the Indonesian aviation authorities’ decision, however this is expected to be granted. Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday […]

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August 2, 2024

Development of the Zabaikalsk-Manzhouli Russia-China Border Checkpoint

The Zabaikalsk border checkpoint on the Chinese border with Manzhouli in China’s Inner Mongolia Province is now the most in-demand crossing between Russia and China for cargo carriers. According to Russia’s Federal Customs Service (FCS), in the first six months of this year, imports of Chinese goods to Russia through this border crossing increased by […]

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August 2, 2024

Russia To Develop Inland River Ports And Logistics Hubs

The Ob, Irtysh, Lena, and Yenisei Rivers are all to be developed to access the Northern Sea Route  Russia’s Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) and Rosatom are to jointly create logistics hubs on the Ob, Irtysh, Lena and Yenisei rivers, with the aim to give improved access to the Northern Sea Route […]

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August 1, 2024

Russia, China Extend Far East Cargo Routes To Include Cross-Border River Transport

Amur, Ussuri Rivers give Pacific Ocean access to China’s landlocked Heilongjiang Province Russia and China are developing cargo transport corridors under the joint “River-Sea” development programme for the first time. The Chinese deep-water, Manjita river port is located at Fuyuan city in Heilongjiang, with the Manjita port having access to the Amur (Heilongjiang) and Ussuri […]

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