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The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: 2025 Demographics & Tianjin Summit Overview

Asia, China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Middle East, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The annual Heads of State meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is set to take place in Tianjin, northern China from August 31 to September 1. It will be attended by more than 20 heads of state, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, in addition to the heads of 10 international organizations, such as the […]

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Krasnodar Port

Russia To Invest US$6.2 Billion In Developing Krasnodar Regional Ports In Azov & Black Sea

Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Trade

Russia is to invest more than ₽500 billion (US$6.2 billion) in the development of Krasnodar’s port infrastructure by 2030, according to Nikolai Patrushev, the Chairman of Russia’s Maritime Board. He stated that “About 20 projects with a total investment of over ₽500 billion are planned to be implemented in the ports of the Krasnodar Territory

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Iran

Iran To Become Regional Gas Transit Hub For Russian LNG

Africa, Asia, Energy, Exports, Infrastructure, Investment, Middle East

Iran and Russia have been jointly developing a strategy to position Iran as a strategic gas transit hub, potential that began following bilateral discussions and the 2024 signing of an agreement for Russia to supply up to 300 million cubic meters of gas to Iran daily. That supply chain will begin later this year. Stanislav

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INSTC

Russia, Iran INSTC Trade Volumes Could Reach 15 Million Tonnes By 2028/29

BRICS, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Trade

The Iranian Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, has said that the cargo transit by the eastern branch of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) may reach its potential capacity of 15 million tonnes in three to four years. He was speaking at the Caspian Media Forum 2025 in Astrakhan. Jalali stated that “The eastern branch

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Oman

Russia Delivers First Refrigerated Meat To Oman

Agriculture, Exports, Middle East, Trade

Russia’s FESCO Transport Group has delivered the first refrigerated container with Russian food products from Novorossiysk to the port of Sohar (Oman). The container was loaded with frozen meat semi-finished products weighing 25.5 tonnes, and was delivered by road from the suppliers  warehouse in Bryansk to Novorossiysk Port. It was then placed on a FESCO

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Sunflower

Russian Sunflower Oil Exports To Turkiye Increase 17% in 7M 2025

Agriculture, Exports, Middle East

Russian exports of sunflower oil to Turkiye increased 17% in volume terms, reaching over 560,000 tonnes worth US$640 million in January-July 2025, according to the Russian Agroexport Federal Centre. Turkiye ranks second among the top importers of Russian sunflower oil. The top three buyers also include Iran in first place and India in third. Russia

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Rasht

Russia Conducting Work on Iran’s Rasht-Astara Railway

Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Middle East

Russia is carrying out survey work for the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway on land plots already purchased by the Iranian government, Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk has stated. The purchase of the remaining land was the subject of negotiations during the meeting between Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Iranian First Vice President Mohammad

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Oil

Russia’s Oil Revenues Up 7% In July As EU Supplies Increase

Energy, Exports, India, Middle East

Russia’s oil export revenues in July rose 7% with a value of just under US$1 billion compared to June, reaching US$14.3 billion, according to International Energy Association (IEA) calculations. This is despite the European Union attempting to impose an oil cap on July 18, which proved ineffective as the oil export revenue growth was driven

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The Non-Western Nexus: Can Delhi Anchor a Russia–Saudi–India Trilateral?

India, Middle East, Security

By Dr. Divya Malhotra As global alliances shift and Washington’s unpredictability vis-à-vis India grows, the time is apt for Delhi to quietly explore alternative partnerships that reflect emerging multipolar realities. A Russia–Saudi–India trilateral, anchored in energy, infrastructure, and soft power may be the next frontier in non-Western geopolitics of the Global South. As India’s National

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