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Russia, Iran Working On Expanding Overland Gas Pipeline Capacity

BRICS, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Infrastructure, Middle East

Russia and Iran are continuing to work on joint projects to create new land corridors for Russian gas shipments to Iran, according to a joint statement issued by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Iranian Petroleum Minister Mohsen Paknejad. The two sides also discussed the implementation of other joint energy infrastructure projects. They also […]

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Russia Hosts Foreign Ambassadors of the Islamic Organisation for Cooperation

Africa, Asia, BRICS, Exports, Imports, Investment, Middle East, Trade

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has hosted an informational meeting of the leadership of the Strategic Vision Group ‘Russia – Islamic World’ with the ambassadors of the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The meeting was co-hosted by Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, and Rustam Minnikhanov, of the Republic of Tatarstan,

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Russia, Oman 2025 Relations: Update

Investment, Middle East, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, the Sultan of Oman, have been holding talks in Moscow to address the main tracks of further development of Russian-Oman cooperation, including the trade-economic, financial-investment and cultural-humanitarian spheres, as well as vital international and regional issues. Oman is strategically located in the south

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Russia, Iran 2025 Relations: Update

BRICS, Investment, Middle East, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi has been visiting Moscow and has met with both President Putin and Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov. Apart from mediating in the proposed United States-Iran nuclear agreement, the two sides also held extensive discussions concerning Russia-Iran bilateral relations. Following these, Lavrov held a press conference to describe the latest

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Russia, Qatar Sign US$2 Billion Investment Fund Deal

Exports, Finance, Imports, Investment, Middle East, Trade

Russia and Qatar have signed an agreement to establish a new US$2 billion investment platform aimed at strengthening economic ties and boosting bilateral cooperation. The deal was signed on Thursday (April 17) following talks in Moscow between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who was in Russia on

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Russia, Qatar Heads of State Discuss Israel and Syria Conflicts

Middle East, Security

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Moscow on Thursday (April 17) to discuss regional security issues in the Middle East, focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the situation in Syria. The visit marked Al Thani’s first official trip to Russia since 2018. Palestine Both leaders expressed

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Russia To Keep Its Syrian Military Bases

Middle East, Security

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya has stated that Russian troops will be staying at their bases in Syria, as Moscow continues to hold talks with the new Syrian government in Damascus. Nebenzya said that “Russian servicemen will stay where they are. We are talking to the current Syrian government.” Syria’s armed opposition

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Russia, Turkiye 2025 Relations: Update

BRICS, Infrastructure, Middle East, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan have discussed the situation in the South Caucasus and the Black Sea region and Russian-Turkish economic and energy cooperation, during the Antalya Diplomacy Forum held last week. The Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) is an annual conference on international diplomacy that is held in

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Russia’s Q1 2025 Buckwheat Exports Double

Agriculture, China, Exports, Middle East

Russia’s buckwheat exports doubled year-on-year to 110,000 tonnes in the first quarter of 2025, the Agroexport federal center has reported. China remained the biggest importer, purchasing 96% of Russian buckwheat exports. Turkey imported 1% and Iran also 1%. Agroexport said that Turkey had imported a record 1,200 tonnes of buckwheat, while Iraq purchased Russian buckwheat

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Russia Imports Its First Shipment Of Dates From Dubai

Agriculture, Imports, Middle East, Russian Market

In another sign of shifting supply chains, Russia’s FESCO Transport Group has organised the first shipment of imported dates in a refrigerated container from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Russia. 23 tonnes of dried dates were loaded into a FESCO refrigerated container and delivered to the UAE’s Jebel Ali Port. The cargo was then loaded

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