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Russian Weapons Exports To The Middle East “Worth Tens of Billions of Dollars”

Exports, Middle East, Russia, Trade

Russia’s portfolio of arms export contracts with countries in the Middle East and North Africa amounts to tens of billions of dollars, according to Dmitry Shugaev, the head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation. Speaking at the Dubai Airshow, 2025, He said that “The Middle East, North Africa, and the Near East have traditionally […]

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Oman

Oman Makes Tracks To Join INSTC; Russia Views Overland Reach To Afghanistan and Shipping To Africa

Africa, Central Asia, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russia, Trade

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Marat Khusnullin, has been attending the Russia-Oman business forum held in Muscat and has provided updates on Oman becoming an additional destination on the southern part of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). He stated that “We have a very interesting project with Oman in port infrastructure development. The connection between

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Tatarstan

Tatarstan To Develop New Kama River Port To Integrate With INSTC

India, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russia

The Nizhnekamsk district in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan is to develop and launch quay infrastructure of a new Kama River port next year, which will become part of a logistics complex linking to the INSTC corridor. This will open up the region to be part of the North-South Corridor and improve trade links with

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Nizhny

Nizhny Novgorod Targets Port & SEZ Developments To Integrate Into The North-South Transport Corridor

Asia, Exports, India, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russia, Trade

The government’s interdepartmental working group on the creation and development of Russian Special Economic Zones (SEZ) has approved expanding the Kulibin SEZ in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, with a river port and new production facilities being planned, according to the regional government.  The Kulibin SEZ currently has a site in Dzerzhinsk, while the additional 117.7-hectare

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Ulyanovsk

International Operator To Develop Middle Volga–Caspian–Persian Gulf Logistics

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

The “Middle Volga-Caspian International Logistics Forum” has been held in Ulyanovsk, attended by delegations from Russia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Iraq, and Iran, an important event to discuss operations along the Middle and Southern Corridor aspect of the International North-South Transport Corridor. There are now plans to create a single logistics operator to develop the Middle Volga–Caspian–Persian

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Jordan

Russia Resumes Grain Exports To Jordan, Eyes Corn Market

Agriculture, Exports, Middle East, Trade

Russia is restoring barley supplies to Jordan and could expand grain exports through increased corn shipments, according to Ruslan Khasanov, a director at the Russian Federal Center for Assessing the Safety and Quality of Agricultural Products (TsOK APK).  Around 50,000 tonnes of barley have been exported to Jordan since the start of the 2025 season

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US Sanctions On Rosneft & Lukoil: Economic Impact Analysis

China, Economy, Energy, India, Middle East, Russia, Trade

The US administration has placed full sanctions on Russia’s Rosneft and Lukoil, and threatened secondary sanctions on companies that service them. These companies handle about 50% of all Russia oil production and exports. We look at the likely impact of these moves. Freezing of all Rosneft and Lukoil assets in the United States Neither have

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Yemen

Russia, Yemen Bilateral Relations: October 2025 Update

Africa, Agriculture, Economy, Energy, Middle East, Security, Trade

The Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Alexander Novak, has met with Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, the Chairman of the Presidential Council of Yemen, and the head of the Southern Transitional Council, in Moscow.  The two sides discussed a broad range of issues concerning trade and economic cooperation. Novak stated that “Russia and the Republic of Yemen are connected

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Morocco

Russia-Morocco Bilateral Relations: October 2025 Update

Africa, Culture, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Middle East, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has held discussions in Moscow with Nasser Bourita, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco. They had also met last month in New York. Lavrov had this to say: “We reiterated mutual firm commitment to continuing joint work aimed at further strengthening the traditionally friendly and

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