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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’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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Russia, Iran and China Hold Trilateral Talks About Iran’s Nuclear Programme 

China, Middle East, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Trilateral talks between representatives of Iran, Russia, and China on the Iranian nuclear program have been taking place in Moscow (April 8). The talks were arranged a day after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected as “meaningless” US President Donald Trump’s proposal for direct negotiations on reviving a nuclear deal. Tehran refuses to engage in

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Russia, Qatar Developing Regional Rail, Road and Port Infrastructure

Infrastructure, Investment, Middle East, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

Russia and Qatar are negotiating a draft intergovernmental memorandum on cooperation in transport and transit, the Russian Ministry of Transport has stated. It is another example of Russia’s own version of the Belt & Road Initiative.  The two countries have been holding their fifth meeting of the joint Russian-Qatari commission on trade, economic and technical

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