President Putin arrives in Saudi Arabia to review Saudi-Russian relations

Russia's Putin visits Saudi Arabia

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Saudi Arabia on an official visit here on Tuesday. He was greeted in Riyadh by an honor guard of Arabian horses and royal soldiers. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdul Aziz welcomes Putin at the Royal Palace of Riyadh. The state visit underlined the maturing relations between two international … Read more

Russia’s sovereign fund opens first foreign office in Saudi Arabia

Russia sovereign fund opens Saudi office ahead of Putin visit

Russia’s sovereign wealth fund announced the opening of its first overseas office in Saudi Arabia ahead of President Vladimir Putin’s expected visit to Riyadh. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said it hoped to boost bilateral cooperation in economic and other spheres by setting up shop in Saudi Arabia. Putin is expected to travel to … Read more

Northern Afghanistan new springboard for terrorists: Lavrov

Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the north of Afghanistan is becoming a new springboard for international terrorist organizations. According to Afghan media, Sergey Lavrov, while addressing the United Nations Security Council, said that the north of Afghanistan risks becoming a new springboard for Daesh and other international terrorist organizations. Lavrov said that the … Read more

Putin treats Erdogan to Russian Ice Cream, video gone viral

Putin buys ice cream to Erdogan

Russian President Vladimir Putin treated his guest Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with local ice-cream as the two leaders attended MAKS air show on August 27. Earlier, Putin and Erdogan inspected Russia’s new fighter-jet Su-57 and walked around the air show exhibition. Over 800 businesses from foreign countries are taking part in the MAKS-2019 event, … Read more

Big shock to India, Russia to support Kashmir issue in UNSC

Russia support Kashmir Issue

Big shock for India as Russia has said to support Kashmir issue being discussed in United Nations Security Council (UNSC). According to the details, Russian Deputy permanent representative at UN Dmitry Polyanskiy has said that Kashmir issue is being discussed in UNSC after a long time. We will not stop it from being discussed. While … Read more

Russian military base explosion kills two, injures six

Russian military base explosion

Two people were killed in an explosion at a military base used for missile tests in the far north of Russia. Six people sustained injuries from the blast. Authorities in the nearby city of Severodvinsk said radiation levels briefly rose after the blast, but the defense ministry said levels were “normal”. “During the test of … Read more