ST. PETERSBURG. April 18 (Interfax) - The Russian government has proposed transferring shares of five federally owned companies to JSC Severnaya Verf Shipyard , which is part of United Shipbuilding ...

Martial law and mobilization will be extended in Ukraine for 90 days, from 5:30 a.m. on May 9 through August 6. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky submitted respective bills to the parliament.

BAKU. April 16 (Interfax) - The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic (SOCAR) has conducted talks in Cairo on partnership opportunities and investment in the Egyptian oil and gas sector, ...

ASHGABAT. April 18 (Interfax) - Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov accepted credentials from Saudi Arabia's newly appointed Ambassador in Ashgabat Amer bin Ali Al-Shehri at their meeting, the ...

MOSCOW. April 18 (Interfax) - Sixty-one percent of Russians identify as Orthodox Christian now, according to a poll conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM). The results of the poll were ...

TransContainer is Russia's largest operator of well cars, with a fleet of about 41,000 cars and 140,000 high-capacity containers as of the end of 2024. The company owns 38 railway terminals in Russia.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has signed into law a bill extending the martial law and mobilization in the country from May 9 to August 6, 2025, local media said, citing the Verkhovna Rada's ...

The Ukrainian government terminated another agreement with Russia at its meeting on Friday, April 18, Ukrainian media reported with reference to government envoy to the Verkhovna Rada Taras Melnichuk.

ASTANA. April 18 (Interfax) - Bolashak Mine, operated by Kazchrome's Donskoy Ore Mining and Processing Plant, is restarting after a fire incident at the end of February, Kazchrome, which is part of ...

MOSCOW. April 18 (Interfax) - Avilon Group, a major Russian car dealer, has lowered its 2025 forecast for new car sales in Russia to 1.1 million-1.2 million from the previously expected 1.4 million ...

ARKHANGELSK. April 18 (Interfax) - To make a future Trans-Arctic shipping route one of Russia's key transport lanes, its Arctic seaports should be integrated with railway and road shipping ...

MINSK. April 18 (Interfax) - The administration of the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences has come up with an initiative to implement of a Belarusian-Russian microelectronics program, which has ...