KRASNODAR. Dec 24 (Interfax) - The sunken tankers used to sail in the Kerch Strait in violation of seasonal restrictions on navigation in the water area, the Russian Transport Ministry said in a ...

MOSCOW. Dec 24 (Interfax) - Russia has increased its non-commodity non-energy exports to friendly countries in 2024, which now account for 84% of the destinations for such exports, up from 81.8% in ...

KHABAROVSK. Dec 24 (Interfax) - Russia's Khabarovsk International Airport has signed an agreement with China's Harbin air hub on collaborative work to expand the route network, as well as boost the ...

SUKHUM. Dec 24 (Interfax) - Acting Abkhaz President Badra Gunba has ordered establishing a special unit based on the Abkhaz Interior Ministry to combat illegal cryptocurrency mining, the Abkhaz ...

MOSCOW. Dec 24 (Interfax) - Transneft-Far East has resumed acceptance of trains carrying oil at the Gruzovaya railway station. The first train loaded with oil from PJSC Gazprom arrived at the ...

MOSCOW. Dec 24 (Interfax) - The ruble weakening in November caused a brief decline in demand for international travel, yet tour operators are expecting sales to intensify in February, the press ...

The brief suspension of the Druzhba oil pipeline's operations last week will not affect supplies of Kazakh oil to Germany, JSC KazTransOil told Interfax. "Transportation of Kazakh oil for subsequent ...

MOSCOW. Dec 24 (Interfax) - The amount of purchases made using QR codes grew to 2.6 trillion rubles in January-September 2024 while those using biometrics rose to 7.8 billion rubles, the Central Bank ...

ALMATY. Dec 24 (Interfax) - The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has provided $240 million to Karaganda EnergoCenter LLP for the construction of a new power unit at the CHPP-3 combined heat and power ...

"We end the year 2024 with financial stability. We are fully financing our defense forces with taxes, dues, and domestic loans. We are covering civilian expenses thanks to our partners," Ukrainian ...

TBILISI. Dec 24 (Interfax) - The Tbilisi City Court ruled on Tuesday to leave former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in pretrial custody during an investigation into a criminal case on an ...

MOSCOW. Dec 24 (Interfax) - The deputy CEO of Alrosa responsible for production activity in African countries, Vladimir Marchenko, has left the company, Alrosa said. Marchenko joined Alrosa in ...