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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed gratitude to German industrialists for supporting anti-Russian sanctions, despite their harm to the country's economy. "These sanctions do work. Yes, these sanctions are hurting …
The Israeli coalition on Tuesday pushed up its timeline for Knesset disbandment, adding its dispersal bill to Wednesday’s legislative agenda, Times of Israel reported. The Knesset Presidium approved the addition, and the …
Russia's Federal Communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor has restricted access to an article on the website of the The Telegraph on the orders from the Russian Prosecutor General's Office, thus making the entire website of the British media …
The State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, has adopted the law providing for legalization of parallel imports in Russia. The lawmakers adopted the document in the second and third readings at once. The law …
Former director of Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) Artur Vanetsyan, who has been head of the opposition Pativ Unem alliance’s faction in the parliament, has submitted an application to resign as MP, Tsovinar Khachatryan, a …
Representatives of Saudi Arabia’s flag carrier Flynas are visiting Georgia to explore the country’s tourist attractions, the Georgian National Tourism Administration said on Tuesday. The group has been invited to visit the …
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday said if the European Commission had adopted a “merit-based approach” in its decision on Georgia’s membership bid, the country would have been “the first” to …
Russian Labor and Social Protection Minister Anton Kotyakov has reported an increasing number of jobless people registered at employment centers. "The number of jobless people registered at employment centers has been on the rise …
The Russian State Duma has passed in the third reading a law that introduces a ban on issuing licenses for subsoil development to foreign companies. In order to continue working they will have to set up legal entities in Russia and transfer them …
Two of the major Georgian airports in capital Tbilisi and Black Sea city of Batumi have been named among the top 10 airports in the Eastern Europe, the company operating them announced. TAV Georgia said Tbilisi International Airport had …
The Heydar Aliyev Square has today been inaugurated in Tashkent. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who is on a state visit to Uzbekistan, and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the …
Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 2,500 over the past day to 18,403,427, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Tuesday. As many as 1,501 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Russia over the past day, up 139% from …
The Moscow Exchange will begin trading the Uzbek sum, Armenian dram and South African rand on June 27, the exchange announced. The new currencies will expand trading opportunities for professional market participants, and their retail …
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has arrived in the Republic of Uzbekistan for a state visit. A guard of honor was lined up for the head of state at Tashkent International Airport named after Islam Karimov decorated …
Talks on Finland and Sweden's NATO membership bids will continue, and the forthcoming summit in Madrid is not an endpoint, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said. "As we have said before, the NATO summit (in Madrid) is not …
Three military vessels belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) came within close proximity of two U.S. Navy ships operating in the Persian Gulf, The Washington Post reported. Three high-speed IRGC boats came …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday discussed initiatives aimed at resolving the ongoing crises in Ukraine, a statement said. In a phone call, Erdogan told Guterres that …
The Netherlands, like Europe as a whole, will not be able to pump enough gas into the storage facilities by winter without contingency measures, Dutch climate and energy minister Rob Jetten said on Monday. "We see …
Israel’s weakened coalition government decided Monday to dissolve parliament and call a new election, the country’s fifth in three years. The vote, expected this fall, could bring about the return of a nationalist religious …
Countries neighboring crisis regions shoulder the real burden of migration and refugees, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Monday, calling out countries that host a "few hundred refugees" and use them for …
