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Saudi Arabian Airlines will begin running daily, regular flights between Riyadh and Jeddah and the Russian capital on June 12, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The agency said that the flights are in conjunction with the start of the …
The 2018 FIFA World Cup Trophy arrived today at 1.50 pm at the Almaty International Airport, Kazinform reported on Sunday. The trophy is made of solid 18-carat gold and weighs around 6 kg. Traditionally, a team receives a gold-plated …
Russia will guarantee the security of Ukrainian journalists, as well as that of reporters from other countries, who will be working at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Chairman of the Russia 2018 Local Organizing Committee Alexei Sorokin …
The infrastructure for the 2018 FIFA World Cup must be ready by April 1, the stadiums for the tournament must be commissioned by March and handed over to the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) Russia-2018 on May 25, Russian Deputy Prime …
Spanish top flight clubs Villarreal, Leganes and Levante announced loan signings of Saudi Arabia internationals until the end of the season as part of an agreement between La Liga and the Arab state’s authorities. Second-tier …
Russia's National Guard will provide security to members of the official FIFA delegation to the 2018 World Cup, Deputy Head of the National Guard’s Public Order Department Alexei Zinin said. He stressed …
The infrastructure, which Russia is building to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup, is worth 480 billion rubles ($8.5 billion), Local Organizing Committee Head Alexei Sorokin said at the Gaidar economic forum on Wednesday, TASS …
Russia's national football team will play a friendly football match with Turkey in Moscow on June 5, less than two weeks before the kick-off of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the press service of the Russian Football Union (RFU) said. …
1.5 million tourists will come to Russia for the 2018 World Cup. It's expected that they will spend about $1.5-2 billion. head of the Rosturism Oleg Safonov said "This money will help 53 sectors of the national …
Russia's air carrier Aeroflot offered flights at rock-bottom prices to fans of Team Russia during the 2018 World Cup. This "special" fan tariff "will amount to five rubles (less than $0.1) for a flight leg (including all fees …
The world’s governing football body, FIFA, thanked Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko for his work in the post of the Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) Russia-2018 and his contribution into the …
Russia's government has approved a bill that allows foreign nationals to enter Russia without a visa, using a personalized spectator card for the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup. "It is proposed to establish the same period for …
"Cultural and linguistic diversity are our pride"
FIFA president Gianni Infantino anticipated a big success for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. "From what I've seen I am convinced that Russia 2018 will be the best World Cup ever. Everything is ready, and what is …
No Russians will be involved in the drug testing of teams at the World Cup next year in the wake of the country’s state-sponsored doping scandal, the chairman of Fifa’s medical committee Michel …
Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the Final Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup on December 1, the Kremlin press service said in a statement, TASS reports. "The event scheduled to be held at the State …
Football fans in Iran have been offering advice to a Russian sports journalist on how she should dress when she presents the 2018 World Cup finals draw in Moscow. Maria Komandnaya, one of the hosts of the event on 1 …
Former defender of French national football team Marcel Desailly and Russia’s former national striker Alexander Kerzhakov were named on Wednesday the ambassadors of the Fan Fest program of the 2018 FIFA …
Russian President Vladimir Putin may attend the Final Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup next week in Moscow, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "This is highly possible and we hope …
In recent days, the demand for air tickets to the cities of Russia, where the World Cup matches will be held, has grown significantly, the Aviasales ticket search engine PR-director, Janis Dzenis said. "This week, …
