TEHRAN, December 22 - Russia signed an agreement to build a nuclear power plant in Sudan, Russia's Rosatom nuclear agency announced on Friday, a month after a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir.
TEHRAN, December 22 - Delegations from Iran, Russia and Turkey held the second round of consultations on Syrian crisis on the second day of Syrian talks underway in Astana.
TEHRAN, December 21 - Moscow will use reciprocity principle in response to the US Treasury Department’s sanctions against Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and four other Russians, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.
TEHRAN, December 21 - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Countries Hossein Jaberi-Ansari met with Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev in the 8th round of Syrian talks in Kazakhstan.
TEHRAN, December 20 - The Kremlin said it is taking protective measures in preparation for potential new sanctions on Russia by the United States and its allies, which Moscow said would be “illegal.”
TEHRAN, December 20 - Following the success of Iran-Russia-Turkey cooperation on Syrian settlement, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov called for further cooperation between the three sides on resolving international issues.
TEHRAN, December 19 - Russia said it will do its best to return the situation around Jerusalem al-Quds to a constructive track, a day after the US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at annulling US President Donald Trump’s controversial move to recognize the city as Israel’s "capital."
TEHRAN, December 18 - The Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, launched the final human mission of 2017. Three new members for the International Space Station – Anton Shkaplerov, Scott Tingle, and Norishige Kanai – launched aboard the Soyuz MS-07 vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 17 December for a two-day orbital chase to the international outpost.
TEHRAN, December 16 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow, Tehran and Ankara see eye to eye on the need to fight terrorism in Syria and maintain its territorial integrity despite pursuing different political agendas.
TEHRAN, December 16 -Russia has been authorized to provide the Central African Republic (CAR)'s armed forces with light arms, under an exemption to an arms embargo on the country granted by the UN, diplomatic sources said Friday.
TEHRAN, December 15 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said a possible breakdown of the Iran nuclear deal would send the wrong signal when it came to trying to resolve the situation around North Korea, the RIA and Interfax news agencies reported on Friday.
TEHRAN, December 15 - European Union (EU) leaders have agreed to extend economic sanctions against Russia for another six months over what they say is Moscow’s interference in Ukraine, which is not an EU member.
TEHRAN, December 13 - Iran said it expects the formalities over its membership to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) – a regional trade bloc led by Russia – would be finalized soon and an agreement with the Union’s member states would be signed accordingly.
TEHRAN, December 12 - Russia says it has temporarily ended Moscow’s diplomatic presence in war-torn Yemen due to the current “situation in Sana’a,” as the Saudi-led military coalition has increased its airstrikes against the impoverished country during the past few weeks.
TEHRAN, December 11 - Mikheil Saakashvili, the former Georgian president turned opposition leader in Ukraine, appeared in court Monday in the Ukrainian capital for a hearing on whether he should continue to be held in custody.
TEHRAN, December 11- Russian President Vladimir Putin met Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Monday for talks over a nuclear power plant and tensions in the Middle East following Washington's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's ‘capital’.