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Egypt and Russia are in talks about establishing a logistics center in the Suez Canal zone for storing wheat supplies from Moscow, Sputnik reported, citing the North African nation's Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade.

Cairo, which counts Moscow as its major grain supplier, had previously said...

India and Russia share a "stable and very friendly" relationship and Moscow has "never hurt out interests", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told German daily Handelsblatt, defending long-standing ties between the two nations as the West pushes to end the war in Ukraine.

"Everyone conducts a...

The State oil refiners in India are negotiating long-term agreements for supplies of crude with Russian energy giant Rosneft, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

According to the report, Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum are taking part in the discus...

By Rashid Alimov

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has never positioned itself as an anti-Western organisation, despite the fact that since its creation it has constantly faced attacks from Western countries. There is no doubt that the external conditions for the activities of the SCO will bec...

By Rhod Mackenzie

On March 6, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that Russia considers Nigeria a priority partner in Africa.

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By Rhod Mackenzie

From 2026, the transit of Russian gas to Uzbekistan through Kazakhstan can be increased fourfold, to 11 billion cubic meters. Currently, Central Asia is the only new direction for Gazprom (MOEX: GAZP) after the collapse of supplies to Europe in the last two years. In 2023, the co...