The commander of the Iranian Navy, Hossein Khandazi stated that Russia and Iran will hold joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea, reported Iranian television channel Press TV.

Khandazi said that the purpose of the exercises is to increase the level of strategic and tactical cooperation between the two countries at sea. According to him, the exercises will include the development of tactical and rescue operations, as well as combat missions in the fight against sea piracy.

It is reported …

Rospotrebnadzor, Russia's Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare, prepared a bill aiming at protecting information obtained from the biological and genetic material of Russians. The corresponding document was published on the website of normative legal acts.

Lawmakers believe that the changes should be made to the law “On Personal Data” and the law "On Protection of Consumers' Rights”, which will impose restrictions on the personal data processing and the …

Russian state corporation Roscosmos continues to prepare its “negotiating position” regarding cooperation with NASA. In a statement on their website, the company stated that they are awaiting an official explanation from the US National Aeronautics Administration and Space exploration company regarding the planned visit of Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin.

Earlier, on December 5th, the USA Today newspaper, reported, citing a statement by NASA spokesman Megan Powers that the US canceled and …

Within the three months of the 2018-19 marketing year, Ukraine has exported 4.66 million tons of maize that is 112% more than the same period last year, reported Ukragroconsult.

"In November, Ukraine exported 3.12 million tons of corn. It was twice that during first two months of the current period and 97.4% more than in November last year,” the statement reads.

In September to November, Ukrainian corn was mainly exported to the EU, China and Libya. Compared to the same period last year, …

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Saturday that Russia is under no illusions concerning the withdrawal of US troops from Syria, and that this is likely to be a long and contradictory process.

According to Ryabkov, the US withdrawal is one of the most pertinent issues. “The signals that are coming in are contradictory – the schedule and, overall, the sequence of steps in this area are up in the air,” the diplomat commented, “We are monitoring this process, on the premise …

Greece has received the first batch of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States, 168 thousand/cubic meters (or 1,772,400 MWh), stated the operator company of the Greek national gas transmission system DESFA.

The first batch of LNG was delivered in accordance with the agreement between the Greek DEPA and American Cheniere.

“This is the first batch of American LNG from shale gas imported by Greece and delivered from the new Cheniere terminal in Corpus Christi, Texas, to the third tank …

Russia does not see any reason to exchange the US citizen Paul Whelan, who is facing charges of espionage in Russia, for Russians arrested in other countries, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Interfax in a comment.

“It should be pointed out that the situation with Paul Whelan, a citizen of the US and a number of other countries, is developing in strict accordance with the requirements of our legislation, and also in accordance with our obligations of a bilateral nature, …

The Russian citizen Dmitry Makarenko was arrested on the Pacific island of Saipan at the FBI’s request. He arrived there on December 29 with his children and parents, and was arrested in the airport immediately after landing, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported on Saturday, January 5.

Saipan is the largest island and capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, a US commonwealth in the Pacific Ocean. From there, Makarenko has been transferred to Florida.

The Russian Embassy to the US is …