Russia has imposed limitations on issuing visas for Iranian nationals, because of the coronavirus outbreak, country's Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova announced on Wednesday, according to RBC.
Starting from Feb. 28, only humanitarian and business types visas will be allowed for Iranians, Golikova said at a news conference in Moscow.
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Aeroflot observes the desire of passengers to return tickets already purchased for flights to Italy, South Korea and Iran, the press service of the Russian flag carrier told TASS on Wednesday.
State consumer market watchdog Rospotrebnadzor earlier recommended for Russians to refrain from visiting these countries against the background of the coronavirus spread...
Authorities in Moscow have impounded a car designed to strike fear into the hearts of criminals everywhere, ABC reports.
The "Batmobile" - or more accurately a custom-made likeness of the superhero wagon seen in the film Batman V Superman - was spotted and seized by Moscow traffic police over concerns...
E-commerce helped Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport increase its airfreight volumes by 6.9% in 2019 to over 329,000 tonnes, while mail rose by 37.4% to 49,400 tonnes.
Moscow Cargo, the main airfreight handler at Sheremetyevo, saw its throughput rise by 12% over 2018 to 275,000 tonnes of cargo and mail.
A spokesperson for...
On February 25, 2020, the Minister of Transportation of the Russian Federation awarded the staff of Sheremetyevo International Airport a plaque "In Commemoration of the 210th Anniversary of the Transportation Department and Education" for their significant contribution to the development and sustainable operation of the country's transportation system. The...
Tax revenues from companies, working in the tourism sector in the Arkhangelsk Region, grew by almost 50% year-on-year in 2019, the regional tax authority’s press service reported on Friday, according to News29.ru.
"In 2019, companies and businesses, which work in the Arkhangelsk Region in the sector of tourism, paid 731 million...
Indian and Russian air carriers are introducing new services from Mumbai and Delhi to Moscow, Business Standard reports.
Aeroflot and Ural Airlines plan to launch Moscow-Mumbai services in their summer schedules, while Kazakhstan's Air Astana will begin four weekly flights between Almaty and Mumbai increasing connectivity to Central Asia as...
The most profitable international route for Ukrzaliznytsia in 2019 was the Kiev - Moscow train, RIA Novosti reported.
The profit from the route connecting the capitals of the two states amounted to 145.2 million hryvnias (380.2 million rubles). In this direction, 339.4 thousand places were put up for sale, of...
Investments in infrastructure of the Arctic Tourism Cluster in the Krasnoyarsk Region’s north are estimated at 5.2 billion rubles ($81 million), the project’s coordinator — the Norilsk Development Agency — told Komsomolskaya Pravda.
The cluster will incorporate territories of Norilsk, Dudinka and the Putorana Plateau. Norilsk will be a center of...
S7 Airlines has taken delivery of an additional A320neo, the 24th of the re-engined narrow-body Airbus aircraft family in its fleet, Rusaviainsider.com reports.
The aircraft arrived at S7’s Novosibirsk Tolmachevo base straight from the European manufacturer’s Toulouse facility earlier this week, joining 19 A320neos and four A321neos. With the newly arrived...
