Suspected terrorist supporter arrested in Russia's St. Petersburg: Investigators
Moscow/Sputnik:Law enforcement officials have detained a man in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on suspicion of promoting and financing terrorist activities, the press service of the St. Petersburg branch of the Russian Investigative Committee said on Wednesday.
Islamic State financier raising almost $4Mln for terrorists detained near Moscow - Security Service
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A financier of the Islamic State terror group (IS, banned in Russia), who has raised over 25 million rubles ($3.94 million) for the needs of terrorists, has been detained in the Moscow region, the Russian Federal Security Service said on Friday.
Russia registers 25 ceasefire violations in Syria over past 24 Hours - Defense Ministry
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 25 ceasefire violations in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has recorded four truce breaches, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
Russia evacuates 2nd group of citizens from China via border points in Primorye: official
Vladivostok/Sputnik/UNI: Russia has begun evacuating a second group of its nationals by land over the Russia-China border in the far eastern region of Primorye, a representative of the regional government told Sputnik.
Novosibirsk cafe roof collapse leaves 1 Dead, 4 Injured - Russian Emergencies Ministry
Novosibirsk/Sputnik: One person has been reported dead and a further four injured following the collapse of a rood at a cafe in Russia’s Novosibirsk , a Russian Emergencies Ministry official told Sputnik early Sunday.
US sanctions against Hezbollah hurts Lebanon: Russian envoy
Beirut/Xinhua/UNI: Russian Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin said on Saturday that U.S. sanctions against Hezbollah is hurting Lebanon amid its current crisis, local media reported.
Corona virus out: Flights from Russia's Blagoveshchensk to China's Sanya stopped
Blagoveshchensk/Sputnik: Flights to Sanya city on China's Hainan Island from the city of Blagoveshchensk in Russia's Far East have been suspended over the new coronavirus outbreak, the Ministry of Transport and Road Management of Russia's Amur Region said in a statement.
Russia registers 96 ceasefire violations in Syria over past 24 hours: Defence Ministry
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 96 ceasefire violations in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has recorded 92 truce breaches, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday.
Bulgarian prosecutor general's office says suspects 2 Russian diplomats of spying
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Bulgarian Prosecutor General held a pre-trial investigation on suspicion that two Russian diplomats were spies, but the case was suspended due to the diplomatic immunity, the prosecutor's office said.
Over 1,000 Syrians return home from Jordan, Lebanon over past 24 hours: Russian Military
Moscow/Sputnik: More than 1,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
Russia's Prime Minister Mishustin signs decree for approval of new government
Moscow/Sputnik: Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree on Wednesday, approving the new structure of the government, a corresponding document published on the cabinet's website said.
Broken hot water pipe kills 5 in Russian hotel
Moscow/Xinhua/UNI: Five people died and at least three others were hospitalized on Monday after hot water flooded a small hotel in the Russian city of Perm near the Ural Mountains, the regional investigative committee said.
Russia doesn't back any move to discuss Kashmir at UN
Moscow/UNI: The Kashmir problem is a matter of direct talks between India and Pakistan and Russia doesn’t support the initiative to discuss it within the United Nations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.
Russian ambassador to Lebanon urges end of US presence in Iraq
Beirut/Xinhua: Russian Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin said the US presence in the region is illegitimate and should end immediately, a local media outlet reported Friday.
Dozens of earthquakes registered in northern part of Russia’s Kamchatka: Seismologists
Petropav-Kamchatsky, Russia/Sputnik: Dozens of earthquakes were registered on Thursday-Friday in the northern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, the regional branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GS RAS) told Sputnik.