MOSCOW. March 17 (Interfax) - The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) has been raised by 1.8 kilometers as part of preparations for the arrival of the Soyuz MS-27 manned spacecraft in April ...

BAKU. March 17 (Interfax) - A consortium of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic (SOCAR), BP Plc and Israel's NewMed Energy received licenses for gas exploration in Israel's exclusive ...

MOSCOW. March 17 (Interfax) - The full free trade agreement between Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries and Iran will go into effect on May 15, Eurasian Economic Commission Trade Minister Andrei ...

MAKHACHKALA. March 17 (Interfax) - Local residents have discovered the carcasses of dead pelicans in the streets of Kaspiysk, Dagestan's Natural Resources and Environment Ministry said in a statement ...

MOSCOW. March 17 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian government has adopted the drafts of a memorandum on economic and financial policy with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a letter of intent by the ...

MOSCOW. March 17 (Interfax) - The Russian government has amended the rules for managing the National Wealth Fund (NWF) to allow the placement of funds in subordinated deposits in banks for ...

BRUSSELS. March 17 (Interfax) - The Council of the European Union said it had approved on Monday the third disbursement to Kiev in an amount of some 3.5 billion euros in grants and loans under the ...

MOSCOW. March 17 (Interfax) - The Industry and Trade Ministry is ready to initiate a discussion on reinstating state control over product quality in certain sectors, Industry and Trade Minister Anton ...

MOSCOW. March 17 (Interfax) - The Energy Ministry expects Russian Railways (RZD) to offer discounts on transporting coal exports, Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev said during a meeting on the ...

"Owing to warmer weather in the past few days, daily gas consumption in Ukraine has not been higher than 65 million to 70 million cubic meters, which requires up to 20 million cubic meters taken from ...

"The NBU must act with resolve and reaffirm its commitment to its mandate to ensure price stability in order to maintain confidence in monetary policy. The 1pp hike in the key policy rate in March ...

The Tbilisi City Court has sentenced former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to four years and six months in prison for illegally crossing the border, Georgian media reported on Monday.