Новости по теме Russia

Gulf-Russia talks to focus on Syria: Kuwait Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet his Gulf Arab counterparts on February 18 for talks expected to focus on the Syria conflict.

12 February 2014

Ex Secretary of State Marat Tazhin appointed Ambassador to Russia The outgoing Ambassador Galym Orazbekov has been appointed Head of the State Agency for Fair Competition.

11 February 2014

International Olympic Committee lifts ban on India The International Olympic Committee Tuesday reinstated India, allowing its athletes to compete under their own flag in Sochi.

11 February 2014

February 12-13 Kazakhstan and Russia to discuss Proton-M launches Russia’s Proton-M carrier rocket [equipped with a DM-3 booster] carrying three Glonass-M navigation satellites crashed right after the lift-off at Kazakhstan-based Baikonur cosmodrome on July 2, 2013.

11 February 2014

Kazakhstan Olympic uniform among the best, according to Sports.ru Kazakhstan Olympic team's outfit has entered the list of the best outfits at the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics 2014.

10 February 2014

Turkish F-16s scrambled for 'drunken' Sochi hijack attempt Turkey scrambled two F-16 jets Friday to force down an airliner from Ukraine when an apparently drunk would-be hijacker ordered it to Sochi where the Winter Olympics opening ceremony was underway.

09 February 2014

Almaty students support Kazakhstan Olympic team Around one thousand students have gathered in Almaty to support Kazakhstan athletes participating in the 22th Winter Olympics in Sochi.

09 February 2014

Olympics: Fans wowed by Sochi show, even at $1,000 a ticket Fans may have paid $1,000 a ticket to see the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics, but insisted it was value for money for a trip through Russia's history and culture.

08 February 2014

Olympics: Sochi captivates with stunning opening show Sochi dazzled the world on Friday with an opening ceremony featuring a feast of Russian music and a cast of thousands including ballet stars, acrobats, cosmonauts -- and even an ex-heavyweight boxer.

08 February 2014

Winter Olympics ceremony 'personal triumph' for Putin European commentators portrayed the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics as a personal triumph and even an exorbitant show of power for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

08 February 2014

Nazarbayev attends opening ceremony of 22nd Winter Olympics in Sochi President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has arrived to Sochi, Russia for the opening ceremony of the 22nd Winter Olympics.

07 February 2014

Olympics: Russia plans glitzy ceremony to sway sceptical world Russia on Friday officially opens in Sochi its first ever Winter Olympics with a lavish ceremony attended by dozens of heads of state and aimed at impressing a sceptical world with an unforgettable spectacle.

07 February 2014

Olympics: US bans carry-on liquids on Russia-bound flights US authorities announced a temporary ban Thursday on liquids, gels and aerosols in carry-ons aboard Russia-bound flights.

07 February 2014

Olympics: Kazakh freestyler Galysheva qualifies for finals The mother and fiance of the Kazakhstan skier Yuliya Galysheva came over to Sochi to support her at the Winter Olympics.

07 February 2014

Google Doodle flies gay flag for Sochi Olympics Google marked the Winter Games in Sochi by flying the gay flag in a search page Doodle that linked to a call for equality in the Olympic Charter.

07 February 2014

New York concert defies Putin on eve of Sochi Feted by Madonna and cheered by thousands, Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot defied President Vladimir Putin on the eve of the Sochi Olympics at a star-studded New York concert.

06 February 2014

Olympics: Sochi events under way The first events got under way at the Sochi Winter Olympics on Thursday, with Britain's Billy Morgan the first competitor in action in snowboarding.

06 February 2014

Kazakhstan to assemble 60,000 cars this year, 50% up against 2013 Export revenues of the Kazakhstan’s car-making plants in 2014 is estimated at $220 million.

06 February 2014

Olympics: US warns of toothpaste bombs on Russia flights The US government warned American and foreign airlines Wednesday -- just ahead of the Sochi Olympics -- that terrorists could try to hide explosives in toothpaste tubes on Russia-bound flights.

06 February 2014

Look beyond Olympic hype, Pussy Riot says Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot on Tuesday took their campaign against Vladimir Putin's civil liberties crackdown to New York, where they are to tread the same stage as Madonna.

05 February 2014

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