- 19:11 22/12/2009
A Russian warship is escorting a convoy of eight commercial ships through pirate-infested waters off the Horn of Africa, a Navy spokesman said on Tuesday.
- 18:40 22/12/2009
Over 50 Arab media outlets have been actively covering an international conference on the Middle East settlement in Jordan.
- 18:38 22/12/2009
Russia's Central Bank may further lower its key lending rate before the end of 2009 from the current 9% per annum, Central Bank Chairman Sergei Ignatyev said on Tuesday.
- 17:53 22/12/2009
The deadline for Ukraine's payment for natural gas supplied in December has been moved from January 7 to January 11, 2010, due to the New Year holidays, energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday.
- 17:01 22/12/2009
President Dmitry Medvedev signed on Tuesday a law ratifying Russia's intergovernmental agreement with Iceland on simplifying the system of visa travel between the countries.
- 16:55 22/12/2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin suggested on Tuesday that Russia rebuild in Moscow a World War II memorial demolished in a botched operation by Georgian authorities in Kutaisi.
- 16:29 22/12/2009
Russia's foreign trade surplus decreased 41%, year-on-year, in January-November 2009 to $99.5 billion, the Economics Ministry said on Tuesday.
- 16:27 22/12/2009
The Middle East peace process is unlikely to produce any tangible results in the next decade or two, a Russian expert for Arab studies at the Institute of Strategic Studies and Analysis said on Tuesday.
- 16:07 22/12/2009
The number of strategic bombers performing routine patrols could be doubled if the Russian General Staff makes such a decision, the commander of Russia's strategic aviation said Tuesday.
- 16:03 22/12/2009
Iran's positive potential should be used to settle Middle East problems, a Russian deputy foreign minister told an international forum in Jordan on Tuesday.
- 16:02 22/12/2009
Russia is opposed to a buildup of weapons in the Middle East, and especially supplies to militant armed groups, the president's envoy to the region said on Tuesday.
- 16:00 22/12/2009
RIAN News Service looks back at the main events of the outgoing year; below the month-by-month review of 2009 continues, with March:
- 15:42 22/12/2009
Russia’s new strategic bomber will use stealth technologies and is expected to enter service in 2025-2030, the commander of Russia’s strategic aviation said on Tuesday.
- 15:41 22/12/2009
Differences between the Israeli and the Palestinians are too sharp to be settled by the two parties without "serious pressure" from the international community, a Russian political analyst said on Tuesday.
- 14:49 22/12/2009
Russia could soon call a tender to buy a Mistral-class helicopter carrier, a defense industry source said on Tuesday.
- 14:28 22/12/2009
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday the Israeli government's decision to limit some aspects of settlement construction was not enough.
- 13:59 22/12/2009
Russia has not given up the idea of holding a Middle East peace conference in Moscow and hopes that favorable conditions will aid in its convocation, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov said on Tuesday
- 13:58 22/12/2009
Russia expects its draft European security treaty will help promote the latest initiative, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
- 13:41 22/12/2009
Russia and Turkmenistan have agreed that the Central Asian state will resume natural gas supplies to Russia in January to deliver up to 30 billion cubic meters annually at European-level prices.
