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Flynas Launches Three Direct Weekly Flights Between Riyadh And Moscow From August 1
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- Asdaf News) Riyadh – Asdaf News: flynas, the leading low-cost airline in the world and the best LCC in the Middle East, announced launching three direct weekly flights between Riyadh and Moscow as of the first of August, this steps comes...
The Main Intelligence Directorate revealed the theft of 110 cultural valuables in occupied Crimea.
Mezha
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July 7, 2025
As reported by GUR (Main Intelligence Directorate) The Main Intelligence Directorate has released data on 110 cultural valuables that were illegally appropriated by Russian occupiers in temporarily occupied Crimea. This information is available in...
Student family immigration rises sharply, interior minister criticises reform
Yle Uutiset
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July 7, 2025
Finland has seen a steep increase in the number of residence permit applications submitted by family members of international students, with the figure now eight times higher than in 2021, according to the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri). In...
Russia places lawyer Nikolai Polozov and journalist Alla Konstantinova on wanted list
JURIST
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July 6, 2025
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs placed Nikolai Polozov, a lawyer currently residing in Ukraine, and Alla Konstantinova, a “Mediazona” journalist, on a wanted list on Friday, according to local media. Both individuals have previously been...
Saudi Arabia’s Investments in Tajikistan’s Education: Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power Recalibration
SpecialEurasia
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July 7, 2025
Executive Summary This report examines Saudi Arabia’s recent $20 million investment in Tajikistan’s education infrastructure, which is part of a larger development program totalling $325 million. Using cultural diplomacy and soft power, such as...
St Petersburg braces for historic flood as Neva River surges past warning levels
BNE Intellinews
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St Petersburg is bracing itself for the worst flood in 160 years as the water level in the Neva surges thanks to heavy rain. Authorities in Russia’s northern capital have declared a yellow-level danger warning as the Neva threatens to burst its...
Captive Audience: How Putin Shapes Russian Opinions
Newsweek
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July 7, 2025
Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan were toasting the new millennium with their fellow journalists when former president Boris Yeltsin introduced Vladimir Putin as his surprise successor. But the KGB past of Russia's incoming head of state raised...
flynas Launches Three Direct Weekly Flights Between Riyadh and Moscow Starting August 1
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- JUMMAR PR) Riyadh – July 06, 2025: flynas, the leading low-cost airline in the world and the best LCC in the Middle East, announced launching three direct weekly flights between Riyadh and Moscow as of the first of August, this steps...
New California Museum exhibit ‘Revolutionary Grain’ preserves radical activism through photography
Sacramento Observer - California
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July 7, 2025
Get the latest news! Stay Informed Stay Connected: Subscribe to receive news daily. By Ozola Cody | Solving Sacramento Susanna Lamaina’s “Revolutionary Grain” photography exhibit opened at the California Museum on Saturday, June 14, only a block...
Russia’s Korabelka crowned champions of VTV Ferroli Cup 2025
People's Army Newspaper
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The win marked the second time Korabelka have secured the championship of the tournament. Earlier in the day, Chinese Taipei secured the third place with a 3-0 win over the Philippines. At the award ceremony, the organizers presented the...
The Russian Prince-Turned-Priest of Western Pennsylvania
Providence
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July 7, 2025
In August 2023, as Russia’s war on Ukraine raged, Pope Francis told a gathering of Russian youth, “You are heirs of the great Russia—the great Russia of saints, of kings, the great Russia of Peter the Great, Catherine II, the great, enlightened...
“It’s a product of a Russian world”- 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? star Andrei opposes Alexia’s reluctance to move to Moldova
Sportskeeda
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July 7, 2025
The much-awaited season 9 of 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? premiered on July 6, 2025. It features couples from different shows of the 90 Day franchise and follows them as they try to fix their broken relationships one last time. The first...
Cultural House Showcases Heritage at Najran Summer Festival
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 6, 2025
The "Second Heritage Conference," organized by the Sharjah Institute for Heritage has issued several scientific and cultural recommendations to enhance studies on travel literature and representations of the "other" in popular heritage. The...
Russia Grants Formal Recognition to Afghan Interim Government
News Ghana
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July 6, 2025
Afghanistan’s interim leadership has welcomed Russia’s decision to formally recognize it as the country’s legitimate government, marking a significant diplomatic shift. Chief Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid described the move as opening “a new...
Nigerian student, Ebubechukwu Onya stands tall in Russia, graduates with perfect GPA
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 7, 2025
In a moment that has electrified hearts across Nigeria and inspired youth across Africa, Dr. Reason Ebubechukwu Onya, a 22-year-old student from Ekpeye Kingdom in Rivers State, emerged as the top graduate at Russia’s prestigious I.M. Sechenov...
‘There are at least 10,000 of us’: Jailed anti-war Russians issue plea for solidarity
Green Left
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July 6, 2025
Eleven Russian leftist and anti-war political prisoners have called on politicians and the media around the world to speak out and “create conditions for the release of all those persecuted in Russia for political reasons”. The prisoners, which...
Russia: 'Russian Seasons' exhibition opens in Beijing
Global Times
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Natalia Stepkina, minister-counsellor of the Russian Embassy in China and permanent representative to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Secretariat and Viktor Bout at the opening ceremony of the exhibition in Beijing, on July 3, 2025 Photo:...
Why Russia's Embrace Of Taliban Could Corner India In A Strategic Trap
Zee News
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New Delhi: In Moscow, a quiet move has shaken old certainties. Russia became the first major world power to formally recognise the Taliban regime in Afghanistan – a decision that could redraw the lines of diplomacy in South and Central Asia. It...
Russian shelling kills two, injures 11 in Kharkiv region
Ukrinform
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Over the past day, Russian forces shelled the regional center and 13 other settlements in the Kharkiv region, killing two people and leaving 11 others injured. Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, reported this on...
No More Ukrainian Classes In The Parts Of Ukraine Under Russia’s Thumb
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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July 6, 2025
From the start of the Donbas war in 2014 to the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to justify Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine by citing the ostensible need to protect the Russian language, and...