Drone crashes into building in Russia’s St Petersburg
- 02-Mar-2024
A drone crashed into a five-storey residential building in St Petersburg on Saturday and 100 people were evacuated with no casualties, Russia’s Rosgvardiya national guard said. St Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov said earlier that two buildings were damaged and residents had been evacuated after what he called an “incident” with no casualties. Beglov did not […]
Fire breaks out at Russian gas terminal near St Petersburg
- 21-Jan-2024
MOSCOW: A fire broke out early Sunday at a natural gas terminal in the Russian Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, the regional governor said. The terminal, 110 kilometres (70 miles) west of St Petersburg near the Estonian border, is operated by Novatek, Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer. “No casualties as a result of a […]
Emirates to resume services to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and St Petersburg
- 10-Sep-2021
Emirates has announced that it will be restarting services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 11 September and St Petersburg from October 8. The resumption of these services build on Emirates’ growing global footprint, the continued lifting of entry restrictions as well as demand recovery across the airline’s network. Dubai continues to top the […]
Terror, hooligan threats cast shadow over Russia’s World Cup
- 12-Jun-2018
Russia has deployed air defence systems and stringent fan background checks to counter the twin threats of terror attacks and hooliganism at the World Cup.
Murad invites Russian firms to benefit from business opportunities in Sindh
- 25-Apr-2018
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah while speaking to a high-power delegation from Saint Petersburg, Russia led by Vice Governor Mr Sergej N. Movchan, invited Russian firms to benefit from business opportunities in Sindh
Putin thanks Trump for help in foiling attack plot
- 18-Dec-2017
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his US counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday for the CIA’s help in thwarting a plot to attack the city of Saint Petersburg, the Kremlin said. It was the second time in a week that the world’s most powerful leaders have exchanged messages of praise. Putin spoke by phone with […]
Blasts in St. Petersburg metro stations kill 10: authorities
- 03-Apr-2017
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia: At least 10 people were killed and 50 injured when an explosion tore through a train carriage in the St. Petersburg underground system on Monday, Russian authorities said. Interfax news agency quoted an unnamed source as saying the blast was caused by a bomb filled with shrapnel. President Vladimir Putin, who was himself […]
VIDEO: Locals stunned as ‘three suns’ appear over Russian city
- 12-Dec-2016
MOSCOW: A stunning footage and images are taking internet by storm, showing three suns appearing in the sky over Russia. The unusual sight was observed by citizens St Petersburg. The triple sun scene was the result of a rare natural phenomenon. According to Maria Borukha, head of popular science at the Petersburg Planetarium, this rare […]
Russia worried over football World Cup 2018 stadium dispute
- 10-Aug-2016
MOSCOW: The Russian authorities and FIFA are concerned over a dispute that has halted construction of a key World Cup 2018 stadium, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said Wednesday.