Press TV - Iran and other Caspian Sea littoral states have inked a joint military agreement covering cooperation in such areas as security, training, technical work andsearch and rescue operations. Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi signed the agreement in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg along with his Russian, Azerbaijani,...

MNA Commander of the Iranian Army's Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi arrived on Tuesday in Moscow to take part in the 4th meeting of the Caspian Sea littoral states' navy commanders. Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi left Tehran for Moscow to participate at the 4th meeting of the Caspian Sea littoral states' navy commanders which is set to be held ...

MNA According to the announcement of the Russian government, Iranians and nationals from 52 other countries can visit St. Petersburg via receiving free electronic visa. Following a new decree seeking to lighten the bureaucratic load of entering and departing the Russian Federation for foreigners, travelers heading to Russia for tourist, humanitarian ...

MNA) Commander of the Iranian Army's Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi arrived in Saint Petersburg late Saturday to discuss bilateral military ties with senior Russian officials. Heading a high-ranking delegation, the Iranian Navy chief is paying a three-day visit to Saint Petersburg upon the formal invitation of his Russian counterpart Admiral ...

IRNA The two sister cities of Isfahan and the Russian St. Petersburg will develop ties in various economic, tourism, scientific and commercial spheres, Isfahan Governor-General Abbas Rezaei said on Wednesday. "Development of communication with the world's major cities, such as St. Petersburg, will be beneficial to both sides, Rezaei said in an ...

MNA Iranian chess grandmaster Sarasadat Khademalsharieh put in a dazzling performance by finishing runner-up in the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Competition 2018, held in St. Petersburg, Russia, from Dec. 29-31. Khademalsharieh snatched the second place, winning the $25,000 prize, in a heated rivalry among 204 female chess grandmasters. Chinese ...

IRNA Eurasia Women Forum started its 2-day meeting on Thursday in St. Petersburg, Russia, with an Iranian parliamentarian taking part. The forum themed,' Women for Global Security and Sustainable Development' attracted about 2000 delegates from more than 100 countries in the world. President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech in the inauguration ...

IRNA - The 21st St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2017) opened late on Thursday in a ceremony attended by Chairman of Iran-Russia Joint Economic Commission Mahmoud Vaezi. Vaezi, also Minister of Communications and Information Technology, is heading the Iranian delegation in the three-day event. Deputy Minister of Petroleum for ...

BBC - The man suspected of killing 11 people by bombing a St Petersburg train is a native of Kyrgyzstan who obtained Russian citizenship, the Central Asian country's security service says. Forty-nine people were injured in the explosion between two underground stations on Monday afternoon. The Kyrgyz security service named the bomber as Akbarzhon ...

IRNA Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi denounced terrorist attack on St. Petersburg metro on Monday in Russia, saying that creating insecurity and massacre of innocent people is the most contemptuous act to achieve political goals. According to the ministrys General Diplomacy and Media Center, Qasemi also expressed solidarity with the Russian ...

TASS - According to preliminary reports, ten people were killed by an explosion inside a metro train at the Sennaya Square station in St. Petersburg, emergency services told TASS. "According to information available at this point ten people died. O??thers were injured," a source said adding that the number of casualties was still to be specified....

Iranian wushu practitioner Mojtaba Hosseinzadeh has clinched a gold medal at the second SportAccord World Combat Games in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg. The 28-year-old athlete demonstrated a brilliant performance on Friday and overcame his Russian opponent Gadzhi Nuritdinov in the mens minus 75-kg Sanda (sparring) discipline. The 31-year-...