RIA Novosty / Russia

As the investigation into the downing of Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula continues, the cancellation of international flights into Sharm el-Sheikh is taking a major toll on the tourism industry. A number of Egyptian resorts are placing dozens of staffers on “unpaid leave,” and more temporary layoffs could soon follow.

The United States has yet to respond to Russia's call to intervene in the case of jailed Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday.

Russia and the US lack a positive agenda in bilateral relations which are now at their lowest in decades, leading Russian analysts said during a recent roundtable in Moscow.

A Russian manufacturer has designed an advanced new system protecting any channels of telephone communication against wiretapping, media reports said on Thursday.

The Moscow Regional Court has found a former Russian policeman guilty of espionage over selling Russian state secrets to the CIA, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said Thursday.

A joint Russian and Armenian air defense system project was launched long ago and is not connected to the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East. Nevertheless, the crisis in the region proves the necessity of such measures, political analyst Sergei Minasyan said.

In an exclusive interview with Sputnik, Russian economist, author and politician Nikolai Starikov shared his views on the controversy surrounding the famine of 1932-33 in the USSR and shed some light on the Western anti-Soviet sanctions policy in the early 1930s.

A humanitarian aid convoy of the Russian Emergencies Ministry started off for Ukraine’s crisis-hit southeast (Donbass) early on Thursday, a ministry spokesperson told RIA Novosti.

Despite not being asked for their help in the official probe led by Russian and Egyptian officials, the US and UK have launched their own "investigation" into the crash of Metrojet Flight 9268 in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The latest from unnamed US officials? The A321 was brought down by a "military-grade" explosive.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko to conduct an internal investigation into alleged widespread doping practices among Russian athletes.

Republican lawmakers have criticized President Obama for dragging his feet in terms of foreign policy. But the administration’s greatest failure may its inability to control its own military officials, as the Pentagon pushes an increasingly brazen war-of-words with Russia and China.

Amid falling oil prices and the global economic slowdown, many countries are counting on tourism. Russia is also taking steps in order to actively develop this promising industry and, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua, has a good chance of successfully boosting its economy.

About 50 journalists from 12 countries recently visited the airbase in the framework of a press tour in order to learn more about its work.

The Ilyushin Il-106 military transport plane, now being developed in Russia, will need no runway to take off and land, the deputy head of the Ilyushin Aviation Complex said on Wednesday.

The lower house of the Russian parliament approved a law that prohibits portrayal of canonical religious texts, including the Bible and the Quran, as extremist materials.

Russia is not getting pulled into an arms race, but is simply catching up over the last few years.

Chechnya’s head Ramzan Kadyrov has urged the leaders of the Muslim countries to join forces against the Islamic State terrorist group.

Natasha Hart, a Russian citizen and the founder of the Newham All Star Sports Academy (NASSA) in London, received the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth II.

Five Proton-M carrier rocket launches from the Baikonur space center will have been conducted by 2023.

The Pentagon has stationed a new fleet of fighter jets in Turkey. While ostensibly aimed at protecting US bombers targeting the self-proclaimed Islamic State terrorist group, top defense officials also say the jets are meant to deter "Russian aggression."