Moscow is deeply unhappy with Washington's decision to deny a visa to singer and lawmaker Iosif Kobzon, but won't retaliate by barring U.S. artists from entry, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published Saturday. Moscow is deeply unhappy with Washington's decision to...

Lawyers for imprisoned tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky denied a report circulating Sunday in the British media that their client sent a letter to the British prime minister urging a visa ban on 308 Russian officials at the London Summer Olympics. Lawyers for imprisoned tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky denied a report circulating Sunday in the British media that their client sent a letter to the British prime minister urging a visa ban...

This week, crooner Iosif Kobzon had to cancel his tour of the United States after yet another refusal of a visa, based on his alleged links to organized crime and drug trafficking. That did not stop Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin from dropping into his son's beer joint on Novy Arbat. This week, crooner Iosif Kobzon...

Four Russian bikers who refused to obtain Iraqi visas looked set to be freed after five days in custody late Thursday following frantic diplomatic talks. Four Russian bikers who refused to obtain Iraqi visas looked set to be freed after five days in custody late Thursday following frantic diplomatic...

Four Russian motorcycle tourists who spent five days in an Iraqi jail after entering the Middle Eastern country without valid visas have been released. Four Russian motorcycle tourists who spent five days in an Iraqi jail after entering the Middle Eastern country without valid visas have been released and are set to fly home Saturday. The bikers entered Iraq from the autonomous...

Four Russian bikers jailed for five days after entering Iraq with fake visas were to arrive in Moscow late Monday — without their motorcycles but grateful for freedom despite, as one of them said, their “stupidity.” Four Russian bikers jailed for five days after entering Iraq with fake visas were to...

Like the EU sanctions against Belarus, which included visa bans and asset freezes on 220 senior Belarussian officials, the Magnitsky act hits Russian officials where it hurts the most - their pocket books. This targeted approach is much more effective than broader sanctions. U.S. Representative Jim McGovern...

... on a Central Asia-Middle East road trip — were stopped as they approached Baghdad on Sunday and apparently taken into custody at an Iraqi military base, news reports said Thursday. The bikers have been severely beaten, accused of espionage and visa forgery, and threatened with the death penalty, said Alexander Orlov, a member of the Moscow-based motorcycle club RAMCC, who said he is in continual contact with the men and a Russian diplomat in Iraq. "They are among the most experienced motorcycle...

... The plan includes luxury hotels, a yacht club, shopping malls as well as outdoor sports such as golf. The zone is 2.6 square kilometers, but can be extended to six square kilometers. "They are pretty smart. It might work. The big issue is how the visas will work," said Nelson Law, a professor of law based in California, referring to restrictions China placed on travel to Macau as huge amounts of money flooded into casinos there. Lomakina said Russia had an agreement with China whereby Chinese...

... Moscow, as well as the tools for its promotion, is sufficient," Shpilko said, RIA-Novosti reported. Industry players, though, would like to see the city do more to promote tourism, including upping its funding of the tourism program and easing visa regulations. "I don't see a direct link between our business and the number of parks, but it is a positive development for the city," said Mikhail Kolesnik, Marriott's director of development for the Russia/CIS/Eastern Europe area. "The...

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... enforcement source. When they arrived at the station, the woman "forgot" Russian and "refused to answer any questions," the report said. Police located three counterfeit bills on her person as well as a Nigerian passport with a Russian visa that had expired in 2010. Investigators are considering whether to press charges.

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... pushed millions of them into the shadows. Russia's policy doesn't satisfy those who want to restrict immigration nor those who favor it. Nationalists accuse the government of inability to protect the labor market for Russian citizens, and they support a visa regime with some CIS countries. The liberals point out that this policy expands the shadow economy and prevents businesses from meeting their need for labor. They advocate abolishing the quota system and giving migrants more legal opportunities to...

... Office demanded long prison sentences for those currently on trial. The Kazakh prosecutor general recently said it is important that "our international partners are able to see that justice is being done." Yet the government recently refused visas to a delegation led by Paul Murphy, member of the European Parliament, to visit Aktau. The attempt to blame the Zhanaozen massacre on the strikers without bringing the law enforecement officials who were responsible for the killings and subsequent...

... and alleged widespread collusion by the authorities. His reward for exposing this crime was to be imprisoned and mistreated until he died in mysterious circumstances. The U.S. Congress is currently debating a law that would impose asset freezes and visa bans on more than 60 people identified as having had some responsibility for Magnitsky's detention and death. Many of the law's supporters want it to replace the Jackson-Vanik amendment, a Cold War-era law that restricts U.S. trade with Russia. Such...

... years the hot spots during the Cold War. The GRU was so secretive that the Soviet government did not even admit that it existed until after the Cold War ended. In most cases, we meet in third countries because some members of the Elbe Group cannot get visas to each other's countries. These officers are patriots of their nations but are united by the same goal: to find solutions to our common problems. Russian members include former Interior Minister Anatoly Kulikov, former GRU head Valentin Korabelnikov...

... senior vice president in charge of development in Europe for InterContinental Hotel Group, which operates the InterContinental Moscow Tverskaya hotel. At the same October hotel conference, Shepherd noted that one challenge particular to Russia is the visa regime, which makes it more difficult to bring in the experienced management staff who form the "seed from which to grow homegrown talent." The younger generation now entering the workforce have often traveled and stayed in hotels abroad...