Russia: high-altitude geophysical research aircraft completes European stratosphere studies

The Russian Myasishchev M-55 high-altitude geophysical research aircraft completed European stratosphere studies. As part of the StratoClim project in which scientists from 26 European research institutes are participating, the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) Stratosphere & Troposphere (S &T) Radar Center, also known as the Advanced Center for Atmospheric Radar Research (ACARR) has…

Russia: vegetable and fruit imports from Egypt banned

Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Oversight has introduced a temporary ban on imports of vegetables and fruits of high phytosanitary risk from Egypt starting from September 16. The ban will be in effect until Egypt takes efficient measures to ensure phytosanitary safety of products supplied to Russia, the watchdog said. The regulator said…

Azerbaijan: SGC to bring huge profit

The Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) will bring tens of billions of net profit to Azerbaijan in 2018-2019, President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev said. “Shah Deniz 2 is one of our most promising projects. The development of the huge Shah Deniz field, which has around 1.2 trillion cubic meters of…