Tasnim Irans Embassy in Moscow advised Iranian citizens to refrain from traveling to Russias northern and southern regions, where the authorities are concerned about illegal border crossings. The embassy issued a statement after a number of Iranian nationals encountered problems upon arrival in some Russian airports. The statement warns Iranian ...

Foreign tourism continues to thrive in Russia, with Moscow and St. Petersburg remaining the destinations of choice for most foreign travelers, according to RIA Novosti. The past nine months have seen an ever-increasing number of foreign tourists visiting Russia, with many of them preferring to travel to Moscow and St. Petersburg. Leonid Marmer,...

Flow of tourists from Iran to Russia in 2016 will exceed the record levels of last year, Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturism) head Oleg Safonov said Tuesday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) Rosturism and the Russian Embassy in Iran appealed to the Foreign Ministry with a request to allocate additional personnel to the consulate in Tehran, Safonov said, adding ...

One of Russia's most popular tourist resorts has proved a hit with visitors from Iran, who particularly enjoyed racing on the Formula One track there, Sputnik Persian reported. On March 18 Iranian airline Mahan Air began charter flights fromTehran toSochi, and the new route has proved popular withIranian tourists ofall ages keen totake advantage ...