In a move aiming to reshape the regional energy landscape and bring Central Asia closer to Europe, the three countries have ...

TEHRAN- Anzali Port, officially known as Bandar-e Anzali, is one of Iran’s most important maritime hubs on the southern coast ...

Captured by satellite in 1967, the Soviet ekranoplan stunned American intelligence. Capable of flying just above water at 400 mph, the massive craft blurred the line between ship and plane, forcing ...

Cast from a boat on the Caspian Sea, reeled in the catch, and fried it golden right after. It’s the freshest fish you’ll ever ...

China is reviving an ekranoplan design dubbed the "Bohai Sea Monster," echoing the Soviet "Caspian Sea Monster", a vessel ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency effort to resurrect a secretive Soviet design for an aircraft that skims just ...

Pulling from the pages of the history of the Cold War, China has presented its own ekranoplan nicknamed – quite predictably – ...

Russia, the world’s leading wheat exporter, delivered grain to global markets at record volumes early in the 2024/25 ...

Azerbaijan’s parliament has approved new legislation that will allow casinos to operate on artificial islands in the Caspian ...

In the 1960s, CIA analysts first detected a mysterious vehicle on the coast of the Caspian Sea belonging to the Soviet Union.

This edition of the Belt and Road Monitor covers developments from 1 to 30 June 2025. If you enjoy our Belt and Road coverage ...

Chilling pictures have emerged showing China’s terrifying new giant “sea monster” warplane for the first time.