Astrakhan Governor Igor Babushkin said in a statement: "Dear citizens, this morning the city was covered by a cloud of natural gas, which has a specific smell that appears after processing.

Two-humped camels race in an annual event at a hippodrome in the village of Tri Potoka in Astrakhan Region's Privolzhsky District. This in an ancient sport, which is very popular in Arab countries.

VOLGOGRAD, May 26 (Itar-Tass) — One more district in the Astrakhan Region – Ikryaninsky – imposed the state of emergency in connection with the locust invasion, Itar-Tass learnt on Saturday ...

Astrakhan Governor Igor Babushkin said a fire had erupted after Ukrainian drones attempted to strike energy facilities in the region. There were no casualties, he added. The plant, which began ...

In 2020, the Special Economic Zone Lotos in the Narimanov district of Russia’s Astrakhan Region was integrated into the Caspian cluster with the port special economic zone in the area of the ...

AK&M 05 July 2025 06:51 In October 2021, Rosprirodnadzor received an appeal from residents about violations of environmental legislation in the Astrakhan region. Specialists went to the site and found ...

In the course of the rebellion 47 members of the ruling party lost their lives, and in reprisal many more Astrakhan' workers were killed. For further details and background, see John Biggart, "The ...

Two police officers in Kazakhstan's northern Aqmola region have been sentenced to three years in jail for torture. On November 8, a court in the region's Astrakhan district found the officers ...