Bahrain Mirror: The Local Al-Wasat newspaper said that the Russian government has approved a list of countries whose nationals can visit it without a visa.

A statement published on the official website of the Russian government stated "The list of 18 countries comprises Algeria, Bahrain, Brunei, India, Iran, Qatar, China, North Korea, Kuwait, Morocco, Mexico, UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey and Japan," the newspaper reported.

Simplified system for obtaining visas will be applied on the citizens of these countries, noting that the visas will remain valid for 30 days and allow citizens to stay in Russia up to 8 days. The newspaper further stated that citizens can obtain the document online.

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