( CNN ) -- FACETIME : Russian Railways president Vladimir Yakunin . Russian Railways is making major tracks into the Middle East . The state-owned rail operator recently unveiled a number of multi-billon dollar projects across the Middle East , from a light metro line in Kuwait to a high-speed cargo/passenger network in the UAE and a cross-national project in Iran . MME met up with the Russian Railways president at the Moskovsky train station in St. Petersburg . IN FOCUS : Russians love UAE . More and more Russians are calling the UAE `` home . '' In fact , it 's estimated that some 50,000 live in the Emirates . No surprise then that cultural and business ties between the two countries are increasing all the time . MME explores this growing community by visiting a Russian restaurant , university and property development -- as well as the UAE 's Russian National Day party and a Russian Othodox church -- the only one in the Arab peninsula . Marketplace Middle East airs weekly at the following times ( all GMT ) : . Thursday : 1545 , . Friday : 0845 , . Sunday : 0515 , 1545 .
Russian Railways has announced multi-billon dollar projects in the Middle East . MME meets up with Vladimir Yakunin , the Russian Railways president . The new project is a multi-billion dollar rail link between Russia and Egypt that will connect Cairo to Moscow by way of Istanbul. explores this growing community .