Did we underestimate Russia’s vaccine?
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Washington Post Not long ago, talk […]
Putin’s Once-Scorned Vaccine Now Favorite in Pandemic Fight
Source: Bloomberg By Henry Meyer February 6, 2021, 12:30 AM EST Updated on February 6, 2021, 9:55 AM EST Sputnik V’s 92% efficacy in peer review rivals U.S., EU shots Production capacity now […]
30 years post-Cold War, Turkey tries to strike balance with US, Russia
BY ŞEYMA NAZLI GÜRBÜZ İSTANBUL NEWS ANALYSIS JAN 03 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 16, 2019. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images) The S-400 crisis […]
Russia, Turkey to develop military ties despite US sanctions
By AFP – Dec 29,2020 – JORDAN TIMES A handout photograph taken and released on Tuesday by the Russian Foreign Ministry shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) welcoming his […]
Russia begins vaccinations with Sputnik V in Moscow
Source: BBC Russia is starting its Covid-19 vaccination programme, with clinics in the capital Moscow inoculating those most at risk from the virus. Its own vaccine Sputnik V, which was […]
Russia plans to produce 1 billion doses of its ‘cheaper’ Covid vaccine
Source: CNBC By Holly Ellyatt; @HOLLYELLYATT Russia said it will make its own shot cheaper than rival vaccines. It aims to produce 1 billion doses in 2021. Russia registered its […]
Russia will not allow anti-Islam publications, Peskov says
BY ANADOLU AGENCY AND DAILY SABAH Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov ruled out for Russia the publication of offensive caricatures on Islam following French magazine, Charlie Hebdo’s provocation. “The existence of […]
Edward Snowden granted permanent residency in Russia
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Former national security contractor fled US in 2013 after leaking documents on American government surveillance […]
Azerbaijan, Armenia agree on truce in Nagorno-Karabakh
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW POLITICS OCT 10, 2020 A woman walks past a house damaged by recent Armenian shelling during a military conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, in the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan, […]
What message does increased US presence in Syria send to Russia and Turkey?
A Syrian man rides a motorcycle past a US military vehicle patrolling the town of Tal Tamr, in Syria’s northeastern Hasakeh province, on September 21, 2020. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/nvjbw […]
The fourth R
Source: Dawn PAKISTANIS have an imperfect knowledge of the four Rs — Reading, ‘Riting, ‘Rithmetic, and Russia. To master the first three requires education. To open one’s mind about Russia requires a different set of intellectual pliers. Winston Churchill once defined Russia as “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside […]
Russia to build military bases in 6 African countries: Report
BY ANADOLU AGENCY BERLIN AFRICA AUG 04, 2020 A Russian soldier guards an area during the military exercises in the Chita region, Eastern Siberia, during the Vostok 2018 exercises in Russia, […]
The UK and US are starting a new Cold War with Russia and China – so what are these governments trying to hide?
It is just possible to forget amid the threats and counter-threats – and the intention is certainly that we should forget – that the world is failing to contain a […]
Russia offered bounty to kill UK soldiers
Moscow accused of trying to give money to the Taliban as part of its campaign to destabilise America and its allies Jamie Doward Sat 27 Jun 2020 Vladimir Putin watches […]
Russia Temporarily Authorizes Use of Aviifavir Against Covid 19
Source: Bloomberg Russia’s Health Ministry granted a temporary registration certificate to the country’s first Covid-19 medicine, a generic version of the Japanese flu drug Avigan, the country’s wealth fund said […]
US and Russia blocking UN plans for a global ceasefire amid crisis
Resolution strongly supported by dozens of countries, human rights groups and charities Simon Tisdall Sun 19 Apr 2020 The US fears the measure could hinder its ability to prosecute military […]
Russia is about to face its biggest test yet in Syria
Assad has been loyal to Putin, and Putin to Assad, but the Syrian people are growing poorer by the day Robert Fisk @indyvoices 17 hours ago An American reader tired […]
Is Russia running a coronavirus disinformation campaign?
Source: Euronews The Russian news outfit Sputnik claims “very smart biologists and pharmacists” in Latvia invented the new COVID-19 coronavirus. Other sources close to the Kremlin say it was made in the British military’s Porton Down facilities. Russia observers from the European Commission have so far analyzed 80 different reports […]
Putin approves changes allowing him to stay in power until 2036
Mar 10, 2020 – By Andrew Osborn and Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday opened the door to constitutional changes that would allow him […]
Russia’s Putin wants traditional marriage and God in constitution
Source: BBC Russian President Vladimir Putin wants marriage to be defined as the union of a man and woman in a revised constitution, ruling out gay marriage. It is among […]
