Muslim Arabs find warm welcome in Russia’s remote Grozny
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI GROZNY, Russia (AP) — Even during the World Cup, which brought hordes of foreigners to Russia, the capital of Chechnya remained well off the […]
This moment will go down in history: the US has given up on the overthrow of Assad in Syria
When Washington ‘understands the difficult conditions’ its militia allies are facing and says it ‘advises’ the Russians and Syrians not to violate a ceasefire – which was Moscow’s idea in the first […]
In southern Syria, the US faces a Russia-Israel challenge
Source: Al Jazeera News by Joe Macaron Dynamics in the southern front in Syria have reached a tipping point. Russian-Israeli coordination is taking precedence over the ceasefire agreement that US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir […]
How Chechen strongman became Putin’s bridge to Muslim world
Source: AT It was a curious cargo for a Russian military aircraft: No bombs, no munitions, no troops, only women and children. The aircraft landed in Grozny, the capital of Russia’s Chechnya region, last October. The passengers were relatives of radicalized Russian nationals fighting for Islamic State, held captive in […]
G7: Trump isolated over trade and Russia on first day
https://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.19.5/iframe.html Media captionTrump to G7: ‘They should let Russia come back in Divisions between Donald Trump and other leaders of G7 nations were laid bare on the first day […]
Ex-Israeli spy chief: Netanyahu planned Iran strike in 2011
Tamir Pardo served as head of the Israeli intelligence agency from 2011 to 2016. (AP) AP May 31, 2018 Netanyahu said Israel will not allow Iran to arm itself […]
In the Middle East, Putin has a lot to thank Trump for right now
Once it was the State Department which called for ‘restraint on all sides’ – usually when the Israelis were invading or bombing Lebanon or Gaza – but now it’s the Kremlin […]
Western leaders back in Russia as tensions appear to ease
Source:AT East-West relations have transformed over the past 10-day period. Russia’s isolation from the West after the Maidan coup in Kiev appears to have warmed as abruptly as it began. Three major Western leaders – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe – […]
Police kill 4 gunmen who raided Orthodox church in Chechnya
Source: Associated Press By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV MOSCOW (AP) — Four gunmen attacked a Russian Orthodox church in the mostly Muslim Russian province of Chechnya, but were killed by security forces […]
World War 3: Russia to develop NEW WEAPONS to ‘maintain military might for decades’
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin touted Russia’s military might on Tuesday, stating a new range of weapons are ready to be deployed which will maintain the country’s security for decades, in […]
Russia, stop this war
HAKKI ÖCAL @hakkiocal Articles COLUMNS The most inhuman proxy war in Yemen COLUMNS After destroying Libya, France in Syria COLUMNS Playing State of Emergency card to oppose elections […]
Promised temple is coming, visiting apostle Dieter Uchtdorf tells Russia’s Mormons, but the process ‘will be slow’
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Peggy Fletcher Stack When LDS Church President Russell M. Nelson declared April 1that the Utah-based faith planned to build a temple at a yet-to-be-determined […]
Israel threatens to strike Russian air defense systems headed to Syria
If the anti-aircraft equipment is attacked, there will be ‘catastrophic consequences,’ warns Moscow By Asia Times staff April 25, 2018 There is no shortage of reasons to be […]
Democratic Party Files Lawsuit Against Russia, the Trump Campaign and Wikileaks
Source: Time By ASSOCIATED PRESS April 20, 2018 (NEW YORK) — The Democratic National Committee has sued President Donald Trump’s campaign, his son, his son-in-law, the Russian Federation and WikiLeaks, saying they conspired to help Trump win the 2016 presidential election. The DNC filed the lawsuit Friday in federal court in […]
Russia’s calculations on Syria may be flawed
Apr 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi Russian Prime Minister DImitry Medvedev “confessed” in 2015 in the wake of the Russian major military buildup in Syria, including the […]
Is a third world war in the works?
İBRAHIM KALIN @ikalin1 U.S. President Trump and Russia’s President Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit, Danang, Vietnam, Nov. 11, 2017. Ending the Syrian war and […]
Russian lawmakers submit bill to freeze cooperation with US
ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW A view shows the river port of Rostov-On-Don, Russia October 19, 2016. (Reuters Photo) Russian lawmakers have submitted a wide-ranging bill that could freeze crucial exports […]
‘The Cold War is back with a vengeance,’ warns UN chief Guterres
DAILY SABAH WITH ASSOCIATED PRESS ISTANBUL United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the United Nations Security Council meeting on Syria at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., April […]
Russia says Syrian ‘chemical attack’ was staged
Source: BBC News Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said a reported chemical attack in Syria was staged by foreign agents. The US and France have said they have proof it […]
PATRIARCH KIRILL AND MR. PUTIN
Source: First Things by George Weigel The annals of sycophancy are, alas, replete with examples of churchmen toadying to political power. Here in the United States, we’ve seen too much of that among certain evangelical leaders recently. In today’s Sycophancy Sweepstakes, however, it’s hard to top Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and […]