Thousands of Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Russia’s capital
RT Muslims around the world are celebrating one of their most important holidays, Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. In Russia, Muslims also flock […]
Turkey, Russia, Israel find their own pragmatic reasons to recover ties
ŞEYMA ERAZ@seymaeraz ISTANBUL Seeking to consolidate economic cooperation, Turkey took action to restore ties with Russia, whose economy is in deep recession, and Israel, wich seeks to realize its potential, through energy projects in mutually beneficial deals Turkey took two steps this week to recover its diplomatic relations with two […]
A new Cold War?
Jun 09,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – Jonathan Power George Orwell, the author of “Animal Farm” and “1984”, was the first person to use the phrase “Cold War” in a 1945 newspaper article, written just after the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He argued that “the surface of the Earth is being […]
Mikhail Gorbachev: Putin Is an Obstacle to Progress
Source: Time By Mikhail Gorbachev was the president of the Soviet Union and is the author of The New Russia. The rift between government and people can no longer be tolerated’ The present Russian regime need have no delusions that conservatism is a panacea for our problems, lulling themselves with […]
The Iraq War wasn’t as a one-off – it was just one more episode in a story that’s lasted 100 years
The (British) Government hasn’t grasped the extent to which Western governments are discredited in the Middle East Mark Steel @mrmarksteel Thursday 26 November 2015 16 comments This looks simple enough then. We’ll bomb the same people as Putin is bombing, in the same places, co-ordinated with Putin. But […]
Russia showcases Syria hardware in Red Square military parade
By Reuters – May 09,2016 -JORDAN TIMES Russian S-400 Triumph medium-range and long-range surface-to-air missile systems are seen during the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on Monday (Reuters photo) MOSCOW — Russia rolled out an air defence missile system of the kind used to […]
Putin declines invitation to visit Pakistan, claims report
Source: ET Providing a reason for turning down the invitation, Moscow explains there is not enough ‘substance’ in this trip. PHOTO: AFP Russian President Vladmir Putin has turned down Islamabad’s invitation to visit Pakistan and inaugurate a key pipeline project, a report carried by Indian news agency ANI said on […]
The new interventionists
Apr 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MARK LEONARD The consequences of Russia’s intervention in Syria stretch far beyond the Middle East. The Kremlin’s military campaign has tilted the stalemate in favour of the government and derailed efforts to craft a political compromise to end the war. It also heralds the […]
Netanyahu’s Golan speech sends message to Putin
Israel PM wants to send Russia a message that it will not be forced into peace talks with Syria A UN peacekeeper holds a position near the border with Syria in Golan Heights.Image Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (centre) poses with ministers.Image Credit: AFP ( 1 of 2 […]
Russian authorities in Crimea ban Tatar governing body Mejlis
Russian authorities in Crimea ban Tatar governing body Mejlis COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES MOSCOW Mufti sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin (L) speaks with a Crimean Tatar woman during the extraordinary session of the Kurultai (national Congress) of the Tatar people, Crimea, Ukraine, 29 March 2014. (EPA Photo) The Russian authorities in Crimea […]
Echoes of Stalinism abound in the very modern Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
The same old enemies are clanking around the black mountains of Karabagh: Russian power, Turkish expansionism and Armenian nationalism Robert Fisk @indyvoices The weariness with which the media reported the latest battle for Nagorno-Karabagh was all too evident during al-Jazeera’s first news reports. Blaming Stalin for the Armenian-Azerbaijan war, the […]
IN PICTURES: Paris adds giant golden dome to skyline
All Photos: François Guillot/AFP IN PICTURES: Paris adds giant golden dome to skyline Published: 24 Mar 2016 12:12 GMT+01:00 As if it wasn’t beautiful enough already, Paris has just added […]
Muslim Leader Condemns West’s Regime Change Policies, Supports Russia’s Approach to Islamic World
This sane voice sounded last Saturday from one of the western Europe’s largest mosques in London Taalay Ahmed Tue, Mar 22, 2016 Subtitles by Julia Rakhmetova Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the spiritual leader of millions of Muslims belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community made the remarks during a March 19 […]
Hopes of Religious Freedom in Former Soviet Union Fall Short
Source: Huffington Post Early in its existence, the Soviet Union turned Vladimir Lenin’s dictum that “religion is the opium of the people” into official policy. Atheism was what Lenin wanted […]
Syria conflict: Russia’s Putin orders ‘main part’ of forces out
Source: BBC In a surprise move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to start withdrawing the “main part” of its forces in Syria from Tuesday. He said the Russian intervention had largely achieved its objectives. The comments come amid fresh peace talks in Geneva aimed at resolving the […]
Russia’s Lavrov, Kerry call for prompt start to Syria talks
Reuters International MAR 5, 2016 – 09:16 MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in a late phone conversation on Friday called for a prompt start to the next round of Syria peace talks, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The […]
Syria truce takes hold despite limited violations
By AFP – Feb 27,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A woman carries goods she allegedly looted in Shadadi town, Hasaka countryside, Syria, on Friday (Reuters photo by Rodi Said) DAMASCUS — Fighting subsided across much of Syria on Saturday as the first major ceasefire of the devastating, five-year war […]
Syria: US, Russia-brokered ceasefire goes into effect; ISIS, Nusra Front excluded
Source: Indian Express A cease-fire brokered by the United States and Russia went into effect across Syria on Saturday, marking the biggest international push to reduce violence in the country’s […]
Syria civil war: State-of-the-art technology gives President Assad’s army the edge
The regime has lost over 60,000 men since the war began, but new Russian equipment is helping turn the tide Robert Fisk You can see the Syrian army’s spanking new Russian T-90 tanks lined up in their new desert livery scarcely 100 miles from Isis’s Syrian “capital” of Raqqa. There are […]
Assad: 80 Countries Provide ‘Unlimited Support’ to Terrorists in Syria
© REUTERS/ SANA MIDDLE EAST 12:40 22.02.2016 More than 80 nations, particularly Turkey and Saudi Arabia, have provided financial, logistical and material assistance to terrorist groups, who are fighting in Syria, President Bashar al-Assad told Spain’s El Pais newspaper. The Syrian leader described foreign sponsorship as “active” and “unlimited.” Some […]