Christian Times: Russia’s recent air strikes against ISIS in Syria have been praised as a “holy battle” by the Russian Orthodox Church. Russia launched its second day of air strikes in Syria today, while western leaders struggled to know how to react to Putin’s insistence that President Bashar al-Assad must […]
Middle East Russia in Syria: CIA-backed ‘moderate’ rebels struck by fresh air strikes as Iranian troops ‘pour into conflict’ Russian Foreign Minister insists Moscow sees ‘eye-to-eye’ with US-led coalition in wanting to combat Isis militants David usborne US Editor Thursday 1 October 2015 20:29 BST 73 comments In this image made from video provided by […]
Middle East Syria Crisis: Russia puts troops on the ground in the fight against Isis Palmyra may be the first Islamist target to be attacked Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 27 September 2015 20:55 BST 4 comments Vladimir Putin has now placed Russian troops on the ground in Syria AP Uniformed Russian […]
If Russia is able to help recapture the city it would be an epic symbol of their new ambitions in the Middle East Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 27 September 2015 18:37 BST ” For Obama and Cameron, a Russian-assisted recapture of Palmyra would be a humiliating lesson” Photograph: A still from […]
Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas are in Russia for the opening of the new Moscow Cathedral Mosque. Russian […]
The contours of a new deal should be ready by year-end, a former Syrian politician says Image Credit: AP Russian President Putin with his Syrian counterpart Al Assad. Russia is ramping up up military aid to Syria, which analysts see as a harbinger of future plans for the countries […]
AUG 11, 2015 – 10:46 MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday “early details” of how to coordinate international efforts to fight Islamic States have started to emerge. Lavrov was speaking at a joint news conference with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir. He said Moscow and […]
The New York Times: Dozens of women dressed in colorful hijabs and floral dresses gathered under gray skies recently in the garden of a four-star hotel here for a charity […]
In assenting to coerced, teenage marriages in Chechnya, Russia’s Christian warrior has made a devil’s bargain with an Islamist thug. BY JULIA IOFFE JULY 24, 2015 It’s not news that Vladimir Putin has become a hero for the European right wing. Far-right activists and party leaders from Britain to Hungary […]
Published time: 14 Jul, 2015 02:12Edited time: 15 Jul, 2015 07:09 WWW.RT.COM Get short URL RIA Novosti / Said Tsarnaev / RIA Novosti A mobile dating service based on ethnic and religious criteria has been launched in Russia. Described as dating “in eastern traditions,” it could help you […]
Epigraph: The month of Ramadan is that in which the Qur’an was sent down as a guidance for mankind … Therefore, whosoever of you is present at home in this […]
Epigraph: The month of Ramadan is that in which the Qur’an was sent down as a guidance for mankind … Therefore, whosoever of you is present at home in this […]
Source: The Guardian By Amelia Gentlemen — When Anna Zhavnerovich wrote about a beating she received from her boyfriend, it triggered a huge reaction. Now there are signs of a political shift in attitudes regarding the campaign to identify domestic violence as a crime What it’s really like to be […]
Rosie Scammell | June 4, 2015 | 4 Comments VATICAN CITY (RNS) Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Pope Francis on Wednesday (June 10), with pressure on the pontiff to speak up about the Kremlin’s role in the Ukraine conflict. The visit, which was confirmed on Thursday by the Holy […]
Financial links with world of Islam key focus at KazanSummit 2015 15-16 June Top international investment conference KazanSummit 2015 to be held June 15-16. Russia’s main economic forum for developing constructive global trade and investment with the Islamic world is a unique strategic event. The Kazan Summit is organized annually […]
Patriarch Philaret Killings in the Name of Ukrainian Land of Donbas by HALYNA MOKRUSHYNA On March 22, in his Sunday sermon, the Patriarch Philaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate explained to his parishioners in Volodymyrsky cathedral in Kyiv that Ukrainian soldiers who are killing civilians and rebels […]
By Thomas J. Reese and Daniel I. Mark “Our people survived [deportation by] Stalin,” commented a manager of ATR, which, until April 1, was the only Crimean Tatar television station left. “Will they not survive these current problems?” Russian authorities had just shut it down—along with other media outlets—by refusing […]
By Thomas J. Reese and Daniel I. Mark “Our people survived [deportation by] Stalin,” commented a manager of ATR, which, until April 1, was the only Crimean Tatar television station left. “Will they not survive these current problems?” Russian authorities had just shut it down—along with other media outlets—by refusing […]
Russia says ISIL emergence outcome of US ‘activities’ in Mideast Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:30PM Source: Press TV Russia’s foreign minister says the emergence of the ISIL Takfiri terrorists stems […]
OnIslam & News Agencies Wednesday, 01 April 2015 MOSCOW – A leading Russian Muslim group has issued a fatwa against the so-called Islamic State (ISIL) and called it “enemy of Islam”, amid increasing threats to the faith that is mistakenly associated with the militant group. “The followers of ISIS are […]