Brahimi says has Syria plan all world powers may back
Agence France Presse ARABNEWS CAIRO: International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi warned Sunday the Syrian war was worsening “by the day” as he announced a peace plan he believed could find support […]
Jim Hoagland: A package deal on Iran and Syria
By Jim Hoagland, Washington Post Saturday, December 29, 3:01 AM Jim Hoagland is a contributing editor to The Post. His e-mail address is jimhoagland@washpost.com. Syria’s Alawite regime collapses from within and without. High-level defections march in step with rebel gains through the Sunni heartland. The Obama administration’s signature regional strategy […]
Reaching for the stars or false dawn? Russia says next-gen spacecraft design ready
Russia’s halting attempts to build a next generation spacecraft have received a boost after a leading constructor announced that it has completed the design of a new prototype. But seasoned […]
Ease visa rules for Turks and Russians
Source: The Local: German Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Philipp Rösler has suggested lifting visa restrictions for Russian and Turkish citizens, as a signal of “welcome and openness,” a newspaper reported Thursday. More:
Russia’s New Required Religion Class for 4th Graders
BY MATTHEW BRUNWASSER ⋅ DECEMBER 25, 2012 Source: PRI’s World This year Russia required fourth graders across the country to take a religion class. There are six choices: Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, secular ethics or world religions. Most Russians consider themselves Orthodox Christians, but most did not choose that […]
Putin says democracy solution to Syria crisis
BRUSSELS: ARAB NEWS Saturday 22 December 2012 Russian President Vladimir Putin met with European leaders in Brussels to discuss energy, Syria and human rights, but reached no agreements — as officials on both sides had predicted in advance. Putin said after yesterday’s meeting that Russia isn’t a defender of Syrian […]
Russian Nationalists attack plans to build more mosques in Moscow
Russian TV: Moscow city authorities are about to announce the allocation of plots of land for three new mosques in the city, but ethnic Russian nationalists have voiced their protests […]
Syria’s Assad losing control, rebels may win war: Russia
Source: TOI MOSCOW: Syria’s most powerful ally, Russia, said for the first time Thursday that President Bashar Assad is losing control of his country and the rebels might win the civil war, dramatically shifting the diplomatic landscape at a time of enormous momentum for the opposition. More:
Syria government ‘losing control’ – Russian official
A Russian official has said for the first time that the Syrian government may be defeated by opposition forces. President Bashar al-Assad’s forces are “losing more and more control and territory”, deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Thursday. Russia was also making plans for a possible evacuation of thousands […]
Saudi Sheikh Al-Manie: Ruling on prayer timings in northern Europe needed
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Thursday 13 December 2012 Adviser at the Royal Court Sheikh Abdullah Al-Manie, who is also a member of the Council of Senior Religious Scholars, has demanded Islamic […]
China inks energy and trade deals with Russia
Source: China Daily China and Russia on Thursday signed a number of agreements, with a focus on energy and trade, to boost cooperation as both countries are eyeing further growth […]
Epic weekend-long traffic jam in Russia stretched 125 miles
Source: CNN (CNN) — If you’ve ever griped about being mired in a traffic jam, there was proof this weekend in Russia that it could have been worse. Much, much worse. The backup Sunday afternoon on part of the main highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg — the country’s two […]
To stop the violence in Syria
by Amer Al Sabaileh | Dec 02, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES The coming days may witness a terrifying increase in the bloodshed in Syria, targeting civilians and seeking to destroy the image of the Syrian regime and expose it as incapable of controlling the country. Increased violence in Syria is […]
Russia ‘alarmed’ over record Afghan heroin bust
Source: RT.com The Federal Drug Service reported that over 175 kilograms of heroin have been seized in a year long police operation in Naberezhniye Chelny. The record haul points to […]
Russia is not an enemy of Islam – senior Muslim cleric
Russian TV: The Grand Mufti of Russia Ravil Gainutdin has categorically denied allegations that the country is “the number one enemy” of Islam and Muslims. The allegation was made by Sheikh […]
India, Russia differ on Afghan situation
Source: Indian Punchline: Two contrasting estimations regarding the future of Afghanistan in the post-2014 scenario emerged in the region over the weekend from Moscow and New Delhi. The Russia-led Collective Security Organization [CSTO] is bracing for the apocalypse in Afghanistan following the “walkout” by the NATO forces. Whereas, India is […]
Anatoly Ivanishin: Seen from space, only the two holy cities stand out
RIYADH: ABDUL HANNAN TAGO ARABNEWS The four Russian astronauts who came to visit the Prince Salman Science Oasis (PSSO) told Saudi students that while taking a picture of some beautiful […]
Iraq cancels 4.2 billion $ Arms deal with Russia
Ammar Karim | AFP ARABNEWS Saturday 10 November 2012 BAGHDAD: Iraq canceled a $4.2 billion (3.3 billion euro) weapons package with Russia on Saturday citing graft concerns, torpedoing a deal that would have made Moscow Iraq’s biggest arms supplier after the US. Cancellation of the deal, which had been announced […]
Peres opens Jewish Center in Moscow: ‘Museum tells us about Communism and Zionism’
The latest addition to the myriad of museums in Moscow has just opened. Among the first visitors to the new Jewish Museum and the Center of Tolerance were Israeli President […]
Indonesia Outperforms BRIC Countries
Shifting Economic power from G7 to developing world After successfully introducing the acronym BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or BRICS including South Africa) in 2001, Jim O’Neill, chairman of Goldman […]