65,000 gather in Moscow ‘to pray for Church & defend faith
Russian TV: Tens of thousands of Orthodox Christians have joined a service outside Moscow’s main church, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, in defense of their faith, sacred objects and […]
Church insists reform only valid with popular support
Russian TV: A top Russian Orthodox cleric has said that the Church supports a strong Russian state, but only if it exists in unity with the people and with all […]
China, Russia Prepare for Naval Exercises
China will send 16 naval ships and two submarines to its first joint naval exercise with Russia, slated to start this weekend in the Yellow Sea, the Ministry of National Defense said on Tuesday. The drill, which Russian authorities said will involve warships cruising near Japanese waters, has rattled the […]
Duma to guard Christianity: MPs battle ‘evil’ ideologies
Russian TV: Russian legislators have set up a group to protect traditional Christian values and fight “aggressive liberalism,” secularism, violence, and drug, alcohol and gambling addiction. Put forward by Communist […]
US missile defense plans may signal strike on Iran, Russia warns
Russian TV: A unified missile defense system comprising the United States and six Arab states is a signal that a military strike on Iran could be on the horizon, says […]
Patriarch urges strength in face of smear campaign
Russian TV: The head of the Russian Orthodox Church claims that the church is under an information attack, after several scandals broke out in less than a month. Patriarch Kirill […]
A growing number of Russians are converting to Islam,
BBC Uzbek service. More than two million Muslims now live and work in Moscow. It has become one of the biggest cities for Muslims in Europe and its few houses of worship can no longer cope. During Friday prayers the historic building is overflowing and thousands of faithful are praying […]
Russia nudges Syria to move on
Credit: Asia Times: The latest United Nations Security Council statement on Syria displays unanimity of opinion over the year-long crisis. The onus on the West now is to find a way to work with Russia rather than around Russia, which is taking a lead role in pressurizing President Bashar al-Assad. […]
Mullah Lavrov!
By TARIQ ALHOMAYED, ARABNEWS A dangerous statement, or gaffe, was made by the Russian Foreign Ministry, by its minister Sergey Lavrov, in which he said: “If the current Syrian regime collapses, some countries in the region will want to establish Sunni rule in Syria.” It is very strange that a […]
Russia to finally send man to the Moon
Russia will send a team of cosmonauts to the Moon, 60 years after Neil Armstrong’s Apollo mission effectively ended the US-Soviet space race. A spacecraft will “conduct a demonstrative manned […]
Putin assassination plot foiled: Russian officials
Ukrainian security services have thwarted a plot to kill Russian PM Vladimir Putin, Russian officials say. Two suspects were detained in the Ukrainian port of Odessa, Russia’s state-owned Channel One […]
Syria: All contradictions run through one road!
By ALI BLUWI, ARABNEWS During my participation in a seminar on regional relations, one of the participants asked me about my opinion with regard to the Chinese and Russian positions toward Syria. Two points on this issue. First, if I am for change and for granting the Syrian people their […]
Russian General: Iran’s Enemies to Decide Course Soon
Credit: Newyorktimes: MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s top general said on Tuesday that he expects Iran’s enemies to decide in the next few months how to deal with a nuclear programme that the United States and Israel have said they might attack. In remarks that come as Russia has been voicing […]
Space engineer who passed Russia missile secrets on to CIA jailed
Space engineer Vladimir Nesterets, who passed secret missile data from Russia on to the CIA, has been jailed for 13 years. Nesterets confessed he was paid to pass information about […]
Russia, China veto Syria draft resolution
Source / Courtesy: China Daily UNITED NATIONS – Russia and China on Saturday vetoed an Arab-European draft resolution on Syria backing an Arab League plan which demands a regime change in the Middle East country, the second time since October 2011. The draft resolution, tabled by Morocco and backed by […]
Ravil Bukharaev No More: Poet, Author, Human par Excellence
Ravil Bukharaev, Tatar national, an internationally acclaimed author, poet and religious scholar died yesterday in London. He was a great spokesperson for Ahmadiyya Islam in Russia and a lovely human being. Below is […]
Our country(France) is ready to offer Russia the most advanced weapons
Pravda Ru: France is satisfied with its contract with Russia for the supply of helicopter carriers of Mistral type and is ready to continue the cooperation in military-technical sphere. In particular, the French party promises this year to issue a contract to build the third and fourth helicopter. “After selling […]
Russian spacecraft to crash to Earth on Sunday
The remainder of the crippled Phobos-Grunt spacecraft is set to crash to Earth on Sunday following its botched mission to Mars, space experts have said. The minibus-sized Russian craft has […]
Russia ‘worried’ over Iran’s nuclear ambitions
Russia has voiced rare “worry” over Iran’s nuclear ambitions as the European Union brought forward a meeting of foreign ministers to decide whether to impose a potentially crippling oil embargo. […]
Orthodox world celebrates Christmas: Which one is the real Christmas?
RT: More than 30,000 churches and cathedrals across Russia have held religious services as Russia celebrates Orthodox Christmas. In Moscow alone, around 90,000 people have attended liturgies. The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill, has delivered the Christmas Liturgy in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, where about […]