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Russian Muslims observe Tasu'a Mourning rituals
Aug 07, 2022 09:03Russian Muslims, alongside the other followers of Imam Hussein (PBUH) across the world, hold mourning rituals of Muharram on the night before Tasu'a. Today (Sunday, 7th of August 2022) coincides with the ninth day of the Lunar month Muharram, which is called Tasu'a.
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US may use Ukraine conflict as pretext to deploy nukes in space, Russia warns
Aug 07, 2022 01:58The US may try to use the persisting security crisis in Ukraine as a pretext to deploy armaments -- including nuclear weapons -- in space, Russia’s deputy UN envoy has warned.
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Turkey agrees to pay for Russian gas in rubles
Aug 06, 2022 10:26Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to boost trade with Moscow, saying Ankara is ready to pay for part of Russian gas in rubles.
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Russia imposes retaliatory sanctions on 62 Canadians
Aug 06, 2022 07:02Russia has imposed retaliatory sanctions against 62 Canadian citizens, barring them from visiting the country, its Foreign Ministry has announced amid the persisting fallout of the Ukraine conflict.
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Russia blasts Ukraine for ‘nuclear terrorism’
Aug 06, 2022 01:28Russia has reprimanded the Ukrainian regime for “nuclear terrorism,” saying the Ukrainian army has carried out artillery attacks against a nuclear power plant located in southeastern Ukraine.
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Russia’s aerospace force wipes out US-trained militants in Syria: Moscow
Aug 06, 2022 00:46The Russian Defense Ministry says it has eliminated a group of US-backed terrorists in Syria as they were hiding in shelters in the country's Badia deserts near the Iraqi border, from where they carried out sabotage attacks against the civilian population and civilian infrastructure in the West Asian country.
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Make US ‘behave decently’: Lavrov tells Guterres over UNGA visa debacle
Aug 06, 2022 00:18The Russian government has called on the United Nations to allow for Moscow’s equal participation in the upcoming 77th UN General Assembly (UNGA) in spite of the US denying it access.
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FM: Negotiators bent on safeguarding economic, nuclear interests in Vienna talks
Aug 05, 2022 10:49Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the negotiators will rigorously observe the country’s red lines during the ongoing talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, which was abandoned by the United States three years after its conclusion.
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Russia backs Iran’s position, advises US against pursuing ‘altered plan’
Aug 05, 2022 09:05Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Tehran’s position on the nuclear deal is “absolutely legitimate,” calling on the US to return to the original accord instead of pushing for an “altered plan.”
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USAID possibly involved in COVID-19 emergence, says Russian general
Aug 05, 2022 08:09A top Russian general has blamed the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for a possible role in the emergence of COVID-19 through its program on bat control.