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Chechen leader shows Depardieu a good time
FRANCE 24 26 February 2013
French star and newly-registered Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu was Monday visiting his "friend" the controversial Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, partying into the night and 
Islamist leader urges Russia to revise attitude to Central Asia, Caucasus Islamists
Interfax-Religion 26 February 2013
The leader of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan has urged Russia to "radically revise its attitude to the Islamists of Central Asia and the Caucasus" and abandon
Chechen and Caucasus Islamists in Syria: Turkey, Russian Federation and UK Policies
Pakistan Christian Post 26 February 2013
By Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker
It is odious for the British government to claim that you have to support "a so-called third force” in Syria, while the secular government of this nation is fighting international jihadists, sectarianism and forces of sedition
The same equivalent would be to attack the central government of Afghanistan and Iraq, while both nations face a deadly Islamist insurgency. However, the United Kingdom wants to increase the pressure on Syria by arming "a third force” while Syria is being attacked by various Islamist factions.
Supporters of comatose Uzbek imam Nazarov gather in Sweden
uznews.net 22 February 2013
On 22 February, one year after the attempt on Obid-kori Nazarov’s life, his followers will hold a rally in Stockholm demanding punishment for the perpetrators of the
Jihadists from Caucasus arrive in Syria
The Times of Israel 21 February 2013
By Elhanan Miller
A group of Jihadists from the Caucasus has recently arrived in Syria and appeared in a video posted Wednesday night on the Free Syrian Army’s Facebook page. According to the
Five Hizb-ut-Tahrir members arrested in Kyrgyzstan
Times of Central Asia 21 February 2013
Kyrgyz security officers have arrested five members of the banned Hizb-ut-Tahrir organization in southern city of Jalal-Abad, RFE/RL reported. "The officers found and
Islamists shot dead by Russian forces
Scotsman 18 February 2013
Security officers shot dead three militants yesterday in Russia’s volatile North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, the epicentre of an Islamist insurgency. Russia has tightened
Muslims of Moscow Region want governor to support mosque construction
vestnik kavkaza 18 February 2013
Muslim communities of the Moscow Region have asked acting Governor Andrei Vorobyov to help build mosques in eight cities of the region by providing land, Deputy Chairman of the
Russia to give shelter to a Muslim girl gone Christian
The Voice of Russia 15 February 2013
Russia has vowed to give temporary asylum to a young Afghan woman who has converted from Islam to Christianity. Russian media reported earlier that Ruya Ivaz Ali came to
Suicide bomber kills three police in Russian Caucasus
Yahoo! News 14 February 2013
A suicide bomber killed three policemen and injured another six at a police security checkpoint early on Thursday, Russian investigators said, in the volatile North Caucasus
Russia says kills six militants in turbulent North Caucasus
swissinfo.ch 13 February 2013
Russia said security forces had killed six militants on Tuesday in a raid on a forest hideout and a firefight at a house in the North Caucasus, a mainly Muslim region where the
Russian govt. arrests 271 Muslims suspected of terrorism
AGI 11 February 2013
An anti-terrorism roundup in Russia led to the arrest of hundreds of Muslims from former U.S.S.R. nations and others. At least 271 people were arrested in St. Petersburg. The
Russia will tighten its visa regime for Muslims
eTurboNews 11 February 2013
Russia will tighten its visa regime for Muslims and will review visas already given to Muslims irrespective of their nationalities, reported Dispatch News Desk (DND) from
Moscow: 1 in 3 Rapes Committed by Illegal Immigrants
Islam versus Europe 8 February 2013
1 in 8 murders and 1 in 3 rapes in Moscow are committed by illegal immigrants, announced Vadim Iakovenko, head of the capital's prosecutor's office, on Thursday during
Black Sea Grain: Saudi Arabia has invested $1.3 million in Ukraine farm produce
Kyiv Post 30 January 2013
The Royal House of Saudi Arabia believes that the purchase of products from countries such as Ukraine will be very timely. During 2011-2012 alone, according to the central
Primakov alarmed by inter-Islamic strife in Middle East
Interfax-Religion 15 January 2013
Russia's ex prime-minister, Mercury Club president and Academy of Science Presidium member Evgeny Primakov said it is wrong to look at the Islamic forces in the Middle East as
Upheaval In Islamic World Greatest Threat To Christians In 2013
Cross Rhythms 10 January 2013
Continuing upheaval in the Islamic world looks set to pose the greatest threat to Christians in 2013, believes Release International, which serves persecuted Christians
Caucasian Muslim’s Office rebuts Armenian media publication
Trend.az 10 January 2013
By E. Mehdiyev
The Armenian media has recently exaggerated facts surrounding a proposal from the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II expressed to Chairman of the Caucasian Muslim's Office
North Caucasus Christmas attacks planned, Russia says as 3 killed
Europe Online Magazine 7 January 2013
Three suspected militants accused of planning attacks on churches during the Russian Orthodox Christmas were killed by security forces in the North Caucasus, news reports said
Saudi Arabian prince accused of smuggling in Russia
RAPSI 6 December 2012
Saudi Arabian Prince Sultan Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al Kabeer has been accused of smuggling 49 eagles into Russia for hunting, including 16 rare species, Kommersant reported on
