24 Feb, 14:09

Russia's supreme mufti conveys greetings from Bahrain's king to Putin

Talgat Tajuddin said that King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa held a large conference representing the entire Islamic world

MOSCOW, February 24. /TASS/. Talgat Tajuddin, Chairman of the Central Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Russia and Russia's Supreme Mufti, passed along greetings from King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting.

"I came from Bahrain with part of the delegation of the Central Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Russia. His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa sends you his warmest regards. We were at his reception, where he held a large conference representing the entire Islamic world," the mufti said.

"This high-level forum, which brought together even Muslim minorities, saw my support for the Minister of Awqaf Affairs of Sudan in advocating for the Muslim Council of Elders to become the highest body issuing modern fatwas for the entire world - not just for Arab Muslim countries but for all Muslims globally. Its chairman would become the Supreme Mufti of the world. Everyone supported this idea, and it was included in the Manama Declaration," he added.

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Yesterday, 18:50

German authorities do not plan to launch Russian gas via surviving Nord Stream 2 string

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Trump compares Le Pen's sentence to proceedings against him in US

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Yesterday, 20:58

US State Department calls for Ukraine settlement via talks, opposes external governance

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World majority countries see Russia-China relations as stabilizing factor — Lavrov

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US intends to provide military assistance to Ukraine after end of conflict — Pentagon

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Yesterday, 13:18

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Discussion of resolution in Ukraine between Russia, US challenging — Kremlin

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Sergey Ryabkov stressed that Moscow took Washington’s proposals on Ukraine seriously but can not take them "as they are"

Yesterday, 10:12

Kiev's military tries to distract resources of Russian army in border regions — top brass

The Akhmat commando forces of the Russian Defense Ministry are currently deployed in the Kursk border area and the Belgorod Region, with additional units stationed in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Lugansk People's Republic (LPR)

Georgian parliament passes US version of foreign agents law

86 deputies voted for the law

Russia never advocated for deterioration of relations with Finland — Kremlin

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Yesterday, 14:52

A third of Russian spring draft conscripts to be sent to training centers — General Staff

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to call up 160,000 conscripts for military service in the spring campaign, according to the document published on Monday

Yesterday, 12:29

Zakharova calls Le Pen's sentence 'agony of liberal democracy'

Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzling funds intended for hiring assistants in the European Parliament

Yesterday, 14:20

Moldovan Foreign Ministry declares three Russian Embassy employees personae non gratae

Russian Ambassador Oleg Ozerov branded the accusations by the Moldovan side as "untenable and unsubstantiated"

Yesterday, 13:14

Russian forces strike Ukrainian military airfield, UAV assembly workshops over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 200 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

France’s National Rally still leads presidential race, despite Le Pen’s verdict

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Putin files income and expense declaration for 2024 — Kremlin

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Border junction treaty between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan to boost trust — SCO

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Yesterday, 15:35

Three US soldiers missing at exercise in Lithuania are dead

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Yesterday, 18:55

Russian diplomat sees US defense spending as staggering

Sergey Ryabkov suggested that the alliance could be making these moves ahead of a new meeting with US President Donald Trump

Putin meets with Republika Srpska President Dodik — Kremlin

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Yesterday, 12:26

Kremlin not surprised by NYT investigation into US involvement in Ukrainian conflict

According to the report, the United States has been supplying the Ukrainian authorities with daily coordinates of Russian Armed Forces’ positions from its base in Wiesbaden

Yesterday, 10:01

Medvedev calls Russia's latest missiles best cure for Russophobia

The politician said that Russophobia stems from "bipolar affective exaggeration of Russia’s influence on the life of Europe and Europeans" and alternates between manic and depressive phases

Yesterday, 09:15

EU to end up on periphery with its simplistic approach to politics — Russian diplomat

Kirill Logvinov noted that the EU approach to Syria showed that EU members would continue making attempts to isolate Russia in the international arena despite everything

Yesterday, 10:23

Russia to get world’s most combat-fit army after Ukraine conflict, says expert

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Yesterday, 18:30

India's oil imports hit record highs in March, supplies from Russia up by 27%

Indian refineries' crude imports are expected to rise sharply in April as refiners ramp up refining capacity

Yesterday, 19:49

Trump annoyed with comments from both sides of Ukraine conflict — White House

According to the television channel, the US president also said he was "very angry" about the comments that Russian President Vladimir Putin made about Vladimir Zelensky and officials in Kiev

Hungary, Slovakia boost gas supplies from Russia, bypassing Ukraine — Szijjarto

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US ready to consider expansion of number of NATO nuclear missions participants — Pentagon

Russia has consistently said that the continued practice of so-called joint nuclear missions in NATO runs contrary to the provisions of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

China Coast Guard ships patrol off Taiwan as part of drill

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