predominantly Muslim region, where children are often considered the sole property of their fathers and their father’s family. These local beliefs clash with Russian law. Yet they often shape ...

Iran and Russia are trying to take forward the business in the local currency so that dependence on the US dollar can be reduced. Despite being a Shia Muslim country, Azerbaijan has strong ties ...

Amid rising tensions with the US and Israel, Iran has acquired Sukhoi-35 fighter jets from Russia, sparking concerns among Western nations over Tehran and Moscow’s increasing military ties.

The Kremlin said on Wednesday Russia will never discuss trading the Ukrainian territory it holds for areas in Russia's ...

And the religious factor is less” significant than in other Muslim regions of Russia, Maksym Butkevych, a Kyiv-based human rights advocate and serviceman, told Al Jazeera. However, blood was ...

The report discusses how the treatment of Muslim groups in Crimea (especially Crimean Tartar Muslims) has worsened in the past decade as Russia has become increasingly bold in its repression of ...