Pope Francis will visit Azerbaijan on October 2 and Georgia from September 30 to October 2, the Holy See Press Office said. The visit to Azerbaijan will start with a holy mass at the church of the Immaculate in the …
214,000 Muslims participated in Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Moscow on Tuesday, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said. The police said that there were no observed instances of violations of public order. …
The holy month of Ramadan has ended today with the Eid al-Fitr holiday, when millions of Muslims around the world refrained from food and drinks before sunset. Muslims are making festive prayers in the mosques since the early morning.
Eid al-Fitr is the second main feast after the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. The day of Eid falls on the first day of the month of Shawwal.
The Eid al-Fitr holiday is celebrated for one or three days in various Muslim countries. It is officially announced as a non-working day in Dagestan, Chechnya, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, Crimea, Adygeya, Tatarstan and Bashkiria.
The guards refused to let a student in hijab to the MGIMO building, citing an internal order according to which the students and applicants are not recommended wearing Islamic headgear, the media report. …
Ingushetia and the South Caucasus countries are connected not only by current economic and cultural cooperation, but also by common history. the head of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Yevkurov stated, answering the question of Vestnik …
Pope Francis has sent a video message to the people of Armenia, ahead of his visit to the country on June 24-26. "I invite you to pray for this Apostolic journey. With the help of God, I come among you to …
"Ramadan Tent" opened today in Moscow near the Memorial mosque on Poklonnaya Hill. The event, which is held in Moscow for the 11th time, will be the center of inter-religious and inter-cultural exchange and communication. Traditionally, …
"Ramadan Tent" opened today in Moscow near the Memorial mosque on Poklonnaya Hill. The project, which is held in Moscow for the 11th time, will be the center of inter-religious and inter-cultural exchange and communication. …
Moscow congress and exhibition center "Sokolniki" hosted the 7th Moscow International Exhibition "Halal." Moscow Halal Expo 2016 brings together companies, the products and services which meet the quality standards of …
Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen Pakayin said that this year Muslim countries will refuse to send pilgrims to perform the Hajj in Mecca and Medina, or reduce the number of pilgrims until Saudi Arabia provides safety guarantees. …
The global security issues will be the main theme of the upcoming 6th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in 2018, the Deputy Minister of Culture and Sport of Kazakhstan, Marat Azilkhanov, said. …
Saudi Arabia allowed non-Muslims to enter four mosques in Jeddah. The main purpose of the move is to allow non-Muslims to get acquainted with the Islamic civilization, the New Indian Express reports. Saudi Arabia banned …
The international community has not yet found a solution to the problem of terrorism, Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev said in an address to the participants of the international conference 'Religions Against …
Pope Francis has asked for prayers so that participants at a humanitarian summit in Turkey fully commit to achieve what he defines as their main aim: saving the life of every human being. Francis addressed tens of …
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill began his first visit to the North Caucasus. He arrived to the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria (KBR), Nalchik, where he consecrated the church of St. Mary Magdalene. "This is …
A meeting of the Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia, Gigi Gigiadze, and the Deputy Secretary of the Holy See for Relations with States, Archbishop Antoine Camilleri, took place in Vatican. At the talks the sides …
Iran says it will not send pilgrims to Hajj this year because Saudi Arabia is refusing to cooperate on arrangements for Iranians to join the annual rituals in September, Press TV reports. “Conditions are not prepared for …
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari pointed to visa issuance to the Iranian pilgrims among Iran’s disputed issues with Saudi Arabia, Mehr news agency reports. …