On 4th July 2017, China accused the Indian army of provocatively violating the border with China. This follows the 29th June Chinese statement that the withdrawal of Indian troops, from what it said was its territory, was a "precondition" for a "meaningful dialogue" over the border stand-off. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, "We urge the Indian side to withdraw troops back to the Indian side of the border,” adding…

On June 12, 2017, the American entertainment channel “Showtime” began to broadcast the four-part documentary “The Putin Interviews”, filmed by Oliver Stone, a well-known American filmmaker in the West. Simultaneously, the film was shown on the Russian state “Channel One”. On June 15, 2017, the Russian media, along with such foreign Kremlin mouthpieces as “Russia Today” and “Sputnik”, spread the news that Putin had told Stone that “Moscow will never…

From 23 to 25 May, Human Rights Center “Memorial” in cooperation with “Novaya Gazeta”, with the expert support of the International Crisis Group, held in Moscow a forum entitled “Problems and best practices to counteract the radicalization of the part of the youth in the North Caucasus”.

Al-Raya Newspaper: Prominent Headlines of Issue 136