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Secretary General of the IRA claims that Russia's tolerance of various religions should be an example for Europe, which is facing a rise in Islamophobic sentiment amid the ongoing migrant crisis.

With Yemeni civilian deaths mounting, the Saudi government is pulling out all the stops to head off an independent human rights inquiry.

"Une des plus anciennes mosquées à Moscou vient d'être reconstruite sur son emplacement historique, c'est désormais la plus grande d'Europe. Avec son style magnifique et moderne, elle est digne de la capitale de notre pays uni, multi-ethnique et multi-religieux. Elle est digne de la Russie, où l'Islam est, je tiens à insister sur ce point, en vertu de la législation russe, l'une des religions traditionnelles de la Russie, et qui compte des millions de citoyens russes parmi ses fidèles. [...]Nous sommes reconnaissants envers les gouvernements turcs et kazakhs pour leur contribution à la reconstruction de la mosquée.

Il est certain que la mosquée deviendra un centre spirituel majeur pour Musulmans de Moscou et de toute la Russie. Elle fournira un enseignement et diffusera les idées humanistes et les valeurs authentiques et véritables de l'Islam.[...]

Aujourd'hui l'Islam fait partie intégrante de la vie spirituelle de la Russie. Les valeurs humanistes de l'Islam, comme celles des autres religions traditionnelles, enseigne la compassion, la justice et l'amour des autres .... bla bla bla bla bla bla bla ....."Extraits du discours de Vladimir Poutine à l'occasion de l'inauguration de la Mosquée Cathédrale.

Is the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates at zero more about the U.S. or the global economy?

Moldavie : À Chisinau, la contestation s'étend
Moldova : Mass protests erupt in Chișinău
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While many supporters of Bashar al-Assad consider Vladimir Putin a possible savior of Syria, the West has a different point of view. Some Germans, however, do not share the Western position on the issue.

(B2) A l’heure du sommet européen, 4 F-16 de la composante Air ont semé un semblant de panique (raisonnable tout de même) au sommet européen.Survolant à assez basse altitude le bâtiment du Justus Lipsius, 4  F-16 ont annoncé la couleur. Ils volaient cependant suffisamment haut et sans excès de vitesse pour ne pas faire trembler les vitres. Puis ont suivi les avions Marchetti SF.260… L’objectif pour la composante Air de l’armée belge était de commémorer la bataille d’Angleterre qui a eu lieu 75 ans plus tôt le 23 septembre 1940. Dans les coulisses du sommet, c’était une autre bataille qui se déroulait, sans doute un peu moins féroce mais tout aussi difficile, sur l’accueil des réfugiés comme le contrôle des frontières. Le Premier ministre hongrois, Viktor Orban, a dénoncé « l’impérialisme moral » de certains Européens. Tandis que son homologue slovaque, Robert Fico, parlait d’un « diktat ». Ce qui a suscité en réplique des commentaires peu amènes du président français notamment. « Ceux qui ne partagent pas les valeurs de l’Europe doivent se poser la question de leur présence au sein de l’UE » a lâché, un peu excédé, François Hollande !

A number of representatives of the financial institution were earlier accused of money laundering activities amounting to $6 billion.

Oh dear. It’s like Fifa all over again.

How was it that the Americans managed to unearth all the rottenness in Volkswagen, Europe’s top carmaker? How come the Europeans were asleep at the wheel again?

That pretty much summed up the shame-faced mood at today’s session of the European Parliament’s environmental committee, where MEPs wanted lots of answers from the European Commission. And didn’t really get any.

Christofer Fjellner, a Swedish centre-right MEP, captured the spirit: “Of course it’s embarrassing that it’s the Americans that show us we have a problem. It could be telling that it is the Americans because in Europe, in member states, we are not up to the task of scrutinising our own heroes the way we should.”

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The Investigative Committee of Russia decided to renew a criminal investigation on the case of the Romanov family’s execution, said Vladimir Markin, an official spokesman of the committee.

The presentation of a new biographical book about former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder took place in Berlin, on September 22. Schroeder’s close relationship with Russia and its President Vladimir Putin became one of the major issues in the publication.

Russia will preserve its strategic cooperation with Europe while boosting the country's cooperation efforts in the "eastern direction."

General : EU heads of state and government met this Wednesday 23 September to discuss the migration crisis in the EU and, speaking at the start of the European Council, EP President Schulz said that the European Union "is built on de facto solidarity, out of necessity, not romanticism." "The European Parliament will now engage as a matter of priority with the Council on the proposals presented by President Juncker on 9 September, and present its own further proposals, " he said.

Source : © European Union, 2015 - EP

General : EU heads of state and government met this Wednesday 23 September to discuss the migration crisis in the EU and, speaking at the start of the European Council, EP President Schulz said that the European Union "is built on de facto solidarity, out of necessity, not romanticism." "The European Parliament will now engage as a matter of priority with the Council on the proposals presented by President Juncker on 9 September, and present its own further proposals, " he said.

Source : © European Union, 2015 - EP

For almost ten years, a Russian-Ukrainian company has been managing the logistics of NATO countries and carrying out heavy air cargo transports. The SALIS project stood up to the Ukrainian crisis, however, its future is uncertain, Deutsche Welle reported.

Positive changes are being seen in the relations between the West and Russia, former Indian ambassador and columnist for Asia Times Melkulangara Bhadrakumar said.