Chechnya

'Not an enemy anymore': Russia's outreach to Taliban full of opportunities and risks

The vacuum created by the American withdrawal gives Russia a chance to reassert itself in the region

'Are you real?': Russian president Vladimir Putin quashes rumours that he uses a body double in public for security reasons

Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged he was offered the chance to use a body double to make appearances in public for security reasons but said he declined the offer and never used one.

Africa Cup of Nations 2019: Egypt Football Association chief Hani Abou Rida resigns following team's shock defeat to South Africa

Favourites Egypt crashed out of the Africa Cup after a shock defeat to South Africa 1-0, prompting members of the coaching and support staff to resign

Russian court grants parole to Oyub Titiyev, Chechen Human rights activist accused of possessing marijuana-like substance

FIFA World Cup 2018: Egypt's Mohamed Salah made honorary citizen of Chechnya by strongman Ramzan Kadyrov

After his team crashed out of the World Cup, Egypt's star player Mohamed Salah has won a consolation prize in the form of honorary citizenship of Chechnya.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Egypt's Mohamed Salah makes headlines for Chechnya photo

Mohamed Salah, a star attraction ahead of football's 2018 World Cup in Russia, has made headlines for a smiling photo with Ramzan Kadyrov, strongman of Chechnya where his Egypt team have set up camp.

Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, reported killed in Kiev, shows up at news conference; Ukraine says faked death claim as a trap

Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, who had been reported shot and killed in the Ukrainian capital Tuesday, has shown up at a news conference very much alive.

Paris knife attacker claims allegiance to Islamic State in video released by group; deadly attack killed 1, injured 4 on Sunday

The Islamic State, which has claimed the deadly knife attack in Paris this weekend, released a video on Monday of a young man it claims was the attacker pledging allegiance to the jihadi group.

Man behind deadly Paris knife attack was born in Chechnya, on nationwide radicalism database

The man behind a deadly knife attack in central Paris was born in Chechnya and had been on police radar for radicalism, and his parents have been detained for questioning, French authorities said Sunday.

Four women shot dead in suspected Islamist attack on Orthodox church in Russia

Four women were shot dead in an apparent Islamist attack on an Orthodox church in the North Caucasus region of Russia on Sunday, officials and local media said.