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 According to the Kremlin’s plan, the parade on Red Square on the so-called “May 9” day (Soviet Victory Day) should have been a signal to the West that Russia has “again become a powerful state”.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has named his team of close advisers, with key posts going mostly to officials who performed similar roles for previous Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told his new government on Wednesday to step up efforts to help small- and medium-size businesses choked by red tape and corruption.

Хвала Аллаху Господу миров! Мир и благословение посланнику Аллаха Мухаммаду, его семье и сподвижникам. Кого направил Аллах, того никто не собьет, а кого Аллах сбивает с пути, того никому не направить.

Предчувствие, что должно произойти что-то неотвратимое, не покидало все последние дни. Сколько наших братьев ушло в мир иной на этом маленьком клочке земли, что зовётся Нохчичоь, Нана ДегIаста. Но мысль о возможной смерти в неравном бою больше успокаивает, нежели страшит. Тревожило, что-то другое, более нежеланное. Неужели ещё одна большая потеря?

The parade, organized by the Kremlin in Moscow, did not make an impression as expected on foreign observers, – many Western media write in their comments on the theatrical event in the Russian capital on May 9 (Victory Day), which was broadcast live on Russian television channels.

The Lebanese army has said that it is revoking measures taken by the government against Hezbollah, the Shia opposition group, and asked all armed fighters to withdraw from the streets of Beirut.

During a briefing in Georgian capital Tbilisi US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza avoided answering the question whether the US intends to sign a military assistance treaty with Georgia.

In the name of Allah, Most Benevolent, Most Compassionate!   Peace and blessings of Allah be on Prophet Muhammad, His family and all who followed Him until the Day of Judgment.

On April 29, Movladi Udugov, an envoy of the Chechen rebels outside the Caucasus, declared that the North Caucasian insurgency could help Georgia in its standoff with Russia. Relations between Georgia and Russia have significantly deteriorated since the Russian government decided