Passengers and employees of two railway...

Passengers and employees of two railway stations in Russia"s second largest city of St. Petersburg were evacuated over a bomb threat, the press service for the local transportation department said on Thursday.

Russia"s Central Elections Commission has...

Russia"s Central Elections Commission has proposed that preliminary voting, where those who cannot vote on election day cast their ballots early, be abolished at all levels, a CEC official said Tuesday.

MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti) - Saudi...

MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti) - Saudi Arabia wants to build a mosque and an Islamic culture center in Moscow, the Ambassador to Russia Ali Hasan Jafar told Russia"s top Muslim official on Thursday. Ravil Gainutdin, who heads the Russian Mufti Council, told the Saudi envoy that he believed such a project would strengthen ties between the countries. However, he told RIA Novosti that the location and construction date have yet to be agreed. "We would not want to hurry events, as the Saudi side has only declared its intention. The construction of any building, especially a religious one, is a controversial issue, which sometimes can be debated for years," Gainutdin said, adding that the Russian Muslim community is already discussing the issue.