Mufti sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin was unanimously re-elected as the Chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of European Russia

The finals of the XV anniversary Moscow International Qur'an Reciting Competition took place on September 20 in Crocus City Hall

The elimination rounds of XV anniversary Moscow International Qur'an Reciting Competition have started in Moscow in one of the halls of Aquarium Hotel

At the meeting with the President of Iran Hassan Rouhani Vladimir Putin told that the relations between the states are developing steadily and progressively

The finals of XV International Qur'an Reciting Competition organized under the patronage of Chairman of Russia Muftis Council mufti sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin will take place on September 20 in Moscow

According to the news agency Kryminform, Chairman of Russia Muftis Council and the acting Head of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov met to discuss the legal validity of searches in the houses of local Crimean Tatar Muslims

Chairman of Russia Muftis Council mufti sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin promised to help build new madrasahs on the territory of Crimea

On September 3, Russian President's special envoy for the Middle East, deputy Minister of the Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation Mikhail Bogdanov received the ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Moscow Ali Hasan Jaafar

David Irvine, Director-General of Security of Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, told that Australian citizens should thank their Muslim countrymen for their help in fighting terrorism instead of blaming them for every sin possible

Crimean Muslims will be able to complete their hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) already in this year: Russia's request has received positive answer from Saudi authorities

A delegation of Russia Muftis Council headed by RMC deputy chairman Rushan hazrat Abbyasov arrived in Chechnya to take part in the international conference on Sufism on the instructions of RMC Chairman mufti sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin

A meeting between Russian Muslim and other public figures and the general secretary of the International Union of Muslim Scholars took place in Istanbul within the framework of the 4th session of the general assembly of the organization. According to the news portal IslamNews, the agenda included the establishment of a fiqh academy in Russian Federation

The 4th session of the general assembly of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) began in Istanbul on August 20

Today, on August 17, a farewell ceremony for the deputy mufti of the Republic of North Ossetia and imam of Vladikavkaz mosque Rasul Gamzatov, who was killed overnight into Sunday, will take place in the capital of the republic

16,400 hajj tickets for Russia's Muslims provided by Saudi Arabia were bought up ahead of schedule, according to RMC deputy chairman Rushan hazrat Abbyasov

Chairman of Russia Muftis Council mufti sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin sent his congratulations to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the occasion of his victory in presidential elections in Turkey

Mufti sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin offered his condolences to the ambassador of Iran in Moscow

On August 4, an opening ceremony of Japan Halal Summit took place in Tokyo. It was organized by Halal Development Foundation Japan

On July 28, Muslim world celebrated Eid al-Fitr, feast of breaking the fast that marks the end of the blessed month of Ramadan. Acting in accordance with the laws of God and His last messenger, department of social, charity, spiritual and educational activities of Russia Muftis Council and the Spiritual Administration of Muslims visited the Muslim convicts of Moscow Butyrka prison

345 thousand roubles (circa $10,000) were donated by the Muslims of Moscow Jum'ah mosque to the children victims of Israeli aggression in Gaza