Ramzan Kadyrov, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been re-elected to a fifth term as leader of his ...

Russian forces have handed Chechen “Akhmat” units loyal to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov operational and  economic control over parts of occupied Mariupol.

Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov on Tuesday said that men living in Russia’s predominantly Muslim region can take as many as four wives, even though polygamy is banned in the country. Kadyrov, who has ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, centre left, Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic Magomed Daudov, and Presidential Envoy to the North ...

* Islam flourishing in Russia's Chechnya * Chechen leader drives Muslim revival * Chechnya encourages customs that breach Russian law By Amie Ferris-Rotman GROZNY, Russia, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Adam, 52, ...

Chechen leader says has "brotherly relations" with UAE Asks UAE to invest in energy, industry projects Troubled Russian region reaching out to Muslim countries GROZNY, Russia, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In December 1994, Russian troops launched a brutal and eventually unsuccessful military campaign against Chechen rebels, ...

Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya since 2007, was diagnosed with pancreatic necrosis in 2019. It was reported last week that his health has taken a serious turn for the worse, and he is in ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- A French reporter who questioned the Kremlin's war in Chechnya provoked an angry outburst from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who challenged him to convert to Islam and come to ...

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday made an unscheduled trip to Chechnya, a mainly Muslim republic within the Russian Federation, his first visit in nearly 13 years, as Ukraine’s ...