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Kirill on a Mission

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Kirill on a Mission

21:34 27/07/2009

On Monday, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia began a visit to Ukraine, unprecedented both in its scale and symbolical significance. Its results will greatly influence both the future of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine and, to some extent, that of the Russian-Ukrainian relations, as well as the status of the Moscow Patriarchate itself.

Iran: fighting the opposition amid intense pressure
20:47 27/07/2009
TV footage of demonstrations by the Iranian opposition being scattered by the police have become almost routine. What is less obvious is that they reflect the current political crisis of the Iranian administration.

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