One of the main roads in the Arab city of Jericho is to be named after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Ynet news reported quoting Russian news agencies. Welcome to Bible in the News for January 20, 2012. Medvedev visited Jericho in January 2011 and now Abbas is currently visiting Russia. He is expected to receive an award from Patriarch Alexy II. The ceremony is scheduled to take place in the largest church in Russia.
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