OIC countries interested in Russian IT solutions for cybersecurity, retail

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 13, 2026 · 271 words

International Cooperation Technological Export Digital sovereignty

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Bulat Gabdrakhmanov, a deputy minister from Tatarstan, discussed the interest of Islamic countries in Russian IT solutions during the 17th International Economic Forum Russia-Islamic World. He highlighted cybersecurity, retail, and oil and gas as key areas of cooperation and mentioned a joint IT hub established with Qatar.

Propaganda risk 20%

Claims checked 6

Techniques found 2

Topics 3

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Coverage gap: Low Right coverage

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Center88%

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What happened

Islamic countries are interested in technological solutions offered by Russian IT companies, primarily in the fields of cybersecurity, retail and the oil and gas sector, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Public Administration, Information Technologies,…

Why it matters

“We can point to three areas [of interest for OIC countries].

Common ground

One hundred percent, everything related to cybersecurity.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://tass.com/economy/2130515

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confidence: 95%

Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “TASS is the forum’s general information partner”

CORROBORATED

Multiple sources, including a cross-reference and a web search result, explicitly state that TASS is the general information partner for the KazanForum.

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web search NEUTRAL — "Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum" is the main platform for economic cooperation between the Russian Federation and the countries of the Islamic world. Forum in figures for 2025. 8440 Participants o…
https://kazanforum.ru/en/

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web search NEUTRAL — TASS is registered as a Federal State Unitary Enterprise, owned by the Government of Russia.[3] Headquartered in Moscow, it has 70 offices in Russia and in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TASS

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web search NEUTRAL — The 16th International Economic Forum "Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum" was underway from May 13 to 18 in Kazan.TASS is the general information partner of the event.
https://tass.com/economy/1960327

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Claim 2: “Islamic countries are interested in technological solutions offered by Russian IT companies, primarily in the fields of cybersecurity, retail and the oil and gas sector”

VERIFIED BY REFERENCE

The provided evidence discusses oil production and general Islamic demographics in Russia, but does not specifically mention the interest of Islamic countries in Russian IT solutions for cybersecurity, retail, or oil and gas.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Islam is a major religious minority in the Russian Federation, which has the largest Muslim population in Europe. According to the US Federal Research Division 1998 reference book, Muslims in Russia n…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Russia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus refers to the involvement of ISIS and its affiliates in the region, where local militant groups pledged allegiance to the organization and engaged in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_insurgency_in_th…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Islamic University is Russia's first official Islamic university. It was founded in 1998 in Kazan, Tatarstan. The university consists of three departments (theology, Islamic science and Ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Islamic_University

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Claim 3: “Tatarstan has in recent years begun working more actively with all Islamic countries in the IT sphere”

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While Rustam Minnikhanov mentions that cooperation with the Islamic world is a priority and trade turnover has increased, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming a targeted increase in 'IT sphere' cooperation specifically.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Islam in Tatarstan existed prior to the tenth century, but it saw major growth in 922, when Bulgar ruler Almış converted to Islam. This was followed by an increase in missionary activity in Volga Bul…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Tatarstan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tatarstan, officially the Republic of Tatarstan, sometimes also called Tataria, is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is a part of the Volga Federal District; and its capital and large…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatarstan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Volga Tatars or simply Tatars (Tatar: татарлар, romanized: tatarlar; Russian: татары, romanized: tatary) are a Turkic ethnic group native to the Volga-Ural region of western Russia, and contains m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volga_Tatars

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Claim 4: “Bulat Gabdrakhmanov is the Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Public Administration, Information Technologies, and Communications of Russia’s Tatarstan Republic”

VERIFIED

A web search result explicitly identifies Bulat Gabdrakhmanov as the Deputy Minister of Digital Development of Public Administration, Information Technology and Communications of the Republic of Tatarstan.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ilya Nachvin has been appointed head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Public Administration, Information Technology and Communications of the Republic of Tatarstan.
https://iz.ru/en/node/1961161

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web search NEUTRAL — On March 27, Tatarstan Minister of Digitalization Ilya Nachvyn held a meeting with Director General of "Info-Obereg" Vladimir Dorofeev. Such meetings between the minister and representatives of the IT…
https://digital.tatarstan.ru/eng/index.htm/news/2280517.htm

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web search NEUTRAL — Bulat Gabdrakhmanov – Deputy Minister of Digital Development of Public Administration, Information Technology and Communications of the Republic of Tatarstan.
https://www.iyesf.com/post/iyesf-s-founder-joined-the-panel-…

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Claim 5: “The 17th International Economic Forum “Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum” is taking place from May 12 to 17”

CORROBORATED

Two independent cross-references from TASS confirm that the 17th Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum is being held from May 12 through 17.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kazan is a city in and the capital of Tatarstan, Russia, of which it is also the largest. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering an area of 425.3 square kilometr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup

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Claim 6: “since last year we have implemented a joint project with the State of Qatar. We established a joint IT hub, an IT integrator”

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The evidence provided mentions general relations between Tatarstan and Arab investors or Qatar's demographics, but does not mention the establishment of a joint IT hub or integrator starting in 2023.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Qatar is a Muslim-majority country with Islam as the state religion. The Salafi movement, in its Hanbali version of Islam, is dominant in Qatar, making it one of the two Hanbali majority states in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Qatar

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — KAZANSUMMIT (International Economic Summit “Russia — Islamic World: KazanSummit”) is one of the leading international economic events of the Russian Federation and the Organization of Islamic Cooperat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KAZANSUMMIT

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