5/7 Tass 359 NALCHIK, July 5 (Itar-Tass) —— President Dmitry Medvedev promised muftis on Tuesday to discuss the enlargement of the Russian hajj quota with Saudi Arabia. The request was made by Chairman of the Coordinating Center of North Caucasian Muslims Ismail Berdiyev. In his words, the number of Muslims wishing to make a hajj [...]
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July 5, 2011
July 5, 2011
URGENT – Medvedev doesn’t rule out partial amnesty for economic crimes.
5/7 Tass 390 NALCHIK, July 5 (Itar-Tass) —— President Dmitry Medvedev did not rule out partial amnesty for economic crimes at the Tuesday meeting of his Human Rights Council in Nalchik. “The super stern punishment of people engaged in economic matters has an effect on the investment climate. I cannot agree that we are doing [...]
July 5, 2011
Criminal actions lead to Magnitsky’s death – Medvedev.
5/7 Tass 393 NALCHIK, July 5 (Itar-Tass) —— Criminal actions led to the death of Hermitage Capital attorney Sergei Magnitsky, President Dmitry Medvedev said at the Tuesday meeting of his Human Rights Council. “The Magnitsky case is a very sad case. The man is gone. There must be some criminal actions that caused that result [...]
July 5, 2011
Turkmen president, Iranian minister discuss response to transboundary crime
ASHGABAT, July 5 (Itar-Tass) —— Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow met with Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najar on Tuesday to discuss the response to transnational crime, including terrorism, illegal arms trade, drug trafficking and economic offenses, the presidential press office said. “Iran attributes large importance to full-scale cooperation with fraternal Turkmenistan, which has acquired a [...]
July 5, 2011
Turkmen president, Iranian minister discuss response to transboundary crime.
5/7 Tass 384 ASHGABAT, July 5 (Itar-Tass) —— Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow met with Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najar on Tuesday to discuss the response to transnational crime, including terrorism, illegal arms trade, drug trafficking and economic offenses, the presidential press office said. “Iran attributes large importance to full-scale cooperation with fraternal Turkmenistan, which [...]
July 5, 2011
NATO, Azerbaijan to broaden cooperation in energy, cyber security, Afghanistan.
5/7 Tass 334 BAKU, July 5 (Itar-Tass) —— NATO will broaden relations with Azerbaijan in energy, cyber security and peacekeeping in Afghanistan, NATO Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai told a Tuesday press conference in Baku. This is a leg of his first regional tour. He said NATO was grateful [...]
July 5, 2011
CSTO anti-drug agencies to examine struggle against drug trafficking.
6/7 Tass 7 YEREVAN, July 6 (Itar-Tass) — The 10th meeting of the Coordination Council of the heads of anti-drug agencies of CSTO member states will examine here pressing issues of struggle against illicit drug trafficking. The meeting will be attended by the organisation’s secretary-general Nikolai Bordyuzha. The chairman of the Coordination Council and director [...]
July 5, 2011
France refuses to comment on reports of Gaddafi guarantees
The French Foreign Ministry on Tuesday declined to comment on a Russian media report that Paris was ready to provide security guarantees to Col. Muammar Gaddafi of Libya and his family if he steps down. Russian business daily Kommersant quoted an unnamed high-ranking source in the Russian government as saying that Gaddafi had agreed to [...]
July 5, 2011
The history of Vnukovo Airport in pictures
Add to blog You may place this material on your blog by copying the link. Publication code: The history of Vnukovo Airport in pictures 20:03 05/07/2011 Vnukovo Airport is one of Moscow and Moscow Region’s five main airports and the third in terms of passenger traffic (after Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo) in Russia. The airport’s history from its [...]
July 5, 2011
Fatah wants speed-up of prisoner exchange with Hamas
Inter-Palestinian reconciliation will help to speed up the exchange of political prisoners between rival political movements Hamas and Fatah, a member of a Palestinian delegation in Moscow said on Tuesday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov received on Tuesday a Fatah delegation, which arrived in the Russian capital earlier in the week. “We have recently restarted [...]
July 5, 2011
The Bikini Evolution
The Bikini Evolution 20:59 05/07/2011 The world celebrates Bikini Day today. Exactly 65 years ago, on July 5, 1946, the first mini “bikini” swimsuit made its debut in Paris, France. The public was so shocked by what it saw people began to compare the bikini to a nuclear bomb explosion.
July 5, 2011
Russia slams Dutch resolution on Magnitsky
A Dutch parliamentary resolution on the death of Moscow lawyer Sergei Magnitsky is interference in Russia’s internal affairs, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The Dutch parliament voted unanimously on Monday for a resolution to impose travel and economic sanctions against Russian officials allegedly involved in Magnitsky’s death. Magnitsky was working for the Hermitage [...]
July 5, 2011
Greek court frees U.S. captain of Freedom Flotilla ship
The captain of a U.S. ship intercepted by the Greek authorities while sailing to Gaza as part of Freedom Flotilla II was freed on Tuesday. Last week, Greek authorities intercepted one of at least 10 ships in the flotilla, the Audacity of Hope, for making an attempt to illegally set sail for the Gaza Strip. [...]
July 5, 2011
Medvedev backs discussion of economic crimes amnesty
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday he would like to see the discussion of an amnesty for economic crimes suggested by the presidential civil and human rights council, the body’s head told journalists. “The issue of amnesty for people who have been convicted of economic crimes was raised,” council head Mikhail Fedotov said after [...]