After the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kazakhstan banned the export of more than a hundred types of goods to Russia. This was announced by the country's Vice Minister of Trade and Integration Kairat Torebaev, Tengrinews writes . We are talking about drones, chips, electronics and other military goods, which are prohibited from being supplied to Russia due to sanctions. “We export all goods except those related to war - restrictions are imposed on them.

How Israel explains its non -involvement and what independent analysts say On the evening of Tuesday, October 17, an al-Ahli hospital in the Gaza Strip was struck . Hamas accused Israel of an attack, and the Ministry of Health controlled by the group has announced the death of several hundred people. Israel denies the charges. Independent analysts also stand on his side. This is what is known about it.

The European Parliament awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to the Iranian women's rights movement Women, Life, Freedom, as well as to the Kurdish girl Mahsa Amini, who died after being detained by the Iranian "morality police" for "incorrectly wearing the hijab." This was reported on the official website of the European Parliament. “The European Parliament proudly supports the brave fighters for equality, dignity and freedom in Iran,” the statement said.

On September 18, in Kazan, was detained the editor of the Tatar-Bashkir service of Radio Liberty, Alsa Kurmasheva, . She is suspected of not providing the Ministry of Justice with the documents necessary for inclusion in the register of “foreign agents” (Part 3 of Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code). In addition, according to investigators, in September 2022, Kurmasheva collected military information about Russian activities via the Internet in order to then transfer it to foreign sources.

Deputy of the State Council of Tatarstan from United Russia Azat Khamaev, speaking at a meeting of the regional parliament, criticized Adam and Ramzan Kadyrov, one of whom beat the suspect in burning the Koran, and the other rewarded him for it. A fragment of Khamaev’s speech was published by the publication “7x7”. “The first question I asked myself: what legal field do we live in? The head of a subject of the Russian Federation awards the title of hero to his son for beating a man.

The Ministry of Finance is considering the possibility of introducing a minimum retail price (MRP) for beer and cider. This, as writes the Agency , citing experts and market participants, can lead to a noticeable rise in price. The State Duma previously explained that the introduction of MRP for beer is necessary to generate additional budget revenues.

German Culture Minister Claudia Roth, speaking at the opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair, called for an end to the “cultural boycott of everything Russian.” Roth emphasized that “the Russian language is not Putin’s property.” According to her, there is also “another Russia”: human rights activists, writers, dissidents, the younger generation, representatives of the LGBTQ community and environmental movements.

The Ukrainian hacker group KibOrg claims to have obtained data from more than 30 million Alfa-Bank clients. We are talking about first names, last names, dates of birth, as well as account and telephone numbers. The hackers posted only part of the information they received online. Journalists from “Important Stories” randomly verified that this was data from real people.

Former top manager of Roscosmos and deputy head of the department of the presidential envoy in the Volga Federal District, Vladimir Meshkov, accused of embezzling more than 600 million rubles, fled abroad. about this .

Opposition politician Ilya Yashin, convicted under an article about “fakes” about the Russian army, met Alexei Navalny’s arrested lawyer Vadim Kobzev in a pre-trial detention center. about this Yashin spoke in his Telegram channel. According to him, the chance meeting happened in the prodol - a long corridor where the doors of the cells where the defendants are kept open. “He is cheerful, smiling. We even managed to exchange a few phrases. I asked him if he was ready to be arrested.

In Saratov, the concert of singer Diana Arbenina scheduled for October 26 at the Crystal Ice Sports Palace was canceled. this The Ministry of Sports reported without specifying the reasons for the cancellation of the performance. Earlier, Saratov Regional Duma deputy Roman Gribov demanded that Arbenina’s concert be cancelled. “A video in which Diana Arbenina sings in support of Israel and IDF (Israeli Army) soldiers has been widely circulated on the Internet.

At least two Russian citizens are being held hostage by the Hamas group in the Gaza Strip. This was reported by TASS, press secretary of the Russian Embassy in Israel Marina Ryazanova. “According to preliminary information received from the Israeli competent authorities, at least two Russian citizens who also have Israeli citizenship are on the list of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip,” she said, without specifying the names of the hostages.

In Moscow, unknown persons kidnapped the chief librarian of the State Public Historical Library (GPIB), Margarita Strucheva. They are demanding a ransom of five million rubles, TASS writes , citing police sources. “A statement was received about the disappearance of 65-year-old Margarita Strucheva, the chief librarian of the State Public Library. The last time she was at work was October 13.

The rabbi from Israel has been fighting for the rights of the Palestinians for more than 25 years and continues to do this today, despite the attack of Hamas Rabbi Arik Asherman has been traveling to Israeli regions for more than 25 years and tries to resolve interethnic conflicts.

Egyptian authorities have agreed to open a “sustainable” corridor for the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, reports . The Times of Israel “Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi and US President Joe Biden have agreed on sustainable supplies of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah terminal,” Egyptian presidential spokesman Ahmed Fahmy said, without specifying a start date for deliveries.