The adoption by the House of Representatives of the US Congress of an amendment banning the Pentagon from cooperating with Rosoboronexport is an attempt to take revenge on Moscow for its position in the UN Security Council (SC) on Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on July 20. The House of Representatives of the American Congress approved on July 19 a bill proposing to ban the Pentagon from entering into any transactions with the Russian company Rosoboronexport.

Spaniard Rafael Nadal said that he will not be able to take part in the tennis tournament of the Olympic Games in London. According to Nadal, he did not have time to recover from a knee injury. "I'm not in a condition to compete at the Games. This is one of the saddest moments of my career," said Nadal, who is ranked third in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Nadal won the gold medal, defeating Chilean Fernando Gonzalez in the singles final.

The seat of a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, which became vacant after Andrei Klimov moved to the upper house of parliament, will still be occupied by the general director of International Potash Company CJSC Anatoly Lomakin, reports the Internet resource Ura.ru.

MUPP Saratovgorelektrotrans is ready to sue the regional government for 632 million rubles The regional government owes the municipal enterprise Saratovgorelektrotrans 632 million rubles for transporting beneficiaries. This is exactly the amount that MUPP General Director Robert Vinkov announced yesterday at a meeting of the Saratov City Duma. The government claims that all debts to the company for transporting privileged categories of citizens have long been repaid.

The online store agreed with the tax authorities' claims One of the largest online stores in the country, Rozetka.ua, stopped defending its interests in a dispute with the State Tax Service (STS) and admitted its debt to the budget. On Wednesday, the company transferred to the state the first 1.5 million of the 7.3 million UAH required by the tax authorities. In return, according to Kommersant's sources, the State Tax Service will reduce claims to UAH 4.7 million.

Mexican boxer Ulises Solis has been stripped of his IBF (International Boxing Federation) world title in the 49 kg weight category. The athlete was unable to fulfill the IBF conditions for defending his title due to injuries received in a street fight with another boxer - WBC (World Boxing Council) world champion in the weight category up to 69.9 kg Saul Alvarez. The boxers' fight took place in October 2011. In the clash, Saul Alvarez broke his opponent's jaw and knocked out a tooth.

What happened to the leaders of the Muslim Spiritual Board of Tatarstan is explained by the inaction of the authorities The All-Russian Muftiate believes that the leadership of Tatarstan is “inactive” in relation to the Wahhabis - extremists who “feel like masters of the Muslim Ummah” are “acting boldly” in the republic. Experts agree with this and explain the connivance by saying that the President of Tatarstan was misled about the real danger of radicalism.

City slickers in the Bashkir countryside 15 1 min. ... By calling Balaganov a “dude,” the Great Schemer, as is known, did not intend to offend him, but only wanted to point out the place he occupies in the sun. The new KIA Cee'd may seem like a completely ordinary hatchback, or maybe a dandy compact. And this directly depends on what place under the sun it is located.

Today is the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. According to the canons, during this month the faithful are ordered to fast. For 30 days, Muslims abstain from eating, drinking and intimate relations during daylight hours from dawn to sunset.

The courts rejected Oleg Shein, a candidate for mayor of Astrakhan, four times All four courts of Astrakhan rejected the former candidate for mayor of the city, Socialist Revolutionary Oleg Shein, to satisfy his claims. Spravoross believes that the elections were rigged, and tried to prove this in court - with the help of 130 witnesses and video recordings from 165 polling stations.

considers the investigation Suspects of the assassination attempt on the Mufti of Tatarstan and the murder of his deputy have been detained. According to the Investigative Committee, among those arrested are the chairman of the board of directors of the Idel-Haj company Rustem Gataullin, the head of the Waqf parish Murat Galleev, as well as residents of Tatarstan Airat Shakirov and Azat Gainutdinov.

Chef of the Gavrosh restaurant Sergei Fokin talks about Provençal sauces, the names of which can help you learn a language. Sergey, what do we mean when we say “Sauces of Provence”? What do they have in common? Provencal sauces are always multi-herbal, with a lot of spices. Here, apparently, the tradition from Arab Spain played a role. But at the same time, these sauces are prepared very simply - as long as the ingredients are suitable. What products are used in sauces in Mediterranean cuisine?

Islamists insist on their right to worship The Department of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation for Primorye issued a warning to the Kazyyat Department of Muslims of the region for violating the federal law “On meetings, rallies, demonstrations, processions and pickets.” Muslims are accused of holding unauthorized street prayers in Vladivostok. Mufti Damir (Abdulla) Ishmukhamedov called the warning received absurd and promised to appeal it in court.

Background 370 1 min. ... On August 21, 1998, the Volga of the Mufti of Dagestan Said Muhammad-Khadzhi Abubakarov was blown up in the courtyard of the Central Mosque of Makhachkala. The mufti and his brother were killed. On October 26, 1998, an attempt was made on the life of the Mufti of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov, in Grozny; his driver was wounded in an explosion near the Muftiate building. As mufti until August 2000, he survived five assassination attempts.

Buyers of NCSP shares will be selected by UBS The government has chosen the organizer of the upcoming placement of a 20% stake in Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port OJSC (NCSP). Privatization will be carried out by UBS, which, according to preliminary data, will place NCSP depositary receipts on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) this fall.