Russian President Vladimir Putin held an operational meeting in the Kremlin on Friday with permanent members of the Russian Security Council, RIA Novosti reports, citing the head of state’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov.

In Egypt, at least 148 people were detained during protests in support of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Le Monde reports this with reference to local police. On Wednesday, the Egyptian government officially declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization.

The international news agency "Russia Today", which will be created on the basis of "RIA Novosti", has been officially registered. The certificate of state registration was presented to the general director of the new agency, Dmitry Kiselev, by the head of the Federal Tax Service, Mikhail Mishustin, RIA Novosti reports. Read about how Vladimir Putin reformed state media in the Kommersant article “An order was given to him to go to the West.”

At a meeting on Friday, the Board of Directors of Gazprom Neft again elected the head of Gazprom, Alexey Miller, as Chairman of the Board , Prime reports, citing the company’s press service.

Vice-Governor Marat Oganesyan admitted that according to the standards of the Ministry of Regional Development, all shared-equity construction projects in St. Petersburg can be called problematic Smolny plans to deal with the problems of defrauded shareholders by 2018. According to Vice-Governor Marat Oganesyan, if we are guided by the criteria of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation, then all participants in shared construction in St. Petersburg can be called victims.

The regional authorities still do not intend to give up the corporate income tax benefit. Prime Minister Gennady Tushnolobov believes that “recent years have shown that the benefit has begun to work.” “Fixed assets are being renewed. If there are negative trends in this indicator, a decrease in investment, then we will immediately abandon it. As long as there are positive trends, the benefit will work,” he explained.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Friday expressed condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin in connection with the crash of the An-12 plane, in which people died, according to the website of the President of Ukraine. “With a feeling of deep sorrow, Ukraine received the news of the crash of the An-12 aircraft, which occurred on December 26 in the Irkutsk region and took human lives,” the message says.

Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that in the past year, Russia rallied during the floods in the Far East. “The country rallied around adversity like never before, professionals showed their best qualities, people showed their best side. This is because, no matter any trials, no matter any historical turns, this will always be the case, because Russia is united both in joy and in trouble,” Vladimir Putin said, speaking at a New Year’s reception in the Kremlin.

President Viktor Yanukovych signed a law increasing, from April 1, 2014, the excise tax on ethyl alcohol and alcoholic beverages by 14%, or by 6.93 UAH, to 56.42 UAH per liter. In particular, from April 1, 2014, the excise tax will increase on undenatured ethyl alcohol with an alcohol concentration of 80% or more, as well as on alcoholic beverages obtained by distilling grape wine or pressing grapes, from the current 49.49 UAH to 56.42 UAH per liter 100 percent alcohol.

What rights does a child have to his parents? Ksenia O. contacted Law Enforcement. She is married to a citizen of the European Union, pregnant, had a quarrel and is divorcing her husband, came to give birth in Russia and asks how she can properly draw up documents so that her ex-husband cannot sue for the right to raise the baby and prevent the child from moving around to the world.

The timing of the introduction of new state support for the auto industry is unclear - and the further the decision is, the cloudier the industry’s prospects — Yulia Gallyamova, business correspondent

Gazprom will sell gas from LUKOIL in the Kama region Next year, LUKOIL group enterprises in the Perm region will sell gas through Gazprom gas pipelines. The companies are now agreeing on the details. We are talking about excess gas that the oil company cannot process at home - only about 200 million cubic meters. m per year. Experts note that LUKOIL is interested in monetizing gas reserves.

PJSC Ukrtelecom decided to place registered bonds of series S, T, U, V for a total amount of UAH 1.4 billion, the company said in a statement in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission. The nominal value of series S bonds is UAH 300 million, T series - UAH 400 million, U series - UAH 300 million, V series - UAH 400 million. The face value of one bond is UAH 50 thousand. The bonds are planned for placement on March 19, 2014.

Valentin Nelyubov, the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Irkutsk region, where the An-12 plane crashed, said that the bodies of four more victims had been found. “They are on the plane. There are also black boxes. But they are not extracted: investigative actions are ongoing,” RIA Novosti quotes Mr. Nelyubov. The bodies of five victims were found yesterday almost immediately after the plane crashed.

She made both Russia and the West hostage to her problems The political crisis in Ukraine, which became the main world news at the end of the year, threatens to remain in the spotlight for a long time. There are few prerequisites for the country to calm down, unite and calm down. But no matter how the Ukrainian confrontation ends, the main conclusions can be drawn now. Photo: Dmitry Korotaev, Kommersant / buy photo Conclusion one.