A draft law on regulating the activities of news aggregators has been submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Kommersant reports. The authors of the initiative propose to limit the share of foreign capital in news aggregators to 20 percent. Since 2016, such a rule has been introduced for the media.

The Syrian opposition is ready to observe the ceasefire for two weeks. This was stated by the Higher Negotiations Committee, representing 34 Syrian rebel groups. “The High Negotiating Committee believes that a preliminary two-week truce will provide an opportunity to determine the commitment of the other side [to the ceasefire agreement],” AFP quoted the rebels as saying.

The head of Gazprom, Alexei Miller, and the heads of the Italian company Edison SpA and the Greek DEPA SA signed in Rome a "memorandum of understanding" regarding gas supplies from Russia under the Black Sea. Gas is supposed to be delivered along the bottom of the Black Sea and “through third countries” to Greece, and from there to Italy. Which third countries are in question is not specified.

Journalists investigate the big business at the heart of Russian Orthodoxy Photo: Moscow Patriarchate press service / TASS / Scanpix The Russian Orthodox Church gets by on a lot more than mere donations from its flock. It operates a business—what is in fact a giant corporation with its own expenditures and revenues. It's virtually unknown how the church spends its money, and the organization's profits, which in 2014 hit 5.6 billion rubles (about $150 million, at the time), are not taxed.

Lawyers for Moscow State University student Varvara Karaulova, who is accused of trying to join the Islamic State ( an organization recognized as terrorist and banned in the Russian Federation ), filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights. Interfax reports this. According to the defense, when Karaulova was chosen as a preventive measure, her rights to freedom and personal security and to a fair trial were violated (Articles 5 and 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights ).

The appeal committee of the International Football Federation (FIFA) has reduced the period of suspension from the football activities of the president of the organization Joseph Blatter and head of UEFA Michel Platini from eight to six years. The decision was made due to the merits of Blatter and Platini to football, which were not taken into account by the Arbitration Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee in December, Reuters reports.

Five Ukrainian companies controlled by businessman Igor Kolomoisky filed a lawsuit against Russia in the Hague Arbitration Court. The case card is contained in the arbitration database. Lugzor, Libset, Ukrinterinvest, DneprAzot and Aberon applied to the court. The basis for filing a lawsuit was a bilateral agreement between Russia and Ukraine on the mutual protection of investments. What exactly the claims against Russia consist of is not indicated in the case file.

Bellingcat found those who delivered an anti -aircraft missile system to Ukraine Photo: Antonio Bronic / Reuters / Scanpix The Bellingcat International Research Group has published a report on the military who may know the names of those who controlled Bucus who shot down the Boeing Malaysian over Ukraine. The investigation refers to more than 20 soldiers and officers who served in the 53rd anti-aircraft missile brigade from under Kursk.

In Egypt, a four -year -old child was almost sentenced to life imprisonment Photo: Cui Xinyu / Xinhua Press / Corbis / Vida Press In mid -February, Ahmed Mansur Kurani Ali was pronounced in Egypt - he was accused of participating in riots, murders and vandalism. It was unlikely that someone would have paid attention to this sentence if it were not for one circumstance: Ahmed is a child. At the time of the “crimes” he was not even two years old.

Turkish Fenerbahce press officer Necati Mete complained about problems with visas for fans who were going to come to Moscow for the match against Lokomotiv. “Not a single fan from Turkey will come to Moscow for the match. Today I have such information. This is due to visa issues. It is possible that Fenerbahce will be supported by the Turks living in Moscow, but I cannot know this for sure, ” told the R-Sport agency.

The Russian Grain Union acknowledged that feed wheat is used in the production of bread in Russia, which is grown for livestock feed. It is added to higher-quality wheat of the fourth class, intended for baking bread. “It is used in the so-called “bodyagi”: they take improvers, a certain amount of wheat of the fourth grade, mix what is cheaper and get a grinding batch due to improvers,” said Arkady Zlochevsky, president of the grain union.

Petersburg SKA striker Ilya Kovalchuk was stripped of the captain's stripe in the team. This became known to the publication "Sport-Express". According to him, the forward will not play in the third and fourth matches of the playoff series against Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. The matches will take place on February 25 and 27 in St. Petersburg. The further fate of the forward of the Russian national team in SKA is still in question.

Photo: Yuri Smityuk / TASS / Scanpix A bridge located about 100 miles east of Vladivostok has collapsed. The structure fell apart while two vehicles were driving over it—one a passenger vehicle and the other a semi truck that technically wasn't permitted to be there. Everyone involved escaped with only minor injuries, though the smaller car managed to crash over the bridge's edge.

Why the security forces declared war on the Dagestan Salafi. Reporting Daniil Turovsky Photo: Daniil Turovsky / "Medusa" In the past few months, Salafi mosques have been closed in Dagestan, whose parishioners profess ultra -conservative Islam. Believers could not defend the largest of them, located in Makhachkala. The security forces believe that in Salafi mosques they recruit recruits to the Islamic State ( the organization is prohibited in the Russian Federation ).

Evo Morales will no longer be president. And this is amazing Photo: David Mercado / Reuters / Scanpix President of Bolivia Evo Morales, heading the country since 2006, will not run for a new term in 2019. At a nationwide referendum, the Bolivians, who actually treat Morales very well, decided that the president could not occupy this post more than twice. Morales, who worked as the head of the country for the third term, promised to respect the opinion of the people.