Today, on Great Saturday, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill made a traditional detour of a number of metropolitan temples. This year, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church visited the Church of the Monk Maron Hermit, that in the old panes, in the temple of risa on Donskaya Street, the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Kadashi, the Church of St. Nicholas on the Bersenevka and the Krutitsky Patriarchy.

France President Nicolas Sarkozy intends, together with the Prime Minister of Great Britain David Cameron, visit the outpost of the Libyan rebels, the city of Benghazi, reports Reuters with reference to the Champs Elysees. “There are no dates yet, but it will fly there,” a source in the Sarkozy administration said. “The visit is already being prepared, it will be short, and will take place in the first half of May,” the source noted.

Most of the shops, markets and educational institutions in Aden today have not opened in protest against President Yemen Ali Abdullah Salekh, who has been permanently ruled the country for 32 years. The same situation, according to eyewitnesses, is observed in other cities of the country. At the same time, on the streets after mass Friday demonstrations there are neither representatives of the opposition or supporters of the head of state.

In the Catholic Church , the Great Saturday, the last day of Easter Trienism, is the day of silence, when the liturgy is not performed and the sacrament is not taught. In temples, believers pray individually in front of the chapel with the Holy Gifts, which symbolizes the coffin of the Lord. In the Moscow Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, starting from 9:00 Saturday, throughout the day every hour consecration of Easter dishes took place.

Near large Moscow cemeteries on Easter celebration, the movement of personal vehicles will be limited, said Boris Tkachuk, First Deputy General Director of the Moscow State University of State University. "The regime (movement) is introduced rather tough. Of course, this will not touch the disabled who arrives at the cemeteries," he said at a press conference. According to him, these days, additional transport will be withdrawn on the line of ground public transport in the city.

Former NHL striker Donald Brashir signed a contract with the Canadian promotional company Rindside, specializing in MMA battles, reports Sports.ru . Now Brashire needs to get a license to participate in MMA battles, and if this happens, his closest battle may take place on June 4 in Quebec. The 2010/11 season 39-year-old Tafgai spent in one of the lower North American leagues. In the NHL, Brashire played 1025 matches in which he scored 205 (85+120) points and 2634 minutes of a fine.

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili on the eve of the main Christian holiday of Easter issued a decree on the pardon of 266 prisoners. As the Minister for the execution of punishments, testing and legal assistance to Georgia Khatun Kalmeylidze, 227 pardoned already on Saturday, will be left to reporters, the rest of the prison sentences were halved, Interfax reports.

At least five people were killed on Saturday in Syria, where security services opened fire on people who wanted to participate in the funeral of the dead the day before, the Air Force reports. Data on the number of those killed on Friday vary: the authorities are talking about 18 dead; Opponents of President Bashar al -Assad call the number from 70 to 112.

The dose of irradiation is higher than the maximum norm in the zone of the Fukushima -1 emergency nuclear power plant was already received by 30 specialists - participants in recovery work. This was announced today by the representative of the TEPCO energy company, which is the station operator. The annual marginal norm of radiation irradiation for specialists participating in emergency work is considered to be 100 millisive devices in Japan.

In the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Savior, a festive Easter service begins. He will be headed by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Cyril . Before the first part of the service - the midnight - the acts of the apostles are read. It is expected that on Easter submissions, which will begin at exactly midnight, the leaders of the Russian state will be present.

The Libyan military probably received an order to stop the assault on the opposition of the city of Misurat, the Western media reported on Saturday with reference to the soldier captured. According to this soldier, on Friday, in his units, they received an order to move away from Misurates. This man was injured in Misurat and was captured by the opposition. Meanwhile, the AL-JAZeera TV channel notes that in the near future, some local tribes can join the opposition in Misurat.

Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin took part in the citywide subbotnik and planted a three -meter spruce in the Rainbow Park. It is located in the Veshnyaki area in the Eastern Administrative District and occupies an area of ​​72 hectares. According to the district prefecture, about 300 people - communal services and residents of the district take part in the cleaning of the park. During the subbotnik, the landing of about 200 fir trees and birches is planned.

The Pentagon confirmed the data on the first combat use of American unmanned aerial vehicles (UAH) "traitor" in Libya. According to reporters, the official representative of the US Department of Defense Darrin James, "the first blows with the use of" traitors "on targets in Libya were inflicted today soon after noon as local time." What exactly became the object of attack and where it occurred, an employee of the press service of the US military department did not specify.

A resident of the Mineralovodsky district of the Stavropol Territory on charges of abuse of an eight -year -old girl and her murder, the official representative of the Investigative Committee of Russia Vladimir Markin said on Saturday Interfax . "Investigators managed to establish and detain the suspect in a brutal rape and the murder of an eight -year -old girl, perfect on April 17 in mineral waters.

Two Braconye fishermen drowned in the Prost River near the village of Suvorovka, Chistopolsky district of Tatarstan. "A local resident informed the rescuers about missing friends, discovering on the evening of last Friday on the banks of the backpack, and an inverted rubber boat on the river," the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies of Tatarstan said on Saturday.