The Supreme Mufti of Saudi Arabia Abdul-Aziz Ibn Abdullah Al al-Sheh on the air of a television show, which is usually used by him to spread new fatwas, forbade citizens of the country to play chess, saying that this game contradicts Islam, reports The Guardian .

Consumer prices for Car gasoline in Russia from January 12 to January 18 decreased by 0.1%, Rosstat reported . The previous two weeks of prices also decreased by 0.1%, before that, two weeks in a row, prices decreased by 0.3%, Interfax reports. Over the past week, a reduction in car gasoline prices has been recorded In 26 centers of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Most of all Gasoline fell into Abakan and Kyzyl - by 2.3% and 0.9%, respectively.

“Zakhar Prilepin: “Ramzan is inexplicably Russian” This was the headline in the Communist Party yesterday. Before that, Kadyrov was supported by Kholmogorov and Prokhanov. Some may have probably wondered why people considered Russian nationalists support the head of Chechnya. Let's not assume that they are paid money for this, but imagine that there really are some beliefs here. So, the truth is that in Russia there is no national question. There are no cultural or other ideological issues.

The share of free space in the market of Moscow shopping centers in 2015 reached 8.3%, increasing by 2.3%per year, Vedomosti write with reference to the data of JLL analysts. According to JLL experts, by the end of 2016, the share of free space in the Moscow market of shopping centers can increase to 10% and approach the record indicator of the II quarter of 2010, when 11% of the premises were empty.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Viktor Chirkov, underwent surgery and is now undergoing a medical examination. The acting Commander -in -Chief of the Russian Navy, Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu appointed commander of the Northern Fleet Admiral Vladimir Korolev. This was announced on January 21 by the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Vice Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov at a press conference on the results of the fleet in 2015.

“In Russia, 1 million HIV-infected people are officially registered. By comparison, in Central and Western Europe and North America (USA, Canada and Mexico) there are 2.4 million people living with HIV (AMFAR data for 2014). The population of the EU is 500 million, the USA - 322 million, Canada - 35 million, Mexico - 122 million. Total 979 million people. For every 979 million people in Western countries, there are 2.4 million people living with HIV.

Two -time European champion, winner of the Figure Skating Championships Yuko Kawaguti, who was paired with Alexander Smirnov, received serious injury in training. As a result of an unsuccessful fall, the athlete injured her leg, doctors diagnosed the tendon rupture, according to the official website of the Figure Skating Federation on Russian skates. “It is clear that there is no more talk about participating in the European and World championships,” said Tamara Moskvina, a coach of athletes.

German designers have developed the concept of an original observation deck for tourists, which is proposed to equip on the famous 600-meter cliff in Norway in the south-west of Norway. It is proposed to turn it into a recognizable fragment of one of the most popular works by Salvador Dali "The constancy of memory." According to the sketches presented, the site will be a reference to the favorite image of the Spanish artist - spread out of the clock.

Information of the report on the murder of a former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko, who appeared in the UK, may be a reason for the imposition of new sanctions against Russia. The head of the British government David Cameron hinted at such an opportunity. He promised to give a tough response to Moscow and announced sanctions against two people who are accused of killing Litvinenko, Sky News reports.

A day after snowfall in the south of Primorye, which brought a three -month rainfall, traveling on a number of regional and city roads is difficult. Work on cleaning the tracks is going on around the clock: in some places, snowdrobs up to four meters heighted by the wind. “In some sections of roads, the height of the snow flooring reached a meter -free -free floor, and as a result of strong winds reached four meters.

In the near future, Pope Francis can first visit the large mosque of Rome. On January 20, the leaders of the Islamic community of Italy gave him an official invitation. This is stated in the information of the Vatican press service. The date of the upcoming visit is not yet called. Three days after Francis visited the Roman synagogue , he adopted a delegation of Muslims who invited the pontiff to visit the Roman mosque - one of the largest in Europe.

On Thursday, the Frunze District Court sentenced the former football player and manager for working with veterans of Zenit Zenit football club Vladimir Dolgopolov. For the murder of the wife, Dolgopolov will spend 10 years in a maximum security penal colony, Rosbalt reports. The investigation began after on September 18, 2014 at 6:23, Vladimir Dolgopolov called an ambulance and said that his wife was injured in the fall.

In India, a type of wood frogs was found, which was considered extinct for more than 137 years, BBC reports. The honor of the re -opening belongs to the famous Indian biologist Satyabham Dasa Bizhu. The frog in the size of a matchbox in the size of a matchbox lives in hollows of trees at an altitude of up to six meters from the ground. It was unnoticed by her unnoticed by her that she lives in tropical forests, where her foot's foot did not step.

The Prosecutor General of Moldova decided to investigate the mass riots on January 20 during the protest of the parliament building, where some of the protesters broke through the police cordons. As reported on the website of the press service of the department, a criminal case was opened. The authorities intend to take all measures provided for by law to investigate what happened.

“An independent British investigation into Litvinenko’s death has ended. The verdict: he was poisoned by Kovtun and Lugovoi, and the operation itself was possibly (!) approved by Patrushev and Putin. Well, the mention of Patrushev is neither cold nor hot for anyone - they will put him on some kind of sanctions list, unless he's already there. As for Putin, it’s more complicated.