Ambassador of Russia to the Lebanese Republic Alexander Zasypkin - about relations between Russia with Hezbollah and Iran Alexander Zasypkin. Photo: RIA Novosti Lebanon is a small Middle Eastern state that has a long border with Syria and Israel. Such a geographical position provided this country with a special place in all modern conflicts in the Middle East-starting with the Arab-Israeli and ending with the current Syrian.

The Russian Ministry of Justice has entered the Saratov Jewish Charity Center Hasdei Yerushalayim (Mercy) into the register of non-profit organizations (NPOs) acting as "foreign agents". As reported on the website of the department, the decision to include the organization in the register was made after considering the application received from it. " Hasdey Yerushalayim " is a public organization founded in September 1997.

On the eve of the May elections, he excluded Russia from the EU Strategic Partners Photo: RIA Novosti On Tuesday, at the session of the European Parliament, a lengthy resolution has been adopted about the state of European Union relations with Russia. Deputies of the EU Assembly, summing up the analysis of the foreign and domestic policy of Russia over the past four years, came to the conclusion that today's Russia cannot be considered a strategic partner.

The British Parliament has voted against an updated agreement with the European Union (EU) on the terms of Brexit, reports . The Guardian 242 parliamentarians voted “for” the new plan, 391 “against”. The gap was 149 votes (during the January vote - 230). According to the BBC, British Prime Minister Theresa May said she "deeply regrets" the MPs' decision. She said that at tomorrow's meeting, parliament will have to vote for or against leaving the EU without an agreement.

The first meeting in the case of a terrorist attack in the St. Petersburg metro fell Photo: RIA Novosti On March 11, the first meeting in the case of a terrorist attack in the St. Petersburg metro in April 2017 was held in the Leningrad District Military Court on March 11. It was not possible to proceed with the essence: there were no accused in court, and the volume of the criminal case was stuck in Moscow.

More than a hundred cultural figures and human rights activists from the Free Word, PEN-Moscow and St. Petersburg PEN Club associations opposed the bills adopted by the State Duma to ban fake news and insult the authorities in the media and the Internet. The text of the statement was published by Colta.

The kid is released. The SIZO-4 case is lost Sergey Shchipantsev, "Baby" Last week, a phenomenon rare for the current Russian justice took place: the jury in the Grandmother's District Court of Moscow issued an acquittal of the accused in the infliction of serious bodily injuries that caused death, as well as to give bribes to officials and extortion of money.

How the FSB tried to neutralize "telephone terrorists" using paper letters Photo: Anton Carliner - especially for "New" The FSB sent communication operators requests for blocking the IP address of an encrypted postalmail postalmail and a number of other IP addresses, including TOR network. At the same time, these resources are not listed in the register of prohibited sites, which casts doubt on the legality of the requirements of the special services.

In Venezuela, the work of power grids has been almost completely restored, the Minister of Communications and Information of the country, Jorge Rodriguez, said on the air of the Telesur TV channel. “The electricity supply is almost completely restored. The people of Venezuela are safe,” the minister said. Rodriguez added that the work of water supply will be established in the near future, including in the capital of Venezuela, Caracas.

Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to dismiss several heads of regions in the near future. to the Project This was reported by two sources close to the presidential administration and an interlocutor in the Kremlin. According to them, two to six heads of regions will be fired. The exact number depends on the final decision of the country's leadership, the Project writes. The interlocutors of the publication claim that all resignations will take place before the end of March.

The Moscow City Court extended the arrests to the defendants of the “New Greatness” case for another three months Mom Ani Pavlikova at the rally.

Ministers of the countries of the European Union (EU) have expanded the black list of offshore companies, this is stated in the message of the European Commission. Previously, there were five territories on the list: American Samoa, Guam, Samoa, Trinidad and Tobago and the US Virgin Islands. The list included: Aruba; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; Vanuatu; Dominica; Marshall Islands; Oman; United Arab Emirates (UAE); Fiji.

Ayub Tuntuev, a former security officer of the first president of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov, was found dead in the Vladimir penal colony No. 6. This was announced by the lawyer Tagir Shamsudinov, who cooperates with the project "Legal Initiative". “The last time I visited Ayub Tuntuev in the colony was two months ago. I got a call today saying he committed suicide and hung up. I am leaving today for IK No. 6,” he told Mediazona.

The company was fined $ 850 million due to "corruption ties" with the daughter of Islam Karimov Gulnara Karimova. Photo: ITAR-TASS/ Igor Akimov The largest Russian telecommunications operator MTS has concluded a settlement agreement with the American authorities - the Ministry of Justice and the Securities Commission - and will pay the United States $ 850 million.

The Savelovsky District Court of Moscow has arrested Irina Garashchenko, the mother of a five-year-old girl, left in an apartment overflowing with rubbish, reports Moskva news agency from the courtroom. The woman is suspected of attempted murder of her daughter (part 3 of article 30, part 2 of article 105 of the Criminal Code). The defense insisted on choosing a measure of restraint in the form of house arrest.