As a result of the special operation of the Iraqi troops, 131 militants were arrested with air support of the US Air Force Air Force, Iraqi's Ministry of Defense said. According to RBC , among the arrested militants there are foreign mercenaries. During today's special operation, 3 tons of explosives, hundreds of manual grenade launchers and at least three machines filled with explosives and prepared for terrorist attacks were also seized.

Jewish settlers on the western bank of the Jordan River staged a pogrom in the Palestinian village, and then entered into a clash with Israeli troops, RIA Novosti reports. According to local media, a group of residents of the Itzhar settlement near the city of Nabluus burst into Friday into the Palestinian village of Asira al-Kabalia. The attackers threw stones at the house of local Arabs, breaking glasses in some of them.

The head of the Lebanese Foreign Ministry, Mahmud Hamud, said that the authorities of Lebanon do not accept the conclusions of the UN commission to investigate the deaths of the ex-Prime Minister of the country Rafik Hariri, RBC reports with reference to the Associated Press. Earlier, the commission made a report in which the murder of a politician is linked with tension caused by the presence of Syrian troops in the country.

The Embassy of Kyrgyzstan in Moscow does not have information that Askar Akayev is in Russia, RIA Novosti reports. This was reported on Saturday in the Kyrgyz diplomatic mission in the Russian capital. “We do not have such information,” the representative of the embassy said. He refused further comments.

The speaker of the upper house of the Kyrgyzstan parliament Altai Borubaev resigned, RIA Novosti urgently reports. Muratbekh Mutaliev was appointed new speaker. Borubaev’s statement with a request for a resignation was read out in the hall, he himself was not present at the session. The Vice Speaker of the upper house, Parliament, Sorrombay Jenbekov, also asked for the rest.

Next week, the State Duma of Russia delegation is expected to Kyrgyzstan, the State Duma deputy Alexander Hinshtein, who is in Bishkek, said on Saturday, RIA Novosti reports. He said that he arrived in Bishkek on the eve of the invitation of the acting President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev. "I had a completely clear feeling that the new power of Kyrgyzstan, primarily in the person of Kurmanbek Bakiev, intends to keep the stable situation in the country and prevent chaos," Hinshtein said.

A meeting of folk representatives (Upper House of Parliament) withdrew the signature of its vice-speaker under a compromise memorandum signed on Friday, RIA Novosti reports. "We recalled the signature of the vice speaker under the memorandum, because no one authorized him. The decision was adopted unanimously," said Valery Bil, chairman of the Committee on State Organization and Legislation of the Upper House.

For the head coach of the Russian football team Georgy Yartsev, decisive days again came. His further fate in this post depends on the results of the meetings of our players with Liechtenstein and Estonia. The Russians have a lot of chances to win over these rivals, but any stupid tricks can still be expected from them.

Over the past few years, the largest partfact product has been seized in the south of Russia. This was reported by Gazeta.ru with reference to the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Southern Federal District.

In the Japanese Sea, the Schuya rescuer took the Russian freezer refrigerator Yeniseisk, which was refused by the engine, RIA Novosti reports. Tentatively, the ligament of the courts will arrive in Vladivostok on Sunday in the morning. The freezer refrigerator "Yeniseisk" lost its course in the water area of ​​the Japanese Sea. The Yeniseisk ship did not give a signal SOS, it did not get in touch.

The gold supply of Kyrgyzstan is on the spot, everything was preserved, and there were no attempts to encroach on the property or building of the main bank of the country, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Kabar agency. This was reported to the Kabar news agency in the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan.

A strong explosion thundered on Saturday in Beirut, RIA Novosti reports with reference to AR. According to representatives of the security service, the nature of the explosion is still incomprehensible. Eyewitnesses of the incident said that the explosion occurred in the eastern suburb of the Lebanese capital Dickwehen, inhabited mainly by Christians. A fire arose at the scene of the explosion. There is no information about victims yet.

According to unofficial data, the President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akaev, who left the country, is in Russia, writes Gazeta.Ru with reference to Interfax. “Akaev arrived from Kazakhstan by plane last night,” a source in Moscow said. At the same time, Interfax does not have confirmation of this information from official Russian structures. The day before, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a press conference in Yerevan that “ if Askar Akaev wants to come to Russia, we will not object.”

One person died, nine were injured in an explosion of gas in one of the houses in Spain on Friday late in the evening, RIA Novosti reports. The explosion thundered in the suburbs of Barcelona, ​​three houses were damaged. The personality of a person who died under the blockage has not been established.

On Saturday morning, at the 79th year of life, People's Artist of the USSR Clara Luchko suddenly died, news agency reports. This was reported by the daughter of the actress. According to her, now the question of where farewell to an outstanding actress will be resolved. Luchko’s works in the films "Kuban Cossacks", "Big Family", "Gypsies", "Dyadyushkin Dream" are known to everyone. These paintings went around the whole country. They were shown at many foreign festivals.