** What to expect in the coming hours. Announcement of events ** Russia-Saudi Arabia Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting in the Kremlin with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, the Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Sultan Ibn Abdel Aziz Al Saudom. The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia will meet with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Russian President Vladimir Putin recorded an appeal to the nation in the Ostankino television center, which will be shown on TV on November 29, three days before the elections to the State Duma. At the same time, Putin will act not as the president, but as the leader of the United Russia federal list, Kommersant writes. And according to the sources of the newspaper Vedomosti, the president’s appeal will be heard not on November 29, but on November 28.

In Moscow, as a result of a fire, four people were killed in the sauna, RBC reports. The head of the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies in Moscow, Yevgeny Bobylev, said that the fire occurred in the basement of a two-story building located at: Paustovsky St., 2, at 02:59. The fire area was 10 square meters. 9 fire bills worked on the spot, at 3:33 the fire was eliminated.

As already reported by Polit.ru , today at a meeting of the Federation Council, the Federal Law “On the State Atomic Energy Corporation“ Rosatom ”was approved. “In 2006, the President of Russia approved the development program of the nuclear industry, and in 2007 it was decided to create a special corporation uniting all enterprises of atomic energy and industry.

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili signed an act of pardon of 772 two prisoners, Rosbalt reports. Basically, these are persons who have committed small and not dangerous crime for society. Among the pardoned - 21 women and 25 minors. The process of their liberation from places of imprisonment began. It is expected that before the New Year, Saakashvili will sign a decree on an amnesty of persons who are not a threat to society.

As part of negotiations on Russian-Turkmen cooperation in the gas sector, Turkmenistan proposed to increase the purchase price of gas for Russia in 2008 by 30%, Echo Moscow reports. In Ashgabat , Russian-Turkmen intergovernmental negotiations are being held today. They are devoted, first of all, to cooperation in the gas field.

The cruise liner Explorer crashed near the Southern Shetland Islands. The crew of the ship totaled 54 people, there were about 100 passengers, BBC reports. Susan Heaz, vice president of marketing of the company, which belongs to the ship, said that the ship collided with an ice block that left a fist on the hull. She added that all passengers and crew are evacuated and safe. It is also reported that weather conditions are good for this time of the year, only very cold.

As already reported by Polit.ru , today the Federal Law “On the State Corporation for Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom” was approved at a meeting of the Federation Council.

On Thursday evening, the Ikarus Passenger bus was blown up on the administrative border of North Ossetia and Kabardino-Balakaria. As a result, three adults and one child, who was thrown out of the window, died at once. One person died a little later in the hospital. The bodies of the three dead by the morning of Friday were identified. This is nine-year-old Svetlana Plieva, 24-year-old Khazbi Gabisov and 32-year-old Alevtina Bitieva.

As already reported by Polit.ru , today at a meeting of the Federation Council, the Federal Law “On the State Atomic Energy Corporation“ Rosatom ”was approved. “The meeting sounded a lot of good bright performances from people who know the firsthand and energy of the Russian Federation firsthand.

Mikhail Prokhorov, one of the owners of the Norilsk Nickel company does not see the point in an immediate strategic alliance with the Rusal company in order to create a Russian metallurgical giant equal in scale to BHP Billiton. Prokhorov was announced in the correspondent of the newspaper Financial Times, published in an interview today, Ketrin Belton.

Zasursky, who was 42 years old, was the dean of the journalism department of Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov (Moscow State University), left his post, reports news agencies. He is appointed to a new position - the president of the faculty. As a result, his deputy for scientific work, the head of the theory of theory and media economy, Professor Elena Vartanova, will act as a result. “We have introduced a new position at our university, it is called the president of the faculty.

** Themes of the day ** From the federal level news, central media noted that President V. Putin yesterday in the Kremlin held negotiations with the Italian Prime Minister of the R. Prodi . The leaders of the states discussed the construction project of the South Stream gas pipeline, according to which up to 30 billion cubic meters of gas per year will be delivered to the south of Europe.

Yesterday, ten people remained in hospital after an explosion on a bus in North Ossetia. As a result of the accident, five people died, three of them have already been identified. These are residents of North Ossetia - 32-year-old Alevtina Petieva, 24-year-old Khasbi Gabisov and 9-year-old Svetlana Plieva. 13 people were taken to the hospital.

About 18 o’clock on the Vasilyevsky Island by police officers was detained by the activist of the Yabloko party Olga Galkina, reports FNTANKA.ru. According to the head of the United Civil Front Olga Kournosova, the girl was detained when she was engaged in agitation in favor of the marsh of disagreements. At the moment, Galkin is being taken to the 30th police department to draw up a protocol.