Nikolai Koshman was settled in his place Yesterday, the Department of Government Information reported that Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, by order, dismissed Anvar Shamuzafarov from the post of Chairman of the State Construction Committee “in connection with a transfer to another job.” Yesterday, the prime minister appointed Nikolai Koshman, a 58-year-old military builder, honored builder of the BAM and a recognized specialist in the field of transport construction, as head of the federal

UN asks for progress report on building a brighter future A discussion of the implementation of the decisions of the Millennium Summit, held in September 2000, took place at the Moscow UN Information Center.

Copenhagen police restore relations with Russia The diplomatic war between Russia and Denmark, which flared up due to the holding of the “World Chechen Congress” in Copenhagen against the backdrop of the hostage-taking tragedy in Moscow , has taken a new turn.

The leadership of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization has changed, the Arabic newspaper Al-Sharq al-Awsat claims, citing “sources in Western intelligence services.” The changes are due to the fact that many former leaders have been killed or arrested. The names of their successors are already known, whose average age is from 30 to 40 years. Where they are is unknown. Now the head of Al-Qaeda is Seif Al-Adl, a native of Egypt, who is responsible for military operations.

Parliament is ready to add 3 billion rubles to the fight against terror Yesterday's meeting of the Federation Council began with a minute of silence in memory of those who died during the tragic events at Dubrovka. Then, without being distracted by long discussions, senators voted almost unanimously to allocate additional funds to fight terrorism in 2003. The amount of 7 billion rubles previously planned by State Duma deputies in the upper house was reduced to 3 billion.

The company intends to improve the service Aeroflot intends to enter the top ten leading air carriers in the world in terms of service quality. The head of the company, Valery Okulov, announced this yesterday, summing up the results of the summer season. According to him, in December Aeroflot will launch a project to bring the airline to a qualitatively new level of customer service.

The Chechen issue may come up again at the summit in Brussels The Moscow tragedy, contrary to initial expectations, threatens not to soften, but to worsen relations between Russia and the countries of the European Union. There is a high probability that the Chechen problem will be at the center of discussions at the upcoming Russia-EU Brussels summit instead of the Kaliningrad problem.

In Moscow, Ukrainian director Andriy Zholdak, who is called “one of the most scandalous directors of the new wave,” was recognized after the play “Experiences in mastering the play “The Seagull” (with Maria Mironova, Yulia Rutberg, Tatyana Drubich, Dmitry Kharatyan, Alexander Baluev), presented at an open site of the Theater of Nations on Petrovsky Lane.

“Four Feathers” on capital screens If in 1884 visual propaganda had already existed in the forms familiar to us, the iconic hero for the patriotic posters of the British war press would have been none other than Harry Feversham. Lieutenant of Her Majesty's Cumberland Regiment, hereditary military man, rugby player and happy groom of the charming Miss Etney.

Bush administration prepares trial of Iraqi leadership At the very last moment, regular closed consultations of the UN Security Council on Iraq were postponed from Tuesday to Wednesday. According to the head of American diplomacy Colin Powell, the United States hopes in the coming days to convince the members of the “five” - China, Russia and France - who disagree with the American-British draft resolution.

The capital's legislators responded to the request of the city committee of transport and communications to toughen the punishment for “hares.” Yesterday, Moscow City Duma deputies increased the fine for ticketless travel on public transport to 100 rubles. For unpaid baggage allowance you will have to pay 0.5 minimum wage for each piece. Deputies estimated the transportation of explosive, flammable and toxic substances on trolleybuses, buses, and trams at 300 rubles.

The Transneft Board of Directors yesterday approved the company's work to prepare for the construction of the second stage of the Baltic Pipeline System (BPS), which provides for increasing the pipeline's capacity to 18 million tons of oil per year. The project passed the state examination, contractors were selected, negotiations were held on obtaining bank loans, and the shipment of pipes and equipment to construction sites began.

Ministry of Railways introduces liberal rules for baggage transportation Long-distance trains will soon become much more convenient for passengers, and railway workers - much friendlier. This is due to the introduction of new rules for the transportation of passengers and baggage from November 1. The old rules were invented back in Soviet times and have long been inconsistent with the new legislation and market economy.

An exhibition of those saved from remorse and detention has opened at the Tretyakov Gallery The vernissage was called “New Life of Drawings by Old Masters.” In the graphic exhibition hall of the State Tretyakov Gallery (an old building in Lavrushinsky), the number of masterpieces waltzing around you made you feel slightly dizzy.

The Spanish reservists turned out to be real professionals After the next group round of the Champions League on Wednesday, Juventus and Bayer Leverkusen won the right to continue fighting in the main club tournament in Europe, joining Barcelona, ​​Manchester United and Milan. The result of the match between Bruges and Barcelona was very important for Lokomotiv.