Today in the capital a contract is to be signed between the General Director of the Euroleague ULEB (Union of Basketball Leagues of Europe) Jordi Bertolomeu and the leadership of PBC CSKA on holding the “Final Four” tournament of the strongest club teams of the Old World in Moscow in the spring of 2005.

MPS does not want to part with Transcreditbank At yesterday's government meeting, Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov praised the railway workers for their efficiency in reforming the industry. Kasyanov recalled that in September 2002, when considering the same topic, the cabinet noted that the reform of the Ministry of Railways was lagging behind schedule.

Chechen law enforcement agencies promised Moscow calm elections Chechen special services carried out the latest reconnaissance ahead of such an important event as the upcoming elections on Sunday. As it became known yesterday, an emergency meeting of the command of the United Group of Forces (OGV) and the heads of the republican special services was held at the main base of the federal forces in Khankala on Tuesday.

Deputies want to take part in regional territorial disputes Today the State Duma will consider in the first reading a bill on administrative boundaries between Russian regions. The “border” bill was introduced by a group of deputies representing different factions of the lower house.

The reasons for the so-called Islamic revival (rise, politicization, radicalization, etc.) are described in detail. First of all, this is a deep disappointment and frustration caused by the fact that the Muslim “community of the chosen”, adherents of the only true teaching, has found itself on the sidelines in the modern world, experiencing decline, forced to watch powerlessly as the infidels determine the destinies of humanity and rule the world. This primarily applies to Arab countries.

On Sunday on Channel One there will be a premiere of new adventures of General Mikhalych and huntsman Kuzmich Having fulfilled their civic duty and voted for the new State Duma, voters will be able to relax and on the same day watch a new film from the “National Peculiarities” series on Channel One. This time it will be “Peculiarities of National Policy”. Alexei Buldakov's hero, General Mikhalych, put forward his candidacy for some post: perhaps mayor or governor - it doesn't matter.

A criminal case has been opened in Bashkiria for deliberate infection with AIDS. The corresponding charge was brought against a 22-year-old local resident who was already preparing for his wedding. According to the Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs, the reason for initiating the case was a statement from the suspect's fiancée, a 20-year-old student.

The World Economic Forum is held under the motto “Creating Trust” The next World Economic Forum began today in Davos, Switzerland. In past years, this congress of the powerful, which was attended by the top officials of politics and business, was very popular among us. It was seen as perhaps the best way to break negative stereotypes about Russia and attract Western investors to the country. Gradually, the enthusiasm subsided somewhat, which also affected the Russian representative office.

The French Association of Russian Loan Bondholders (AFPER) again lost its case against the Russian government in court. The highest tribunal has ruled that a claim in which the descendants of tsarist-era security holders were seeking 377.8 million euros in compensation from the Russian government cannot be considered.

Deputies also want to participate in the discussion of utility tariffs In the last days before the elections, the Moscow City Duma continues to pass batches of socially oriented bills. This is explained not only by the desire of legislators to support Yuri Luzhkov, but also by the fact that almost half of the city deputies intend to try their luck in the State Duma elections.

After re-registration, the number of legal entities was halved The Ministry of Taxes and Duties reported on the successful completion of work to create a unified register of legal entities. This function was transferred to the ministry six months ago. There were two main complaints about the registration campaign. Firstly, there were huge queues at the tax offices, and secondly, it was not possible to fully comply with the “single window” principle, for which, in fact, everything was started.

Shipulin's team was invited to play for five days in a row The first significant sporting event of 2004 will be the European volleyball qualifying tournaments for the Olympics, which will be held on January 5-10. Men will compete in Leipzig, and women in Baku. After the completion of the World Cups, the composition of the participants and the schedule of games became known. You can immediately note the incredibly stringent selection conditions.

Former Boeing employee suspends multibillion-dollar deal The Pentagon yesterday delayed the purchase from Boeing of 100 “flying tankers” that refuel aircraft in the air. The American military department is now trying to find out whether the aircraft manufacturing company had access to its proprietary information. During this trial, Boeing has already lost its head, Phil Condit, who resigned from his posts as chief executive and chairman of the board of directors on December 1.

The newspaper "Vremya Novostey" publishes excerpts from the materials of the next issue of the journal "Domestic Notes", dedicated to the problems of Islam that are relevant in our country. What are the specifics of Russian Islam? What threats does Islam pose? What unites and what divides Islamic civilization? Russian and foreign experts answer these and other questions.

Anastasia Volochkova continues to fight with the Bolshoi Theater Anastasia Volochkova, reinstated at work by a court decision, visited the Bolshoi Theater for the first time in her new capacity the day before yesterday.